Hannah McKay house
145 Anderson Road, SUNSHINE VIC 3020 - Property No 103
McKay Housing Estate - King Edward Ave
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Statement of Significance
The house is of local historical and architectural significance as one of the early houses built on the new Sunshine estate developed by H.V. McKay. It is one of the oldest surviving houses from the first 1909-12 development and one of four surviving houses which have a direct association with the McKay family. Architecturally, it is significant to the City as a relatively well-preserved and large example of an Edwardian-era house, a type common in other municipalities but not in Brimbank.
The McKay housing subdivision is of national historical and social significance as the first stage of the suburb created by Australia's leading industrialist and a milestone in the development of the industrial suburb, under the influence of the Garden City movement. Sunshine became a yardstick for planning and housing reformers, with H.V. McKay being regarded as an expert on planned industrial housing. The McKay estate is of regional architectural significance as it marks a crucial phase in the development of Sunshine, housing the resident work force which promoted further industrial development.
The estate is also of historical significance in relation to H. V. McKay's important role in the history of industrial relations in Victoria and Australia, as the provision of housing for his workers was one of the arguments made by McKay in defending the Basic Wages Case which lead to Justice Higgins' "Harvester Judgement".
The group of houses along Forrest Street, Ridley Street, Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue, Anderson Road, Talmage Street and Kororoit Street, represent the type of houses built either by or for company employees, foremen and managers. The houses include major remnants of the large blocks allotted to senior staff of the Sunshine Harvester Works. Most of the houses were set back on their blocks with side drives, rather than rear service lanes, giving an air of spaciousness and permitting large gardens (of which some remnants survive).
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Hannah McKay house - Physical Description 1
A large and substantial textured stucco and weatherboard Edwardian residence featuring gabled galvanized corrugated iron clad roof, return verandahs and leadlight doors to entrance hall. The red brick chimneys have a simple corbelled treatment with terracotta chimney pots, of a pattern found in several of the houses in the McKay estate. The house is now used as a kindergarten. There is a Canary Island date palm in the front.
Hannah McKay house - Physical Conditions
In good condition, although some evidence of its age, such as sagging floors, is evident. The house generally retains its original decorative finishes.
Hannah McKay house - Historical Australian Themes
4 Building settlement, towns and cities
4.1 Planning urban settlementsHeritage Study and Grading
Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study
Author: G. Vines
Year: 2000
Grading: Local
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JOHN DARLING AND SON FLOUR MILLVictorian Heritage Register H0829
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MASSEY FERGUSON COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H0667
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HV MCKAY MEMORIAL GARDENS AND CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H1953
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