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Former Diamond Hill school at Strathfieldsaye State School No. 1221

Location

9 Uxbridge Street, STRATHFIELDSAYE VIC 3551 - Property No 195013

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Strathfieldsaye State School no.1221, including all the fabric of the relocated timber classroom, is significant. Other buildings on the site are not significant.

How is it significant?

The relocated timber classroom at the Strathfieldsaye State School is of local historic and social significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

Why is it significant?

The Strathfieldsaye State School site is historically significant for its association with the provision of early educational facilities, which had an important role in the developing community. The site is historically significant for its combined use with a post office for the Strathfieldsaye Township. The history of the school building, which was relocated from Diamond Hill in the 1930s, is important for demonstrating the pattern of moving portable schools from other locations to service the needs of growing communities. Criterion A

The school is of social significance for the Strathfieldsaye community as a site of continuous education from 1875. Criterion G

Group

Education

Category

School - State (public)