DOLLAR SCHOOL RESIDENCE (FORMER)
25 DOLLAR HALL ROAD, DOLLAR, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The former Dollar State School residence, designed by the Public Works Department and constructed in 1913, at 25 Dollar Hall Road, Dollar is significant.
How is it significant?
The former Dollar School residence is of local historic and representative significance to South Gippsland Shire.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is the oldest extant purpose-built teacher's residence in the Shire. It demonstrates the development of the Dollar district as well as the development educational facilities in the Shire. (AHC criteria - A.4, B.2, and D.2)
Aesthetically, it is a good example of an early form of standard school residence design used in the pre-WW1 period, and is a locally rare example of an intact residence and school complex constructed at the same time. (AHC criterion - E.1)
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DOLLAR SCHOOL RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Dollar school residence is a timber Federation dwelling based on a single corrugated hip roof with a projecting gable set off centre. A contiguous verandah at a lower pitch covers the wider section of the facade. Other notable elements include:
- The battened gable end.
- The large brick chimney with moulded brick bands.
- The simple frets to the square verandah.
- Multi-pane double hung windows.Alterations included vertical boards that have covered the battened gable end.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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