Heritage study - Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 ... · 26,REID STREET, 1938 660,RH'ERSDALEROAD, 1938 66,THEBOULEVARD,1938 136,VIHlTEHORSEROAD, 1938 ... Generally original: the

IIIrafter ends expressed and the pier and panel fenceoriginal.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354,BURKEROAD, 192692,. MONT ALBERTROAD, 192614, PINE A VEl-.l1E, 1926c452,BURKEROAD, 1927-282, BAM'SBURYROAD,l9.27360,BURKEROAD.19.27·n CAM:PBEUROAD. 192738, HlCHF1£LD ROAD, 19271, MUSl-'v'ELL HILL, 1927294,WARRIGALROAD, 19273, ROOiESTER ROAD, 192.8·307,ROQ-JESTER ROAD,1928·302, HICHTON CROVE, 192$.927, YARRHATAVE},'UE, 1928"1721,CHRISTOWEL STREET, 192826, CHRISTOWEL STREET, 1928

17,LA.IVSELL CRESCEz,,'T, 1928l2, STODDART STREET, 19.288, CHRISTOiNEL STREET, 1928c226, DONCASTER ROAD, 192919,FAIRMOl'.'TAVENUE, 1929300, WARRIGALROAD, 192934.EWOlTAVENUE, 1929(15,FRERMAfI,'STREET,192,Qc

External IntegrityGenerally original.

Streetscape ContributionOne of several large houses on the north side ofDoncaster Road from the period c1920-40, all partof contemporary estates.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a well preserved example of theubiquitous Bungalow style but here translated totwo storeys and in its original setting.Historically, it has housed theprofessional/managing classes who traditionallymade their home in this part of North Balwyn: ofregional interest.

I RB 1928-29.9958; RB 1930-31.99942 ibid.; DI931.1933.1934; ER 19513 RB 1934-35.11738;DI936-74; ER 19384 MMBWDPA 262223; MMBWDPA 39284

House,226 Doncaster Road.

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1930First Owner: Philpotts, Edward H. milkman

HistoryWilliam George Graham of McGregor Street,Canterbury had a brick house of six rooms built oyland he owned at 226 Doncaster Road in 1930William Graham, a traveler and later a manager,resided here with Lil~ E. Graha~, a machinis}until 1934 when the residence was listed as vacant.The property remained vacant until EdwardHerbert Philpotts, a milkman, became the owneroccurier late in 1934 and resided there until aft~r1974 . Alterations were made to the p!"perty In

1958 and in 1966 a new garage was built

DescriptionAn Indian Bungalow in form (the hipped and tiledroof) with the typical stout verandah piers but anatypical pergola verandah (see 44 CurrajongAvenue q.v.), The same pergola device is repeatedon the bowed and bayed window groups in theside and front walls. The wall finish is unpaintedstucco and clinker bricks set in soldier courses trimthe openings.The fence is related to Bungalow fence forms butprobably replaced a timber or wire fabric fence.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930396,CAM8ERvVELLROAD, 1930460, CA,I.-fBERvVELLROAD, 193016, ,\-fUSitl.'ELLHILL, 1930

3, BRENBEAL STREET, 1930c1rr. DONCASTER ROAD, 1930..816-811, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 193/k

Camberwell Conservation Study 1991

III4504 WARR1GAL ROAD, !930<359,WHITEHORSEROAD, !93Oc397-399, VVH!TEHORSEROAD, 1931'k497,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1930<35, BALYvi'N ROAD, 1931~1

!292, TOORAKROAD, 1931~2

11, CHAmELDAVENUE.1932-327,CfiRISTOINfLSTREET,19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 2932(4, FlNSBURYWAY, 1933225, HlGHFIELD ROAD, 19331.MAPLE a.£SCENT, 19331~STODDARTSTREET,1933

7,MANGAN STREET, 1933(11, fAIRMONT AVf1.,'UE.1934-587.$7A. BOiNENSTREET, 1934458, CAMBERi'\IELLROAD, 1934201,Y\lHITEHORSE ROAD, 1934c45, CHRISTOWEL STREET, 293546, CHRISTOiVELSTREET, 193556,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193$1.FAIRMONT AVElI.'UE,19359,MARLBOROUGH AVENUE. 193523,MARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 29353, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177,GLENIRISROAD, 2935(362,JAlHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935c361,Yv'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1935(796_798, BURKEROAD, 193623,CHR1STOYVELS1REET, 19369,JUDD51REET,193649,THE RIDGE, !93620,WALSHSTREET, 2936716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1937c31-39, COOKSONSTREET, 2938-393I1-317, CAMBERMLLROAD, 19382, fAIRMONT AVEl'.'UE. 1938.2~ FINSBURYWAY, 193832, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUCHA \'ENUE, 193826,REID STREET, 1938660,RH'ERSDALEROAD, 193866,THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,VIHlTEHORSEROAD, 1938H CASO\DE STREET, 193924,CHRISTOWELSJREET, 19391, MOW,'TAlN VIEWROAD, 193943, l11ILLE STREET, 193943,CASCADESTREET, 19391.:?

External IntegrityGenerally original: the fence has probably beenreplaced.

Streetscape ContributionPart of a small Bungalow group.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive example of a commonhouse style in Camberwell which has unusualdetails which hark back to the Bungalow's origins

and original finishes such as the unpaintedbrickwork: of regional interest.Historically, occupied by the typicalmanager/executive classes associated with NorthBalwyn: of local importance.

House,10 Donna Buang Street.

