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FAWKNER POLICE STATION & RESIDENCE (FORMER)
Location21 PRINCESS STREET,, FAWKNER VIC 3060 - Property No 44137 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? The original form, materials and detailing of the building and the relatively high degree of integrity when viewed from Princess Street contributes to the significance of the place. Non-original alterations or additions to the building are not significant. How is it significant? Why is it significant?
The former Fawkner Police Station and residence, designed by the Public Works Department and constructed by 1957, at 21 Princess Street, Fawkner.
The former Fawkner Police Station and Residence is of local historic significance to Moreland City.
It is historically significant as a representative example of the community facilities that were developed in response to the suburban development of Fawkner during the 1950s. It is also significant as a representative example of the small suburban police stations erected in Melbourne during the mid-twentieth century and the practice of providing staff accommodation as an integral part of such buildings. (Criteria A & D)
Group
Law Enforcement
Category
Staff Accommodation