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MERLYNSTON STATE SCHOOL NO.4328 (FORMER)

Other Name

Australian International Academy King Khalid Coburg Campus

Location

58-60 BAKERS ROAD, COBURG NORTH, MORELAND CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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former merlynston primary
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former merlynston PS entrance

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The former Merlynston State School No.4328, designed by the Public Works Department under the direction of E. Evan Smith and constructed by 1929, at 58-60 Bakers Road, Coburg North. The original form, siting, detailing materials and finishes of the building,and the high degree of external integrity when viewed from Bakers Road contributes to the significance of the place.

Non-original alterations and additions and other buildings on the site are not significant.

How is it significant?
The former Merlynston State School No.4328 is of local historic and architectural significance to Moreland City.

Why is it significant?
It is historically significant as evidence of the facilities that were built to cater for the significant population growth in Coburg North in the 1920s. (Criterion A)

It is architecturally significant as a typical example of the Classically-influenced suburban schools that were designed during the 1920s under the direction of E. Evan Smith, chief architect of the Public Works Department. (Criterion D)

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