Primary School No 2838 & Former Sloyd Room

Other Name

Box Hill Primary School

Location

745 Station Street,, BOX HILL VIC 3128 - Property No B6691

File Number

B6691

Level

Demolished/Removed

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Box Hill Primary School (1919), designed by the Public Works Department architect , S C Brittingham, is of local historical and architectural significance as a well developed and characteristic example of an "Edwardian Parapet Entrance" school. The school has played an important educational role in the history of Box Hill and is a prominent landmark. The Box Hill Sloyd Room (c 1932) is of State architectural and historical significance as a rare surviving example of the building type.
Classified: 02/10/1995
File Note: Sloyd Room destroyed by fire July 1996. The school building was razed and redeveloped in the late 1990s.
How is it significant?
The Box Hill Primary School (1919), designed by the Public Works Department architect , S C Brittingham, is of local historical and architectural significance as a well developed and characteristic example of an "Edwardian Parapet Entrance" school. The school has played an important educational role in the history of Box Hill and is a prominent landmark. The Box Hill Sloyd Room (c 1932) is of State architectural and historical significance as a rare surviving example of the building type.
Classified: 02/10/1995
File Note: Sloyd Room destroyed by fire July 1996. The school building was razed and redeveloped in the late 1990s.
Why is it significant?
The Box Hill Primary School (1919), designed by the Public Works Department architect , S C Brittingham, is of local historical and architectural significance as a well developed and characteristic example of an "Edwardian Parapet Entrance" school. The school has played an important educational role in the history of Box Hill and is a prominent landmark. The Box Hill Sloyd Room (c 1932) is of State architectural and historical significance as a rare surviving example of the building type.
Classified: 02/10/1995
File Note: Sloyd Room destroyed by fire July 1996.The school building was razed and redeveloped in the late 1990s.

Group

Education

Category

School - State (public)