COBURG PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 484
81D BELL STREET, COBURG, MORELAND CITY
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Statement of Significance
The shelter shed built by the pupils' parents in the yard of the school is of local architectural significance. It is a particularly unusual example this building type, displaying a considered simplicity. Its significance is diminished by its siting - its pavilion-like form could be displayed more effectively were it not flush with a high cyclone wire boundary fence.
(2) The first private but less sophisticated example was the Wesleyan Methodist School, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda designed by Percy Oakden in 1888.
The Coburg Primary School landscape is of local interest for the number of mature palms and trees, which provide a contemporary setting to the major school building. The trees contribute to the heritage character of the surrounding precinct, which contains a number of other culturally significant landscapes and buildings. Furthermore, the locations of these plantings within the site contribute to the amenity value of the adjacent streetscapes.
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COBURG PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 484 - Physical Description 1
Coburg Primary School Infants' School is a red brick building with roughcast rendered dressings. The multiple-gabled roof is of Marseilles pattern tiles with prominent ornate ventilators along the ridge line, which is also capped with delicate terracotta ridge capping. and the gable ends and parapets at each end feature elegant Art Nouveau decoration. Windows are timber framed, some with leadlight glazing.. Other elegantly detailed elements include the wall vents and the rendered parapet above the entrance, which features the school's name and number entwined with foliage and gumnuts. The interior is substantially intact and includes particularly fine Australiana carvings in the joinery.
The shelter shed is built to a simple hexagonal plan and has timber base walls with diagonal timber lattice infill to the eaves of its hipped tiled roof, small gabled vents and a central finial. Entry is via two gated openings on the east elevation.
Landscape:
The significant landscape associated with Coburg Primary School consists of a number of mature trees. A significant perimeter planting of Pepper Tree (Schinus molle var. areira) is located to the north and west of the site. Four mature Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) form notable specimens on the Bell Street frontage. Also of note are a mature Common Oak (Quercus robur) and Elm (Ulmus procera) to the north of the site.
Key Architectural Elements:
One and two storey red brick building with rendered dressings
gabled terracotta tiled roof with ornate roof ventilators
timber and stucco gable-ends to single storey sections
Art Nouveau decorationcurved parapets, Australiana and other abstract rendered motifsHeritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Coburg Heritage Conservation & Streetscape Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard Pty Ltd
Year: 1991
Grading: StateMoreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:
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INFANT BUILDING AND SHELTER SHED, PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.484Victorian Heritage Register H1709
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COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H0689
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BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1446
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Bell Street State School Grade IIIB 1934
Sean Houston
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Bell Street State School Grade IIIB 1934
Sean Houston