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1917First Owner: Steele, Charles GArchitect: Perrott, Lesley M

HistoryCharles Gilbert Steele, a clerk, and GwladysMargaret Steele. had a four ro<:med con~rete

dwelling erected 10 1917 to the design of Leslte ¥Perrott on land previously owned by Alma Steele .The property was purc~d by James Thompso~Picken, a printer, in 1919. He resided there unt¥the property was bought by RR McIntyre in 1925 .Frank Ronald Gladstone Sanders, a secretary,became the owner-occupier of this property in19264

. He lived here with Eva Sanders, also asecretafl" until 1934 when the property becamevacant. Louis R Moran, a salesman, occupied theproperty for a short time in 1935 while it wasowned by Mrs. 1. Cooke an

6dGeorge L. Martin

became the occupier in 1936. The property wasagain vacant in 1940 but by 1944-45 Fred K.W.Hingston, a shopkeeper, had become the newowner- occupier remai~g there with Lilian EdithHingston until after 1%2 .Frank Sanders, born in 1894, was a promine~t

figure in the Victorian Scouling movement.

1 Australian Home BuilderS.1924.p.19; RB 1915-16,623; RB 1916-17,751; D1917, 19182 RB 1918-19, 1025;019193 RB 1925-26,207434 019265 ER 1931; 01933, 19346 RB 1934-35,20649; 01935, 19367 01940,1944-45, 1962;ER 19608 TheAge,8.11.1971,p.2


Within the movement he organized the Australiancontingents for many overseas jamborees'. He wasalso a member of the board of the Fr~asons'Hospital for many years2. He died in 1971 .The architect, Perrott, was a pioneer in the use ofreinforced concrete for small dwellings, one smallexample in Rennie Street, Moreland receivingplenty of publicity in the January 1915 Home andGarden Beautiful. His claims for concrete revolvedaround its relative cheapness of erection forlong-term low maintenance. Perrott went on topublish a booklet on concrete Bungalows, seekingthe post- war housing market which neededlow-cost quickly-built housing. One of Perrott'sconcrete designs was built by Derrick Steele (atCoburf), probably a relation of this house'sowner. Architectural historians have noted theresemblance between this house and a el909design by Heineman

DescriptionAlmost taken straight from the Malthoidadvertisements, this Japanese inspired CalifornianBungalow has all of the attributes of its type.Rubble field stone is used on the verandah piersand chimneys, the roof gables are low as allowedby its rare intact Malthoid roof cladding, theverandahs are wide and cavernous and possessstout timber posts and shingling is used forcladding. Enhancing the interplay of form: thehouse is set at an angle on the block, presumablyaddressing some view or possible sun orientation.The mature garden has valuable period planting aswell as Japanese cultivars popular for Bungalowuse.

1 ibid.2 ibid.3 ibid.4 Homeand GardenBeautiful I.1.1S. p.874

7, WARWICKAVENUE, 192390, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1924-5

168A,MmiTALBERTKOAD, 1914-59, ROafESTER ROAD, 1924-6630-638, BURKE ROAD, 1924

321·394, CAM'BE.RY'.'ELLROAD. 192412,. MONTALBERT ROAD, 192410,FITZGERALDSTREET, 1924<:n. AL.MA ROAD, 1925(7)169, l..lN70NROAD, 1925-&10,DONNA BUANGSTREET, 19.252, MARTIN ROAD, 19254, ST. ANDRiES STREET,19251, THREADNEEDLE STREET,1925931, TOORAKROAD, 1925Its.WAITLE VALLEY.ROAD, 192555,BATH ROAD, 192X77, GREYfHOM'E ROAD, 1925(1, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1925c359, l-V1iITEHORSE ROAD, 1925c

513,JI';'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1925c146,YARRBATAVE1I;11E, 1925c


StreetscapeSet well away from the street, it relates in periodonly to other Bungalows dotted through the estate.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a superb well-pr~served Japane~

inspired Californian Bungalow, WIth ra~e Malthoidor similar bituminous roof-cladding, earlyreinforced concrete walling and the distinctivelow-gabled form which its use allowed, notableverandah details and a mature period landscapesetting. Of the known examples of Perrott'sconcrete Bungalows, this appears t? be the bestexample as well as among the earhest group: ofState importance.Historically, classic 1920s style and typical ofCamberwell. Distinguishable from the morepretentious residences of business leaders wholived in Camberwell, this exemplifies the life-styleof lower-middle class residents who passedthrough it as short- term owners. Itsenvironmentally sensitive siting may also reflectsome of the values of its first owner: of regionalinterest.


House,34 Elliott Avenue.

'I

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1929First Owner: White, CecilT. electrician

HistoryIn 1929a five roomed weatherboard dwelling waserected on this site at an estimated cost of £4O()l.Alterations were made to the property in 19352.Cecil T. White, an electrician, was theowner-occupier and lived here until after 19743

.

DescriptionA typical Californian Bungalow in form (heavyverandah piers and intersecting roof gables), thehouse has Japanese-inspired window mullions andunusually extensive shingling to the front walls.Cement tiles to the roof and weatherboarding tothe side walls are more typical of the Bungalow.The deep verandah roof fascia, flared piers andstout paired verandah posts also have Japaneseconnotations.Given the Japanese influence on early Bungalowprototypes, its presence in mainstream AustralianBungalow designs lends significance above that ofmere detailing.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354,BURKEROAD, 192692,MONT ALBERTROAD. 191614,. PINE AVE1'.l1E,1926c452. BURKEROAD. 1927·282, BARNS8URY ROAD, 1927360,BURKEROAD, 192747,CAMPBELLROAD, 192738,HIGHFIELDROAD,1927I, MUSMLL HILl., 1927294,WARRICALROAD, 19273, ROCHESTERROAD, 1928...307, ROQiESTER ROAD 1928-30

I BAC; BA 1929. 17812 MMBW DPA 1929663 D1952; DI962; D1974; ER 1936

2, RICHTON CROVE, 1928-927. YARRBAT AV£1W£ 19,28..(21,CHRISTOINELSTREET,192826, CHR/5TOWELSTREET,192817, UNSELL CRESCENT, 19281.2, STODDART STREET, 19288, CHRISTOJ-\'Ef. STREET, 1928c226, DONCASTERROAD, 192919, fAIRM01o.T AVE1';llE, 1929300, WARRlGALROAD, 192934.. ELUOTI AVENUE, 1929c15, FREEMAN STREET, 1929c

External IntegrityThe front fence has gone and unrelated Victoria-erapickets used as side fences.

