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Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital
400-406 rear Barkly Street FOOTSCRAY, Maribyrnong City

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Statement of Significance

The Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre is significant to the City of Maribyrnong:
- for its maturity and rarity within the City ( Criterion B2);
- as an original element from the formation of the Tweddle Babies Home in 1920 which was among the first of its kind in Victoria (Criterion A4).

Australian Heritage Commission (AHC) criteria

The Australian Heritage Commission criteria consist of a set of eight criteria which cover social, aesthetic, scientific, and historic values. Each criterion has sub-criteria written specifically for cultural or natural values. The relevant criteria are:

A.4 demonstrates well the course and pattern of history, important historic events

B.2 rarity

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    • Physical Description 1

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Physical Description 1

      Mature specimen set behind a cream brick 1950s building at the corner of Gordon Street. As with other Washingtonia palms its tall distinctive outline makes it visible over a wide area.

      `This genus is made up of 2 species of fan-leafed palms from arid parts of western Mexico, southern California and Arizona. Their stately appearance makes them ideal specimen or avenue trees. They have an upright, single trunk, and are sometimes called petticoat palms because the dead fronds hang down in a mass around the trunk, almost to the ground. The large leaves have many strap-like segments and spiny leaf stalks. The small white flowers cluster at intervals on long flowering branches that arch out well beyond the leaves. The fruit are small dark drupes {Botanica}.'

      Physical Conditions

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Physical Conditions

      Good (partially disturbed, well preserved)

      Integrity

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Integrity

      Substantially intact/some intrusions

      Physical Description 2

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Physical Description 2

      Context

      Set in an unrelated urban context

      Historical Australian Themes

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Historical Australian Themes

      Thematic context
      Australian Principal Theme Developing cultural institutions and ways of life
      PAHT Subtheme Creating landscape
      Local Theme(s) Infant health and kindergartens

      Physical Description 3

      Washingtonia palm at Multiple Sclerosis Centre, former Tweddle Baby Hospital - Physical Description 3

      Map (Melway) 42A4
      Boundary description The trees and sufficient land around each to allow for root zone and canopy protection, nominally 1m beyond the drip line, root zone or canopy perimeter which ever is the greatest.
      Heritage Significance City
      Creation date(s) 1925c
      Local Government Area City of Maribyrnong
      Ownership Type Private

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Maribyrnong - Maribyrnong Heritage Review

      Author: Jill Barnard, Graeme Butler, Francine Gilfedder & Gary Vines
      Year: 2000
      Grading:

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