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Alma Wool Scouring Works

Location 663-665 Victoria Street,, ABBOTSFORD VIC 3067 - Property No B3765 File Number B3765 Level State

[1/1] B3765 Alma Wool Scouring Works

Statement of Significance

The Alma complex has architectural and historical significance at the State level and is the largest and most intact group of fell-mongery structures remaining from the foundation years of Melbourne's industrial development.
Felmongery and wool scouring were amongst the colony's first industries and the Yarra bank between Collingwood and Richmond became the centre of the industry from the mid 1850s.
The owner's residence is representative of the preference of early proprietors for living next to their work, as well as being the sole remaining example in the area. The architectural interest of the Alma's arcaded woolshed is emblematic of the pride owners took in their businesses. The whole complex is the earliest remaining substanially intact industrial complex in Collingwood, Victoria's first industrial suburb.
Classified: 28/07/1977
Revised: 24/04/1991