Streetscape Contribution....SignificanceArchitecturally, typical of a common Camberwellhouse style but it has distinctive Far Easterndetailing which links it wi th the Bungalow'sorigins prior to its export from America: of regionalinterest.Historically, typical of the Camberwell tradesmen'shome albeit with distinctive detailing possiblygleaned from the owner's role in the building tradealso evocative of the beginning of a longpopulation surge in the cl92D-40 era: of localimportance.

House,1 Fairmont Avenue

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1935First Owner: Silk, John HBuilder: McMillan, A M

Camberwcll Conservation Study 1991

History

John Henry Silk, a merchant, contractedbuilder-designer, A. Mortimer McMillan, to buildthis 20 square home for an estimated £15501. It isprobable that McMillan was the designer, as heappears to have been in nearby examples such as460 Camberwell Road.

Description

The house follows the Mediterranean villa typewith its textured stucco, hipped and tiled roof,arched entry, window boxes and impressivecypress Mediterranean-style garden. A corner siteopposite a lamp-lit median, lends maximumexposure and the stepped masonry and stuccofence is an essential and related element to thehouse. The Palladian serlian motif is used here, asat 460 Camberwell Road, as a hallmark of the stylesas are the scalloped 'rag' curtains.

Comparative Examples

The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD,1930396, CAMBERMLL ROAD, 1930460, CA.VfBERWUL ROAD. 193016,MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET. 1930<177, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930..

816-821. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193Ot"454, WARRIGAL ROAD, 193Q(

359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193(k

397·399, ""''HITEHORSE ROAD, 1930<497,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193(}j:35, BALM1\' ROAD, 1931-21292.TOORAKROAD, 1931-2

11,ClfATFIELDAVENUE, 1932·327.CHRISTOV';'E:LSTREET, 19323, FlNSBURY ROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932c4,FINSBURYWAY, 1933125,HICHFIELD ROAD, 19331, ,w.PLE CRESCENT, 193314,STODDARTSTREET, 19337, AiAl'lCA1'.' STREET, 1933..1Z, FAIR.\10NTAVENUE, 1934-587-87.-\, BOlNENSTREET, 1934458, CA.\1BERMLL ROAD, 1934201,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1934c45, CHRISTOVYELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOYVEL STREET, 193556,CHRISTOVYEL STREET, 19359, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513, MARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 193517i, GLENtas ROAD, 2935,361, J.VHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935,361, INHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935c796-798, BURKEROAD, 193623, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 293641,COOKSONSTREET, 19369, JUDD STREET, 293649,THERIDGE,193620, WALSH STREET, 19368, REID STREET,1937-8716,RIVERSDAU ROAD, 1937517, WHITEHORSEROAD, 1937,31·30, COOKSONSTREET, 1938·39

BA 1935.5608; ER 1936

311·317,CA.\1BERWELLROAD, 19382, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 293824, FlNSBURYt-'.i'\Y, 193832, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH A VENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660, R!VERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 193924, CIiRISTO¥VELSTREET, 19391, MOl.Jll,'TAm VlEWROAD, 293943, YWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 2939.:?

External Integrity

The house may have been extended alongFairmont Street, explaining the atypical use of askillion roof extension to the main hip, albeit inmatching materials; awnings have been added.

Streetscape

The house is a major element in the important GolfLinks Estate.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near original and prominentexample of a popular suburban villa style whichcontributes to an important residential precinct: oflocal importance and regional interest.Historically, the first owner is typical of the class ofthe estate's initial population, McMillan was also aprolific builder in the suburb: of local interest.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1938First Owner: Greenberg, Isaac (?)Builder: Wood, G R


History

Gus R. Wood built this seven room brick house forhis own useduring 1938-91. The cost was estimated at 1,447pounds. Isaac Greenburg replaced him within twoyears as owner- occupier, possibly indicatingWood's speculative intent2•

Description

A prototype of the notorious multiple fronted brickveneer, this Modeme styled house shows its periodby the stuccoed streamlining of its curved comersand the use of metal frames for its windows. Itshipped roofs overhang the walls to a greater extentthan its Italianate forbearers and its windows areslots instead of slits but otherwise the asymmetricalfacade and general plan form dates back to the 19thcentury.This house is enhanced by its period garden andintact front fence.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAMBERWELLROAD,1930460,CAMBERWELLROAD,19.3016,MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 19.3Oc177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930c816-.812. RIVERSDAU ROAD, 193&454,WARRlCAL ROAD, 1930("359, ItVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 19.3Q(397-399,JiVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1930...497,"WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930<"35, BALJiV"t7',' ROAD, 1931·,21192, TOORAKROAD, 1931·111, CfiIlTFIELD AVENUE,193.2·]27, CHRISTOVVELSTREET, 19323, FINSBURY ROAD, 19317, lYIT1RIEL STREET, 1931c4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933125,HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19331, M4PLE CRESCENT, 1933

