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Former Holy Trinity Schoolhouse
Merrawrp Road, BARRABOOL VIC 3221 - Property No B3154

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B3154 Former Holy Trinity Schoolhouse
B3154 Former Holy Trinity Schoolhouse
B3154 Former Holy Trinity Schoolhouse
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Statement of Significance

Anglican Bishop Perry laid the foundation stone of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church school on 9th June 1847. This primitive georgian style schoolhouse is constructed of coursed rubble sandstone with late application of ruled cement render and hipped roof of corrugated iron. The schoolhouse became a "Common School" in 1862. Weatherboard additions were constructed at an unknown date.
The schoolhouse may be the first constructed denominational school building outside of Melbourne and Geelong and of paramount significance to the history of education in Victoria. This unpretentious schoolhouse is representative of the vernacular building traditions of the first years of settlement in Victoria, and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the Geelong region.
The building is derelict and abandoned.It is in a state of near ruin although restoration is still possible.
Classified: 26/04/1973
See also B2548 Holy Trinity Anglican Church
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