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Commonwealth Munitions House; 130 Devonshire Road, SUNSHINE
130 Devonshire Road, SUNSHINE VIC 3020
Commonwealth Munitions Housing Estate
Commonwealth Munitions House; 130 Devonshire Road, SUNSHINE
130 Devonshire Road, SUNSHINE VIC 3020
Commonwealth Munitions Housing Estate
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Statement of Significance
Precinct statement of significance:
It was one of the first major Commonwealth war housing schemes to be undertaken and was one of the few large-scale housing schemes undertaken in Victoria during World War Two. This part of the estate included the main recreational and community area, serving the whole estate of 234 houses. The estate is historically significant as a demonstration of the co-ordinated State and Commonwealth wartime effort on the home front, to build up defence production capabilities during the period of national emergency.
The estate is of architectural significance as an unusual example of planned suburban development, reflecting the Garden City principles and therefore can be seen as a continuation of the historical precedent established in McKay's Sunshine estates.
The precinct also has aesthetic significance for the distinctive styles of solid brick and concrete houses, built in a variety of forms but still maintaining a visual cohesion, and set in part, on curving streets with large garden allotments. Architecturally these houses are quite plain, but they are important for their innovative use of concrete and evidence of a modern design aesthetic.
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