14,STODDARTSTREET, 19337, ~'C.AJl,t STREET, 1933c11,FAIRA10NTAVEz...'UE, 1934-587.$7A,BOINEJ',T STREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELL ROAD, 1934201,WHITEHORSEROAD, 19.34c45, CHRISTOVVEL STREET, 193546, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 193556, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAIRMONTAYEt.'UE, 19359, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 1935l3, MARLBOROUCHAVENUE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET,1935177,CLEN TRlS ROAD, 1935c361.MfiTEHORSE ROAD, 1935<361,WHlTEHORSE ROAD, 1935<:796·798, BURKEROAD, 193623, CHRISTOYVELSTREET, 193641, COOKSONSTREET, 19369, JUDD STREET, 193649, THERlDCE, 193620, WALSH STREET,1936

1 BA 1938, 104642 ibid.; BA 1941, 14794

8, REIDSTREET, 1937-8716,RWERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, MfITEHORSEROAD, 1937("31-30,COOKSON STREET, 1938~39311·317,CAMBERWELLROAD, 193824, FINS8URY WAY, 193832 HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 1938.26, REID STREET, 1938660, RWERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULH'ARD, 1938136,vVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 19391, MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, 193943, YUILLE STREET,193943, CASCADE STREET,1939c?

External IntegrityThe house is generally original except for newawnings.

StreetscapeContributing part of an important residentialprecinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near original example of a typicalsuburban style which contributes to an importantvilla precinct: of regional interest and localimportance.Historically, little is known of Wood in theCamberwell context except as a probablespeculative builder in the new post-war estates.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1934-5First Owner: Ladd, Mrs Annie CBuilder: Spargo, JP

CamberwellConservationStudy 1991

History

Annie Ladd, a merchant, commissioned builder,J.P. Spargo to construct over 19 squares and eightrooms of brick household, at an estimated cost of£1,8501. The house was built on the Golf Linksestate.B. Williams owned the ho~ by the late 1930's asdid A.J. Sewell in the 1950's .

Description

This is a conservative Mediterranean villa, with itstextured stucco walls, hipped and tiled roofs, andflashes of heeler brickwork placed at strategicpoints around the walls. Approaching the typicalmulti-fronted brick veneer of the 1950's, the houseis greatly enhanced by its siting, iron details,original fence, typical period colour scheme andempathetic garden. The columnar cypress areparticularly appropriate for the Italian orMediterranean villa garden.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 29303%, CAMBERMLLROAD, 1930460,CAMBERVVELL ROAD, 193016,MUSWELLHILL 19303, BRENBEAL STREET, 19301'177,DONCASTER ROAD,1930t816-822, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193ik454, WARR/GAL ROAD, 1930c359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c397·399,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930,497,YllHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALW'YNROAD, 1931·,21292.TOORAKROAD, 1931·,2It CHATFIELDAVENUE,1932·327, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19323, FINSBURY ROAD, 19327,MURIELSTREET,1932,4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933125, HIGHFIELDROAD,19331, MAPLECRESCENT, 193314,. STODDARTSTREET, 19337,MANGAN STREET, 1933c87-87A,BOWEN STREET, 1934458,CAMBERyVELL ROAD, 1934201,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1934c45, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 193546, CliRlSTOVVELSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOVVELSTREET, 19351. FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19359,MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513,MARLBOROUGHA VENUE,19353,SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177,GLENIRIS ROAD, 1935..36tlAlHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935c361,ltVHlTEHORSEROAD, 1935c796·798, BURKEROAD, 19362.3, CHRISTOYlJEL STREET, 193641- COOKSONSTREET,19369, fUDD STREET, 193649, THERIDGE,193620, WALSH STREET, 19368,REIDSTREET, 1937·8

1 BA 1934.43802 BA 1937.8772; BA 1950.5665

716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,Yv'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31·30, COOKSONSTREET, 1938·39311·317,CAMBERMLLROAD, 1938.2, FAIRMO!';TAVEl\UE, 193824, FINSBURY WAY, 19383.2,. HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814, CASCADE STREET, 193924.. CHRISTOYVEL STREET, 19391, MOWiTAlN VIEW ROAD, 193943, YWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 1939c,1

External IntegrityThe house is generally original.

StreetscapeSet in an important residential estate with manysimilarly styled and aged houses, the house islinked by distinctive concrete paving to roads andpaths.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an intact example of a popularvilla style which is a key element to the importantGolf Links estate: of regional interest and localimportance.Historically, Ladd appears typical of the initialmerchant and professional classes which occupiedthe estate: of local interest.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1929First Owner: Keen, L MBuilder: Heber, F C

Camberwell ConservationStudy 1991

History

Permit records for 1929 give the first owner of thishouse as L.M. Keen, (a bricklaysrj), and its builderwas F.e. Heber1 The Victorian Directory for 1929and electoral rolls for 1931 list Frederick CharlesHeber as a resident at 50 Fairmont Avenue butIsabel and ~.E. Heber were at 19 Fairmont b){ theearly 1930's . R. Mutase resided here by c1934' .

