MEENIYAN STATE SCHOOL NO.3165 (FORMER)
6 GEALE STREET, MEENIYAN, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
It is is a weatherboard two room school with a hipped corrugated iron roof with ridge gablets, and a gable and skillion porch to the east side added prior to 1913. The north elevation has a decorative flying gable end with a vertical ladder frame supported on extended fret brackets, and there is another ladder framed to the bracketed porch gable. A deep frieze along the upper part of the wall is of shingled weatherboards and there are high six-pane hopper windows in the side and rear walls. Internally, the original side windows can be seen in the wall covered by the foyer and the interior of the hall has a coved tongue and groove board ceiling.
Non-original alterations and additions and other buildings on the site are not significant.
It has social significance as a place that has strong associations with the local community through its use as a school for over 110 years. The school was established with the support of the local community, and they have continued to play an active role in the development of the school since its opening. (Criterion G)
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MEENIYAN STATE SCHOOL NO.3165 (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Meeniyan State School No. 3165 constructed in 1905-06 is a weatherboard two room hall with a hipped corrugated iron roof with ridge gablets. It has a gable and skillion porch to the east side added prior to 1913 (see early photos). The north elevation has a decorative flying gable end with a vertical ladder frame supported on extended fret brackets. A deep frieze along the upper part of the wall is of shingled weatherboards and there are high hopper windows in the west side.
The original windows in the north wall below the flying gable have been replaced with modern frames much diminishing the integrity of this important elevation. The original side windows can be seen in the wall covered by the foyer. The interior of the hall has a coved tongue and groove board ceiling. Despite the replacement of the windows, it remains the most architecturally distinguished of the one room schools erected in the Shire.
The 1913 Sloyd room is a small half hip building located close to the north boundary. It is now used as a general classroom and no longer contains any original equipment.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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