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Pakenham Upper Civic & Res. Prec.
Bourke Creek and Old Gembrook Roads PAKENHAM UPPER, Cardinia Shire

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Pakenham Upper Civic & Residential Precinct & Upper hall
Pakenham Upper Civic & Residential Precinct & Upper hall
Pakenham Upper Civic & Residential Precinct & Upper hall
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Statement of Significance

Pakenham Upper Civic & Residential Precinct is of importance to the Cardinia Shire (and importance to the locality of Pakenham Upper) because it provides evidence of the development of service centres in shire townships or hamlets. Pakenham Upper was an early Shire farming area that, at the turn of the century, developed as an important orchard area. The intersection of Bourkes Creek and Old Gembrook Roads, where the small township settlement was established marks a special precinct and community centre. Remaining components of this place are also significant for their comparative age, and include the c1905 Non-denominational Church on the Old Gembrook Road and, on the same road, the Pakenham Upper Hall, built in 1912 by volunteer labour using local timber. The Valley View Orchards nearby on Bourkes Creek Road were second only within the Shire to the Kitchen family's extensive Toomuc Valley Orchards.

Regional Significance

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    • Physical Description 1

      Pakenham Upper Civic & Res. Prec. - Physical Description 1

      Content: Church, Hall, former post office

      Grouped around a cross-roads are two weatherboarded public buildings and one small weatherboarded house which was once the post office for the area. All buildings are from a relatively early date although of simple construction. The church however illustrates some architectural skill and a high degree of preservation; it is also much older the other structures and is the focal point of the precinct. Mature landscape (both native and exotic) around the sites aids in their visual containment and unity.

      Physical Conditions

      Pakenham Upper Civic & Res. Prec. - Physical Conditions

      The church is well preserved and near original externally; the hall has been added to and changed but retains its typical hall form; but the former post office was being redeveloped at the time of survey.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Pakenham Upper Civic & Res. Prec. - Historical Australian Themes

      Historical Theme

      3. Towns As District Service Centres

      9.3 Churches and cemeteries

      9.6 Town Halls

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996

      Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
      Year: 1996
      Grading: Local

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