Description

In the Mediterranean or Italian provincial villastyle, the house has the typical tiled and hippedroofs, textured stucco, the deeply arched porch,and spiraled colonettes to three windowgroupings, arranged in a Palladian manner. Theporch rises above the roof line, in a scrolled parapetform, but is set at an angle in the roof pitch toaccommodate the splayed face of the porch belowas it turns towards the gate at the corner of theallotment. This aspect adds a dynamic note to anotherwise potentially static house. The fencesurvives, possibly in the original (unpainted) finishof the rest of the house.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354, BURKE ROAD, 1926

92 MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1926

14, PINEA VE~llE, 1926c452, BURKE ROAD, 1927-28

2, BAR....'SBURYROAD. 1927

360, BURKE ROAD, 1927

47,CAMPBELLROAD, 19273a ffiGHnELD ROAD, 1927I, MUSVVEllHILL.1927294. \l\.:ARRfGA.LROAD, 19273, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1928-307, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1928-30

2, HICHTON CROVE, 1928-9

27, YARRBAT AVENUE, i928...,n. CHRl5TOY...nSTREET, 192826, CHR1STO~""'ELSTREET, 1928g rA>.,'SELLCRESCEl'-T 1928

12. STODDARTSTREET, 1928

8,CHRISTOVVEL STREET, 1928,'226, DONCASTER ROAD, 1929

300, Y'.:1.RRICAL RO'.....D, 192934,. nuorrAVE!'.;11E, 1929c15, FREEA{A,,'V STREET, 1919f

External Integrity

An addition of sympathetic form and wall finish (ifnot scale) exists

Streetscape

The house is a prominent contributor to theimportant Golf Links Estate.

1 BA 1929,3802 019323 019354 RBI887-8, 615; RBI898-9, 4565 RBI905-6, 517; 01908; 01915; 01925; 01935

SignificanceArchitecturallv, a near intact and prominentexample of a common villa form which contributesto an important residential precinct: of localimportance and regional interest.Historically, probably of a speculative nature andlittle is known of the first owners in theCamberwell context.

Langi,3 Fermanagh Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 29.01 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1887First Owner: Treacy, William

HistoryWilliam Treacy, a lighterman, was the firstowner-occupier in 1887, of what was describedeleven years later as a ten-room brick house4

•

Treacy remained there at least until 1905, withother residents including Harry Treacy, Cla§aBlanche, Mrs. Aphra Pearce and a Ms H. Langley.

Treacy,given his occupation of lighterman, mayhave been the W.o. Treacey listed as a commissionagent of Flinders Street, Melbourne in directories of1899-1900.

DescriptionTwo storeyed and stuccoed, the house derives fromthe Italian Renaissance provincial villa form(commonly Italianate style) but is distinguishedamong the many examples of this style by itssuperposed or two-level arcaded iron columnverandah. Otherwise, the arched and architraved

CamberwellConservation Study 1991

windows, the asymmetrical plan, impost friezes,eaves brackets and hipped roof forms are typical ofthe late, 19th century villa residence inMelbourne's middle suburbs.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1881630,RlVERSDALEROAD, 18812, BERMCK S1REET, 1885c53, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERYv'ELL ROAD,188657,SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 1888

19,CAN7ERBURY ROAD,188846, PARllNCTON STREET, 1888635,R.1VERSDALE ROAD. 188889, W,70NROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889(?)25, ALMA ROAD, 1889(?)

54, MONT ALBERTROAD, 1889.936,ALMAROAD,1889208,CANTERBURY ROAD, 188915, lRlLBARRA ROAD, 188921, lRlLBARRA.ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 1889

2.MOLESWORTIf STREET, 1889137,MO?-<7 ALBERTROAD, 188932, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 188910, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 18892M. WM'DSWORTIf ROAD, 188950, WM'DSWORTH ROAD, 188942 WARRIGALROAD, 1889311-394.. CAA1BERMLLROAD, 1890-1262,tlJI,70NROAD, 1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890544,BURKEROAD, 189017, INGLESBYROAD, 18907, V7CTORlt\ AVENUE, 189013- V1CTORlAAVE.".'UE, 189057,~~ATAVE~'U~1~~?

7A,AL\1AROAD,I891·213, BALV\ITh' ROAD, 1891473--79, BALWYNRO.,m, 1891320,CAMBERINELL ROAD, 1892622,RIVERSDALEROAD, 18926, TRAFALC,AR ROAD, 1892125,WATTLEVALLEYROAD, 1892136,Ct\;\'TERBURYROAD, 1893668-670, BURKEROAD, 1895680,BURKEROAD, 1895816-822, RIVERSDALEROAD, 189530,HOWARD STREET, 1895r29,CAl'.7ERBURYROAD, 189752,PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 189715,K,ASOUKA ROAD, 1898150,M01'.7 ALBERTROAD, 189926, VICTORfAAVEl\'UE, 1899

External Integrity

The fence has been replaced (gate postsremaining?) and the south wall bricks painted.

Streetscape

The house adjoins other late Victorian periodhouses lying to the north and less sympatheticclinker brick flats on the south; Queen Anne andlate Victorian viJIasare opposite.

1 BA 1932.2743; D19342 ibid.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large near intact viJIa based on acommon late 19th century style but distinguishedby its two-level arcaded verandah: of regionalimportance.Historically, little is known of Treacy in theCamberwell context.

House,3 Finsbury Way

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1932First Owner: Trask, Arthur NBuilder: McMiJlan,A M

HistoryMr. and Mrs. Arthur NeviJIe Trask (a clerk) werethe first owner- occupiers of this eight room brickhouse in 19321 It cost £2,900 to build and A.Mortimer Mclvlillan was the contractor andprobable designer".McMillan is thought to have designed and built thesimilarly fashionable house 68 Hopetoun Road,Toorak (1935-6) and many other villas in theCamberwell area, particularly in this estate.

Descriplion

Unlike the decidedly Modem house later built byMcMiJlan in Toorak, this home represents thecontemporary Mediterranean viJIa style which isepitomized by the stuccoed walls, arcading, hippedroof forms, bracketed balconies and balconettesand arched porch. Shutters and cement medallionsadd detail to the calculated simplicity of theelevation.Clipped hedges, in geometric forms, enhance theMediterranean garden flavour whilst later exoticplantings are also supportive. The fence is original.



