ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

9-23 DENSHAM ROAD ARMADALE, STONNINGTON CITY

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Victorian Heritage Register

PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.2634 SOHE 2008

Statement of Significance

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  • History

    ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL - History

    Armadale Primary School (also known as Primary School No.2634) opened in 1884. The original wooden school building was replaced by the current single storey structure in 1886. It is believed that the central section was erected in 1886 and the side wings in 1891 and 1899. This may reflect the growing school population during this period. Gothic elements include pointed arch openings, buttresses, steep gable roofs and tall chimneys. There is a slender square tower with spire over the main entrance. The designs for all phases of construction were the work of the Public Works Department architect Samuel E. Bindley. 
    
    

    In October 1896 a fire broke out at the school, causing a great deal of destruction. The roof was largely destroyed, as was a north-west classroom. Other rooms suffered from considerable damage. 
    
    

    The Infant School was constructed in 1901 in a picturesque romantic gabled version of the Romanesque style. It was the first purpose-built Infant School in Victoria, meant for students aged approximately 5 to 8 years old. The design reflected the advice of Miss Eva Hooper, a lecturer with the London School Board brough to Victoria as an expert on kindergartens. Like the original 1884 building, the infant school was designed by Samuel E. Bindley.
    
    

    During the 1919 influenza epidemic, Armadale Primary School functioned as an emergency hospital, with the pupils dispersed throughout the neighbourhood in halls leased from local churches. The infant school was used as accommodation for staff, while the school's shelter shed was used as a morgue. 
    
    

    Alterations to the 1884 building, including the levelling of the stepped classroom floors, took place in 1925.
    
    References: 

    • Blake L J (ed) (1973) Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, The Government Printer, Melbourne.
    • Burchell L (1980) Victorian schools: a study in colonial government architecture, 1837-1900, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. 
    • Burchell L (1999) Halls for learning: infant school architecture in Victoria 1900-1939, Moreland City Council, Melbourne. 
    • Peterson R (1993) Historic Government Schools: a Comparative Study June 1993, Department of Planning and Development, Melbourne.

    Permit Exemptions

    ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL - Permit Exemptions

    General Exemptions:

    General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

    Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

    Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

    Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

    Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

    Specific Exemptions:

    All other buildings constructed or moved to the site post 1990 (this exemption does not apply to buildings which link with or abut the 1886 school building, the 1891 and 1899 side wings, and the 1901 Infant School building) 

    • All internal works.  
    • Removal or demolition.  

    Buildings which link with or abut the 1886 school building or 1901 infant school building

    • Internal works, provided that there is no change to the external building envelope and that no works intersect with the 1886 school building or 1901 infant school building.

    Landscape/ outdoor areas  

    • Installation and replacement of shade sail fabric and supporting structure
    • Replacement of playground equipment and outdoor furniture in the same location
    • Pruning of all trees to ensure safety
    • Removal, replacement and installation of new ground surfacing treatments (for example, asphalt, safety matting) provided it is not within five metres of significant buildings. 

    Permit Exemption Policy

    ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL - Permit Exemption Policy

    It is recommended that a Conservation Management Plan is utilised to manage the place in a manner which respects its cultural heritage significance.
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