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Arundel

Other Name The Warder's Cottage Location 42 Ross Street,, COBURG VIC 3058 - Property No B7110 File Number B7110 Level State

[1/3] B7110 Arundel [2/3] B7110 Front Entrance [3/3] B7110 Outside Stairs

Statement of Significance

Statement of Significance: Arundel, built in 1889 by Arthur Gravatt, is of state historical and architectural significance.
Historically, Arundel is significant as the only known surviving boarding house built specifically for prison warders in Victoria. It was built close enough to the prison for warders to hear the bell at the start of duty shifts.
Architecturally, Arundel is significant as the only nineteenth-century two storey weatherboard building in Coburg.
Classified: 02/04/2001