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National Trust Register · Ward record

Ward 18 — Female Division — Recent and Acute

Community ResearchLast modified 21 November 2023

The following Description, Reason for Listing and Photo are sourced directly from the National Trust Register records, reproduced here for reference and accessibility.

Description

One of the original 1894–95 wards, this block is two storeys high with slate roofs, except for the central access-road bay which has been reroofed with dark concrete tiles. The airing court contains a timber-framed, slate-roofed gazebo-rotunda.

Reason for Listing

Part of a significant Federation period institutional complex of fine buildings and landscape. An outstanding example of Free Style architecture by the first Government Architect.

Photos

Photo record reproduced from the National Trust Register.

SourceNational Trust Register — Record sighted.