What is Significant? The Mount Eliza Centre at 33-33a Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza was formerly the site of the mansion, Beachleigh. It was built in 1878 as the beachside home of the eminent Melbourne architect, Thomas Watts. In 1929 the site was developed by the Hospital as its Children’s Orthopaedic Branch. Beachleigh was adapted to use as accommodation at the nurses’ hospital. On the remainder of the site was built an expansive hospital complex that contained an Administrative Block, Wards, Treatment Blocks and a Chapel/Mortuary. The hospital, opened in 1930, was designed by the architectural firm of Stephenson & Meldrum (later Stephenson & Turner), who emerged during the Inter-war period as the pre-eminent architects in hospital design in Australia. The grounds of the hospital were landscaped to a
What is Significant? The Mount Eliza Centre at 33-33a Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza was formerly the site of the mansion, Beachleigh. It was built in 1878 as the beachside home of the eminent Melbourne architect, Thomas Watts. In 1929 the site was developed by the Children’s Hospital as its Orthopaedic Branch. Beachleigh was adapted to use as nurses’ accommodation at the hospital. On the remainder of the site was built an expansive hospital complex that contained an Administrative Block, Wards, Treatment Blocks and a Chapel/Mortuary. The hospital, opened in 1930, was designed by the architectural firm of Stephenson & Meldrum (later Stephenson & Turner), who emerged during the Inter-war period as the pre-eminent architects in hospital design in Australia. The grounds of the hospital were landscaped to a
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