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Former Temple Court

Location 15 Moloney Drive,, WODONGA VIC 3690 - Property No B7195 File Number B7195 Level Demolished/Removed

[1/1] B7195 Temple Court

Statement of Significance

What is significant? Temple Court is an 1890s single-storey brick residence situated on one acre of land with pastures, fruit trees, vegetable gardens and other plantings. The property also comprises a concrete block dairy, a detached framed garage and some small sheds. It was established by the Cochrane family, notable builders in the area. The property remains as the only remnant of the former use of land what has since become the Melrose Industrial Estate.
How is it significant? Temple Court is significant for historic reasons at a Local level.
Why is it significant? Temple Court, a red brick asymmetric Italianate villa built in 1894 by the Cochrane family, is historically significant as the long-time residence of a locally important family of builders who constructed many of the region's buildings. The house is still situated on a generous block with pastures, fruit trees, vegetable beds and other plantings - a reminder of the farm established by the Cochranes. Temple Court is one of a few nineteenth-century houses remaining in Wodonga. The property represents an unusual survivor of a farming complex within what is now an industrial area.
Classified: 'Local' 09/12/2002
Demolished: 2010