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HUTCHINSON'S FLOUR MILL (FORMER)

Other Name Peter Gibbs Stockfeeds, Factory Location 1-7 MARLBOROUGH STREET, and HARTINGTON STREET, GLENROY, MORELAND CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] Hutchinson's Flour Mill [2/2] Hutchinson's Flour Mill

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Hutchinson's Flour Mill (former) at cnr. Hartington & Marlborough Streets, Glenroy.

How is it significant?
Hutchinson's Flour Mill (former) is of local historic significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it significant?
Constructed c.1930-49, it is of historical significance as the first and possibly only flour mill constructed in Glenroy, which demonstrates the expansion of industry in this area during the interwar period. The 1940s red brick tower is a local landmark, notable for its scale in a predominantly single storey area. (AHC Criteria A.4 & D.2)