The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396, CAMBER'WEU ROAD, 1930

46£l, CAMBERJ.'.'ELL ROAD, 193016, MUSWELLHILL 1930

3, BRENB£AL STREET, 193Qc177,DONCASTERROAD, 1930c816-822, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1930c454,WARRIGA.LROAD, 1930<359,WHITEHORSEROAD, 193/k397-399, INHITEHORSEROAD, 193Qc497, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930e35, BALWYN ROAD, 1931·21292. TOORAKROAD, 1931·211,CHATFIELD A VENUE, 1932·327, CHRISTOWELS"TREET, 29327,MURIELSTREET, 1932c4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933125,HIGHFIELD ROAD, 1933I, MAPLE CRESCENT,193314,STODDARTSTREET, 19337, MANGAN STREET, 1933c11,F.41RM01'.'YAV£l\ruE, 1934-587-87A. BOWENSTREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1934.201, MHTEHORSE ROAD, 1934<:45, CRR1STOWELSTREET,193546,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19.3556, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAIR.\f.O/Irr AVENUE, 19359, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 1935

13,MARLBOROUGHAVEJI,'UE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935177,CLEN IRISROAD, 1935c

361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 19.35(361, VVHlTEHORSE ROAD, 19.35(796-i98, BURKEROAD, 1936

23, CHRISTOYllELSTREET, 193641, COOKSONSTREET, 1936

9,JUDDSTREET,193649, THERIDGE,193620,WALSH STREET, 29368, REIDSTREET,1937-8

716,R/VERSDALE ROAD, 2937517, WHITEHORSEROAD, 1937(31·30, COOKSON STREET, 1938·39

311·317, CAMBERYVELLROAD, 1938

2, FAlRM01o.7 AVENUE,.193824.FlNSBURYWAY, 193832,HORTENSESTREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGHA VENUE, 193826, REID STREET,1938660,R/VERSDALE ROAD, 2938

66,THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSEROAD, 193814,CASCADESTREET, 193924.CHR/STOML STREET, 1939

1, MO/11l.7A1N VIEWROAD, 193943, nllLLE STREET, 1939

43, CASCADESTREET, 1939c?

External Integrity

The house is genera,lly original.

Streetscape

Among the larger villas of the Golf Links Estate,this house adjoins a similarly scaled Old English

I BA 1933,32662 D19353 DI9354 BA 1955.17300

style house and a more modest Mediterraneantype to the east.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a successfully designed, prominentand near intact example of a common suburbanstyle which is enhanced by its landscape andcontributes to a notable precinct: of regionalimportance.Historically, its owner is typical of the classes whofirst occupied the estate and its builder, the creatorof much of its character: of local importance.


Study Grading: CConstruction Date: cl933First Owner: Hancock, PBuilder: Hancock, P.

HistoryOne P.Hancock appears to have speculatively builtthis six room brick house, in 1933, at an estimatedcost of £1,4751 Mrs. M.R. Costello was the firstoccupier listed by the Victorian Directorl. AClarence Hancock lived at 1 Finsbury Way whichwas constructed in the same period, on the GolfLinks Es~teJ. A later owner of 4 Finsbury was A.].Hopkins .

DescriptionIn the Old English manner, perhaps via the Voyseyinfluence rather than straight neo-Tudor, the housestill possesses the style's broad gables but withwave-pattern shingling rather than framedhalf-timbering. Clinker brick trim contrasts withthe textured stucco but complements the roof tiles.A rough-adzed dark stained timber portal provides


the entrance porch. The fence and general plantingcharacter are original.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD,1930396,CAMBER~'EUROAD, 1930460,CAMBERWELLROAD, 193016, MUSWELLHlLL.l9303, BRENBEALSTREET, 193&177,DONCASTERROAD, 193&816-822,. RIVERSDAL£ROAD, 193Ot:4:*, WARRl'GAL ROAD, 1930c359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193<k397·399, 'NHITEHORSEROAD, 1930c497, MiITEHORS£ROAD, 1930c35, BALWYN ROAD, 1931421292. TOORAKROAD, 1931·2n. CHATFIELD AVENUE, 1932·327, CHRlSTOl>YHSTREET, 19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327, MURIELSTREET,1932c125,HICHFIEWROAD, 19331, MAPLE CRESCE.'.;T, 1933

14.STODDARTSTREET, 19337, MANGAN STREET, 193,kI1, FAIRMONT AVE}.'UE.1934-587-$7/.,. BOWENSTREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1934201,'WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1934c45,CHRISTOWEL STREET, 193546, CHRISTOWH STREET, 193556, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAIRMONTAVE~'UE, 19359, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513. MARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935177, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935c361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935('361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935('796·798, BURKEROAD, 193623, CHRISTOJAIELSTREET, 193641,COOKSONSTREET, 19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649,THE RIDGE, 1936

.20, WALSH STREET,19368, REIDSTREET,1937-.8716,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, WHITEHORSEROAD, 1937('31·30,COOKSON STREET,1938·39311·317,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1938.2,FAIRA{ONTA VEl-;11E, 1938.24, FlNSBURY WAY, 193834 HORTENSESTREET, 19384, MARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 1938.26, REIDSTREET, 1938660,RIVERSDALEROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD,1938136,~'H1TEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET,193924, CliRISTOJAIELSTREET, 19391, MOUNTAIN VIEWROAD, 193943, YWLLE STREET,193943, CASCADE STREET,1939<:?

External IntegrityAn addition appears to have been made over thegarage and a pergola added to the north elevations;alterations to glazing have occurred.

