Nelson Bros. Funeral Parlour Complex (Former)
37-43 Douglas Parade WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Private Survey Heritage Precinct
Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The former Nelson Bros. funeral parlour complex, designed by Phillip Blair and constructed in 1940, at 37-43 Douglas Parade, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?The former Nelson Bros. funeral parlour complex at 37-43 Douglas Parade, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobson's Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant for its long association with the undertaking and funeral trade and is a rare surviving example of a complex that combined most, if not all, of the activities associated with the trade on the one site. It has strong associations with the well known firm of Nelson Bros. and is believed to be the oldest building constructed by the firm in metropolitan Melbourne. (Criterion A4, D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, although altered, it remains a locally rare example of a large Interwar Moderne commercial building, which retains distinctive elements so redolent of this style. It makes an important streetscape contribution on this prominent corner location. The dynamic architecture expressed the progressive nature of the firm for whom it was originally built. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)
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WILLIAMSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Victorian Heritage Register H1639 -
RESIDENCE
Victorian Heritage Register H0487
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ST HELLIERS
Victorian Heritage Register H0560
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