Back to search results

DOLLS HOUSE
COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE, CNR MCCUTCHEON WAY AND CROMWELL STREET COLLINGWOOD, YARRA CITY

All information on this page is maintained by Heritage Victoria. Click below for their website and contact details.
Victorian Heritage Register
DOLLS HOUSE SOHE 2008
DOLLS HOUSE SOHE 2008
DOLLS HOUSE SOHE 2008
1 dolls house collingwood front view
h00954 plan h0954
H0954 DOLLS HOUSE LHA 2015 1.JPG
H0954 DOLLS HOUSE LHA 2015 2.JPG
H0954 DOLLS HOUSE LHA 2015 3.JPG
H0954 DOLLS HOUSE LHA 2015 4.JPG
On this page:

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Dolls House, probably built in the 1880s after an 1870s subdivision, is believed to be the smallest extant house in Victoria. It consists of two rooms and is only 8 feet 6 incheswide. It was occupied until 1978.

How is it significant?

The Dolls House is of historical significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it Significant?

The Dolls House is of historical significance as an extraordinary example of a house built in the inner suburbs of Melbourne before the implementation of strict planning and building controls. The Dolls House has a strong association with the history of the working class in Victoria, providing evidence of the living conditions experienced by slum dwellers in an urban industrial environment. The Dolls House is historically significant through its association with the slum clearance movement of the early 20th century. In particular, the house was referred to in the report of the Housing Investigation and Slum Abolition Board, 1937. The findings of this report had important implications for housing reform in Victoria and led to the establishment of the Housing Commission.

Originally located in Islington Street, Collingwood, the house now stands in the grounds of Collingwood College.

Show more
Show less

    • History

      DOLLS HOUSE - History

      Associated People:
      Owner CITY OF COLLINGWOOD;
      Owner CITY OF COLLINGWOOD;

      Plaque Citation

      DOLLS HOUSE - Plaque Citation

      This tiny two roomed cottage was built in the mid 1870s at 130 Islington Street to house local workers and their families. It was included in the Housing Investigation and Slum Abolition report, 1937, but remained a home for another 40 years. The Education Department bought the land in 1978 for Collingwood College and the cottage was relocated.

      Permit Exemptions

      DOLLS HOUSE - 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.

      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.

  • Notes See all notes

    Dolls House

    17/11/14

    The class 5/6 J of collingwood college has been given an 1000 dollar grant to redo the dolls house .

    Dolls House

    17/11/14

    The dolls house is now being re done and collingwood college's class's shall tour it next term

Public contributions

Notes See all notes

Dolls House

17/11/14

The class 5/6 J of collingwood college has been given an 1000 dollar grant to redo the dolls house .

Dolls House

17/11/14

The dolls house is now being re done and collingwood college's class's shall tour it next term

Note: Developments may span multiple time periods
Timeline browser

< to 1849
< - 1849
1850 to 1879
1850 - 1879
1880 to 1909
1880 - 1909
1910 to 1939
1910 - 1939
1940 to 1969
1940 - 1969
1970 to 1999
1970 - 1999
2000 to >
2000 - >