1 BA 1938.98062 ibid.

StreetscapeA major corner element to this more substantialpart of the Golf Links Estate.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual but altered adaptationof the popular Old English manner whichcontributes to the important Golf Links Estate: oflocal importance.Historically, little is known of the first owner in theCamberwell context.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1938First Owner: Forbes, Clyde ABuilder: Humphries, J L E

HistoryCamberwell builder-designer, J.L.E. Humphries,constructed (and designed) this house for anothercontractor, Clyde A. Forbes, in 19381

. The cost wasestimated at £2,400 and the area was over 27squares, distributed across two levels2

.

DescriptionOf cream brick with curves, open terraces andcorner, steel framed windows, this house is bothModerne in style and of typical of Humphries'work. His favoured glazed manganese bricks areused sparingly here, confined to the front fence,but the massing of curved and cuboid forms ishighly successful, if not modern.The garden suites the period.


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 2930396,CAMBER¥VE:LL ROAD, 1930460, Ct\MBER~'ELL ROAD, 193016,MUSWELL HILL. 19303, BRE....'BEALSTREET, 19301:177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930c816-822, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193tk454.WARRlCA.L ROAD, 1931k359,WHITEHORSE ROAD,1930<:397·399. WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193(k497,WffITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALYVYNROAD, 1931·2

1292,TOORAKROAD, 1931·211. CHATFIELD AVENUE, 1932·327, CHR1STOV'VEL STREET,19323, FINSBURYROAD,19327,MURIELSTREET,1932c4, FINSBURYWAY,1933125,HIGHFlEW ROAD, 19331, MAPLE CRESCENT,193314.STODDART STREET, 19337,MANGANSTREET,1933c11,FAIRMONT AVENUE, 1934-587-87A. BOWENSTREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1934201,WH1T£HORS£ ROAD, 1934c45, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOlN£LSTREET, 193556,CHRISTOWEL STREET, 19351, FAIRMOl\'T AVENUE, 1935

9, MARLBOROUGH AVEJ','UE, 1935

13.MARLBOROUGHAVEl\'UE. 19353, 5AUSBURY STREET, 1935177,GLENIRISROAD, 1935c361, INH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1935c361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935c796·798,BURKEROAD, 193623, CHR/STOYoJEL STREET, 193641, COOKSONSTREET, 19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649, THERiDGE,193620,WALSH STREET, 1!B68, REIDSTREET, 1937-8716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31-30,COOKSONSTREET, 1938·39311-317, CA.MBERWELLROAD, 1938Z, FAJR,'vfOJ:>lT AVENUE, 193834 HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814, CASCADE STREET, 193924" CHRISTOYoJEL STREET, 19391, MOW,'YAIN VIEWROAD, 193943,YUfLLESTREET, 193943,CASCADE STREET,1939t'?

External Integrity

The house is generally original except for additionof awnings.

StreetscapeAtypical to the surrounding Mediterranean styledvillas both in style and scale, the house stands outand by its contemporary nature, contributes to theestate's character, albeit in a minority sense (see 17Lansell Cr.).

SignificanceArchitecturally, an adept and intact exercise in theModern manner by a prolific local builder-designerwhich contributes, in part, to an importantprecinct.Historically, little is known of Forbes in theCamberwell context but Humphries' reputation, asa designer-builder, is: of local interest.

House,S Fitzgerald Street.

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1921cFirst Owner: Moran, [as, F.

HistoryA bri'ik house of eight rooms was built on this sitecl921. The owner-occupier James F. Moran, agrocer, lived here with Alice M. Moran from 19'!runtil 1934, when he moved to Deepdene Road.

~:Jo~:t~~~;;e;;o~~::~yi"~3.Hayes in 1940

James Moran may have been of the Moran & Catogrocery family or another prominent firm, JohnMoran & Co. of Malvern4. Either way he was closeto the another chain-store monarch in the person ofGilpin.

DescriptionDistinctive in appearance, this red brick housenevertheless borrows from early Californian

1 BAC2 DI922; DI930; ER 1934;ER 1938;MMBW DPA 1866213 DI940; DI94S; Dl9S04 see Dl900; C of V Vol. I


Bungalow precedents of broad, intersecting gabledroofs (tiled) and stout porch piers (cemented).Broad trellis pattern gable vents are echoed in thediaper-pattern shingling below, with deeptriangulated brackets supporting the deep gableeaves. Subtle, tapered indents in the cementfascia, under each gable, hint at the more 'ornatedetail' used on more typical Bungalow types (i.e.the trellised frieze panels on FederationBungalows). Fine leading in the boxed windowcasements lends further fine detail to an otherwiseausterely ornamented design, which dependsfundamentally on its bold forms,


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THERIDGE,191612, HUl'.7ERROAD, 19189, SEFTON PLACE, 1919·2£/6. CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 1919718,RIVERSVALEROAD, 191933,BROADWAY,1920158,MONT ALBERTROAD, 192011,PR£TORlASTREET, 192023, SUNl'JYSIDE AVENUE, 1920

286, llNJON ROAD, 1920

44.CURRA/ONCAVEhllE,l.92OC

6, lRAMOD STREET, 1920c17,TIfREADNEEDLESTREET, 1910.:65,YARRBATAVEl".uE, lSl.:!:(k41, SPE.",'CER STREET, 1921·3899, TOORAKROAD,1921930, BURKEROAD, 1922220, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 192216,ALMAROAD,1923648, BURKEROAD, 1923n Ct\;\7ERBURY ROAD, 192331, DEEPDtN£ ROAD, 19137, WARMCKAVEl\'UE,192390,MONTALBERTROAD, 1924-5168A, MOl'.7ALBERTROAD, 192+059, ROaifSTER ROAD, 192406630-638,BURKE ROAD, 1914322·394,CAMBERWELLROAD, 192412, MOl'a ALBERTROAD, 1924la, FITZGERALD STREET,1924<II, ALMAROAD,1925(?)269,111>.7011.' ROAD, 1925-6c10, DONNA BIlANG STREET,19252, MARTINROAD,19154, ST. ANDRiES STREET,19251, THR.£ADNEEDLE STREET,1925931, TOORAKROAD, 1925118, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD,192555,BATH ROAD, 1925c77,CREYfHORNE ROAD, 1925<1, IHR.£ADNEEDLE STREET,1925c359,WHITEHORSE ROAD,1925c513,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915(146, rAMSATA VENUE, 1925(

