New heritage zone around Blackmans Swamp Creek

The proposed Blackmans Swamp Heritage conservation area is the southern extension from the Orange Central HCA.

BLACKMANS SWAMP: A new heritage conservation area, it is centred on the green reserves and park spaces in the vicinity of National Avenue and Warrendine Street, between Woodward Street and Peisley Street. In the southeast corner, it extends to the rear of properties located on the south side of Franklin Road.

This area was not an estate that was released, but includes the areas south of Moulder Street that were included in the original square mile but have previously been excluded from the HCA.

The new HCA will incorporate the southern side of Moulder St, and National Avenue, along with the numerous areas of public recreation to the south of the town.

Moulder Street has numerous Interwar bungalows and develops to much earlier Federation Italianate and even late Victorian cottages around the crossing with Hill Street. It has some larger commercial buildings to the east end and becomes more modern at the far west end.

It also extends further south on the eastern end to pick up the surrounds of the numerous heritage items along Lords Place and Franklin Road.

There are several impressive Federation Italianate residences on the way up the hill along with Interwar bungalows. There are more later houses, especially post-war in this HCA, but it is also an important historic area with many early residences.