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Other NameIndividual, Tree, Pentridge Prison Warder's House, 1860, 1870 Location65 BELL STREET,, COBURG VIC 3058 - Property No 29839 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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What is significant?
The house and mature palm tree at 65 Bell Street, Coburg.
How is it significant?
The house at 65 Bell Street, Coburg is of local historic and aesthetic
significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
Of historic significance, constructed by c.1870, as a rare surviving
example of an early prison warders dwelling, which illustrates the
influence of Pentridge Prison upon the Coburg area. The original owner
and occupier from 1870-85, Henry Durham was a warder as was a later
tenant and owner, John Booth. (AHC criteria A.4, D.2 and H.1)
Of aesthetic significance as a good example of a more unusual triple
gabled weatherboard cottage. (RNE criterion E.1)
Parks, Gardens and Trees
Tree