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JENNERIAN BUILDING
45 POPLAR ROAD PARKVILLE, MELBOURNE CITY
JENNERIAN BUILDING
45 POPLAR ROAD PARKVILLE, MELBOURNE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Jennerian Building was built in 1904-1905 as a combination of stables, operating room and laboratory for the production of smallpox vaccine from the lymph of infected calves. The process of immunisation against smallpox by vaccination was developed from 1796 by Edward Jenner (1749-1823). In the 1880s the Victorian Government established a calf lymph depot in Royal Park to produce serum by Jenner's method. The calf lymph depot and its land were sold to the Commonwealth in 1919 becoming the nucleus of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (now CSL Ltd). The original building was designed by noted Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley and was built by contractor W Sinclair for £987 2s 6d. The building was sympathetically altered and extended in 1914 and 1921. In 1939 the calf stables wing of the building was converted to laboratories by the introduction of a new timber floor over the original bricks and new internal stud walls. The building was later used as offices and finally, from 1986 housed CSL's important museum collection.
How is it significant?
The Jennerian Building is of historical, scientific and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Jennerian Building is historically and scientifically important as a rare surviving building with direct links to techniques of immunisation developed by Edward Jenner. Its history predates but is also inextricably linked with operations of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, a scientific institution of immense scientific and historic significance at a national level. The building is also of interest for its association with the nationally significant CSL museum collection.
The Jennerian Building is architecturally important as an unusual and rare example of an early 20th century building specifically designed for the purpose of extracting lymph from infected calves for the production of smallpox vaccine. While the building has been altered and extended, including relocation of chimneys and walls, its basic form and architectural detailing are still true to the design of important Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley. The timber ramp at the south entrance to the building is an important remnant from its stables function as is the brick floor which probably still remains under the existing timber floor.
The Jennerian Building was built in 1904-1905 as a combination of stables, operating room and laboratory for the production of smallpox vaccine from the lymph of infected calves. The process of immunisation against smallpox by vaccination was developed from 1796 by Edward Jenner (1749-1823). In the 1880s the Victorian Government established a calf lymph depot in Royal Park to produce serum by Jenner's method. The calf lymph depot and its land were sold to the Commonwealth in 1919 becoming the nucleus of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (now CSL Ltd). The original building was designed by noted Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley and was built by contractor W Sinclair for £987 2s 6d. The building was sympathetically altered and extended in 1914 and 1921. In 1939 the calf stables wing of the building was converted to laboratories by the introduction of a new timber floor over the original bricks and new internal stud walls. The building was later used as offices and finally, from 1986 housed CSL's important museum collection.
How is it significant?
The Jennerian Building is of historical, scientific and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Jennerian Building is historically and scientifically important as a rare surviving building with direct links to techniques of immunisation developed by Edward Jenner. Its history predates but is also inextricably linked with operations of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, a scientific institution of immense scientific and historic significance at a national level. The building is also of interest for its association with the nationally significant CSL museum collection.
The Jennerian Building is architecturally important as an unusual and rare example of an early 20th century building specifically designed for the purpose of extracting lymph from infected calves for the production of smallpox vaccine. While the building has been altered and extended, including relocation of chimneys and walls, its basic form and architectural detailing are still true to the design of important Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley. The timber ramp at the south entrance to the building is an important remnant from its stables function as is the brick floor which probably still remains under the existing timber floor.
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JENNERIAN BUILDING - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.
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