Inglewood Median PriceThe House price is 13% lower than last year.
Surrounding suburbsInglewood Median RentThe House rent is 2% lower than last year.
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The Inglewood Court House was built in 1860 by Thomas Watts to a standard design of Public Works Department architect Alfred T Snow. The Court House accommodated a court of Petty Sessions, the Court of Mines and Higher courts. The building walls utilise Flemish-bonded brickwork on a granite base with granite sills. The openings are generally segment arched although the porch openings are fully arched with vertical boarded doors. The attic height gabled court room, with oculi in the gable ends, rises above two side pavilions. The gabled main roof has been reclad with shingle-patterned tiles and the porch roof has been reclad with steel deck.
The Inglewood Court House is significant for architectural and historical reasons.
The Inglewood Court House is architecturally significant as the most intact example of a group of court houses described as being in the 'Victorian Free Classical' style. The buildings in this stylistic date from 1860 to 1874 and the Inglewood Court House remains as the second oldest, but most complete, building of the group. The building is distinguished amongst other court house buildings for the high integrity of its internal fittings and fixtures, which are near complete and were locally made, and for its ability to demonstrate the original function of the building. The building is also architecturally significant for its association with Alfred Snow, a PWD architect responsible for the design of a number of early Victorian court houses.
The Inglewood Court House is historically significant for its association with gold mining activities in Victoria and the subsequent development of the colony. The rush to the goldfields in the 1860s resulted in a surge in population and an ensuing need for the erection of public buildings. The Inglewood Court house is a significant example of a small Court House building constructed during the gold rush period and sustained for over 100 years in its law and justice activities. The building is important for its ability to express an important role in the early gold mining functions of Victoria. |
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