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Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School)
21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu, MOORABOOL SHIRE

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Djerriwarrh State School
Djerriwarrh State School
Djerriwarrh State School
Djerriwarrh State School
Djerriwarrh School No1635, 1916 (probably in f ont of shelter Bill Griffin, centre, front row Herald Sun, 12 July 1994
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Statement of Significance

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu.

How is it significant?

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moorabool.

Why is it significant?

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of local historical significance as an important remaining public building indicating the former existence of a settlement at Djerriwarrh. No other civic buildings remain to indicate that a more populous settlement was located near the Djerriwarrh Creek. The former Djerriwarrh Creek School successfully operated from 1875 until 1931 at a site on the crest of Anthony's Cutting. It is of historical significance for its associations with educational developments in the Bacchus Marsh area.

The former Djerriwarrh State School at 21 Lerderderg Park Road, Merrimu is of aesthetic significance as a relatively intact example of a Standard Education Department 40-type schoolroom designed to accommodate 40 pupils. Features of note dating from the former school use include the main gable roofed schoolroom, 12-pane double hung sash window, entry door, and weatherboard cladding.

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    • Physical Conditions

      Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School) - Physical Conditions

      Good

      Intactness

      Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School) - Intactness

      The former school, although built around is as far as can be seen, remarkably intact. It lacks a porch, there are the additions described already. The paint coliurs are sympathetic.

      SIGNIFICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:

      FORM. FACADE. VERANDAH. PLAN.

      ROOF DECORATION.

      DOORS. WINDOWS. PAINTWORK SCHEME.

      OUTBUILDiNGS.

      FENCES/GATES.

      PLANTiNG FORMATION.

      AGRiCULTURAL BUILDING.

      Physical Description 1

      Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School) - Physical Description 1

      A standard Education Department timber 40-type school classroom designed to accommodate 40 pupils. It has a gable-roof facing, with a vent in the gable, 12-pane double-hung sash window and door. A skillion verandah on two sides and a skillion extension with external chimney have been added for its relocation and conversionto a farm house. There is an H.V. McKay "Sunshine" brand, cast iron vehicular gate and a two short lengths of post and rail fence and various timber farm buildings. Poplars form a roadside windbreak. (Sketch plan, refer: 312).

      Historical Australian Themes

      Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School) - Historical Australian Themes

      Townships / Governing/ Community life.

      Usage/Former Usage

      Dwelling (former Djerriwarrh State School / Djerriwarrh Creek School) - Usage/Former Usage

      USE: Farmhouse,

      PREVIOUS USE: School.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995

      Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
      Year: 1995
      Grading:

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