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STRATHEWEN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.3947, SCHOOL BUILDING, HEXAGONAL SHELTER SHED AND EXOTIC SITE PLANTING, 5 SCHOOL RIDGE RD, STRATHEWEN

Other Name

5 SCHOOL RIDGE RD, STRATHEWEN

Location

5 SCHOOL RIDGE RD STRATHEWEN, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

Note- destroyed in Feb 2009 Fires. Amendment C59. Statement of Significance not revised.

BICK STUDY, 1992
Strathewen Primary School No.3947 has historic and social significance as the local school, while the one room schoolroom illustrates a standard design found throughout Victoria. The intact hexagonal shelter shed is a quite rare example of this type of structure in a Victoria-wide context. The three exotic trees are important components in the school grounds and direct links to the school's past. Strathewen School was established by the local community and leased by the Education Department, an unusual arrangement for an early 20th century school.

BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:

SOCIAL

ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEMES

HISTORY

DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: ALL PRE 1930 BUILDINGS, EXOTIC PLANTING AND THEIR SITES TO A RADIUS OF 20 METRES.

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