RAILWAY DEPARTMENTAL RESIDENCE (FORMER)
1 OGILVY STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Leongatha Railway Residential
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Statement of Significance
The former Victorian Railways DR at 1 Ogilvy Street has been demolished. The following SoS was prepared for the 2004 Heritage Study:
What is significant?
The former railway cottages, constructed c.1925 at 1-3 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha, which form part of the notably significant Leongatha Railway Station complex to the north.
Why is it significant?
The former railway cottages, constructed c.1925 at 1-3 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the town of Leongatha.
Historically, they exemplify the practice by the Victorian Railways of housing employees in the proximity of the railway station at which they were employed, and in this context are an integral part of the notably significant Leongatha Railway Station complex. They are important in demonstrating the continuing development of the Railway up to the Second World War. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2)
Aesthetically, their form and detail represent the simple, but well resolved design by the department of the time. They make an important contribution to the historic character of the Ogilvy and Long Street areas, as well as the Leongatha Railway Station complex. (AHC criterion - E.1)
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RAILWAY DEPARTMENTAL RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Railway cottage at 1 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha is one of a pair of matching single storey double fronted dwellings with transverse gable roofs extended to cover the front verandahs. The central front doors are flanked by double hung windows with four panes per sash. The verandah posts are square. Most of the simple timber fret brackets (See citation for Former Railway House, Buffalo) have been removed.
RAILWAY DEPARTMENTAL RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 2
Designer
Victorian Railways
Style
Interwar residential
RAILWAY DEPARTMENTAL RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Historical Australian Themes
Thematic Context
Transport + Communications
Sub-Themes
Railways and Tramways
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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LEONGATHA SECONDARY COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Register H0949
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ELIZABETH HOUSESouth Gippsland Shire
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