City of Brunswick Electricity Supply Substation (former)

The City of Brunswick Electricity Supply transformer station (former)located at Howarth Street, Brunswick.
 

The City of Brunswick Electricity Supply transformer station (former)located at Howarth Street, Brunswick is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Merri-bek.
 
This electricity substation forms part of the Brunswick Electricity Supply Electricity Substations serial listing - Hermes No. 206422. Please refer to the serial listing citation for the statement of significance for the serial listing.

Of historical significance as a representative example of an intact and functioning part of the infrastructure supplying Brunswick with electricity since c.1914. It demonstrates the important role of local Councils in the supply and distribution of electricity in the period prior to the formation of the SEC in 1918. (AHC Criterion A.4)
 
Of significance as a representative and intact example of a public utility building that assists in demonstrating the range of architectural styles used in the construction of substations and similar buildings in Brunswick, and regionally, across Melbourne. (AHC Criterion D.2)

This electricity substation forms part of the Brunswick Electricity Supply Electricity Substations serial listing - Hermes No. 206422. Please refer to the serial listing citation for the statement of significance for the serial listing.