S & E MACKAY BLOUSE FACTORY (FORMER)
34 WILSON STREET, MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The building, constructed as blouse factory for Sarah and Annie Mackay in 1916-17, at 34 Wilson Street, Moonee Ponds is significant. It is a small brick factory with a hip roof concealed behind a triangular parapet with dog-tooth brick course and cornice. At the centre of the parapet is a segmental-arch louvred vent below a string course, and there is implied quoining at the corners of the walls. The building is set back from the frontage and is built hard on the north boundary, which has a blank wall.
Non-original alterations and additions to the building are not significant.
How is it significant?
The former factory at 34 Wilson Street, Moonee Ponds is of local historic significance to the City of Moonee Valley.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is the oldest surviving factory in the municipality and is a representative example of the 'residential scale' factories that were established within residential areas during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century when it was desirable for employees to be within walking distance of their place of work. The factory is illustrative of the small-scale clothing factories that were encouraged by tariff protection during the first half of the twentieth century. It is also of interest as a factory established by two women, which employed an exclusive female workforce. (Criteria A & D)
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S & E MACKAY BLOUSE FACTORY (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
This is a small red-brick factory with a hip roof concealed behind a triangular parapet with dog-tooth brick course and cornice. At the centre of the parapet is a segmental-arch louvred vent below a string course, and there is implied quoining at the corners of the walls. The building is set back from the frontage and is built hard on the north boundary, which has a blank wall.
The building is in good condition. Windows in the front and south side elevations have been replaced and a small enclosed gabled porch (with stairs to one side and a ramp to the other) has been built over the entrance door.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moonee Valley - Moonee Valley Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd, 2015
Year: 2015
Grading: LocalMoonee Valley - City of Moonee Valley Stage 1 Heritage Gap Study
Author: Context PL
Year: 2013
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