External Integrity

A subtly designed matching addition has beenmade to the north face, replicating the original

I See MMBW Plan 1866212 RB 1920-21.4308; RB 1923-24.55573 RB 1924-25.46974 BA 1963.331545 RB 1930-31.5165; DI925; D1935; D1950;DI952

gable detail in a new gable. The fence has beenremoved.1

Streetscape

Sited in an area where large houses of a similar erahave been constructed and beside an individuallynotable house, albeit in a different style, (10).

Significance

Historically, James F. Moran, is typical of thewealthier merchant/manager class associated withthis part of Camberwell: of regional interest.Architecturally, a distinctive variation on thepopular Bungalow style, showing here Far Easterndetailing and a bold frontal form: of Regionalimportance.

House,10 Fitzgerald Street.

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1924First Owner: Hallandal, G.H. architect

HistoryGeorge Henry Hallandal, an architect, purchrsedAllotment 14 from James Allan in 1922-23. Abrick house of five rooms was built on theallotment in 1924 probably to the design of GeorgeHallandal, the owner'. In 1%3 two bedrooms, builtby A.V. Jennings, w~re added to the house for theowner RW. Dandie . The property was occupiedby Henry Ernest Hallandal, a butcher, until theearly 1950s when an Ernest W. Hallandal becamethe occupanr'

Description

Two-storeyed and stuccoed, the pyramid-roofhouse is distinguished immediately by its deepeaves and Cordova tile terra-cotta roofin evoking


the provincial Italian or Mediterranean villa style,popular in the late 1920s and early 193Os. Thearchitect-owner won prizes for designs in the samevernacular.Multi-paned window casements and sashes,symmetrically set in groups, provide a Georgianrevival character to the elevation. A shallowbracketed roof at the entry provides a subtleindication of where the front door is. Beyond,green vertical boarded garage doors, with diamondpattern vents indicate that the garage wascontemporary with the house.An Italian Cypress (?) at the rear adds to theMediterranean feel, as does a broad patio (withpergola) on the north and west sides. TheMediterranean villa was popularized through thewritings and work of Professor Leslie Wilkinson inthe early 1920s.1 Differing from the morenumerous Spanish Mission hybrids, in the finesseof its detailing, the style is rarely seen in Victoria,being more typically Georgian in character,without Cordova tiles.The floor plan consisted of a hall with staircase,opening into a large north-facing living room andvia a small dining room to the kitchen. Upstairs·were a bathroom a9d two bedrooms, opening ontoa spacious bakony.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THERIDGE.. 191612,HU1I.7ERROAD,19189, SEFTON PLACE, 1919·206, CHRISTOlNEL STREET, 1919718, RIVERSDAL£ROAD,191933, BROADWAY, 1920

158,MONT ALBERTROAD, 19201I, PRETORIA STREET, 192023,SUN"fo.'YSID£ AVf1','UE,1920286,Wo.70N ROAD, 192044. CURRAJONGAVEl'.'liE, 1920c6, !RAMOO 5IR£ET, 19201:17, THREADN£EDLE STREET, 1920c65, YARRBAT AVEl\'UE, 1920c42, SP£NC£RSTREET, 1921-3899.TOORAKROAD, 1921930,BURKEROAD, 1922210,YflfITEHORS£ ROAD, 192216,ALMA ROAD, 1923648,BURKEROAD, 192321, CANTERBURY ROAD, 192331,DEEPDENEROAD, 19237, WARWICKAVENllE,192390,MO]\,7ALBERTROAD, 1924-516M..MONT ALBERTROAD, 1924-59,ROaIESTER ROAD, 1924-6630-638, BURKEROAD, 1924322-394"CAMBERWELLROAD, 192412,. MOl-iT ALBERTROAD, 192410,FITZGERALDSTREET, 1924c11,ALMAROAD,1915(?)269, llJ',70N ROAD,1925-61:10,DOfflo,'ABllAJ.,'CSTREET, 1925

2, MARTINROAD, 19254, ST.ANDRIES STREET, 19251, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1925931.TOORAK ROAD, 1925118,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 192555, BATH ROAD, 1925<:il, C.RE'aHOM'EROAD, 1915c1, THREADNEEDLESYREET, 1915("359, IAIH1TEHORSE ROAD,1925<:513,YVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1925<:146,YARRBAT AVENUE, 19251'

External IntegrityGenerally original except for the fence.

Streetscape Contributionpart of a contemporary streetseape of large tomedium sized houses, including the Bungalowstyle number 8 which offers a contrast in approach.

SignificanceHistorically, the home of Hallandal whose designwork for government buildings has been noted forits excellence and whose prize-winning activities ofthe time revolved around houses in this style alsoevocative of the professionalj manager classesassociated with this suburb: of Regionalimportance.Architecturally, a notable well-preserved andexecuted design using a rare style for Melbournewhich parallels with the greater enthusiasm for itsuse in Sydney by Wilkinson and Hardy Wilsonalso of architectural interest as similar to theowner' 5 prize-winning design: of Regionalimportance.

House,15 Freeman Street.

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1929

I2

See Cuffley, p.24fSee MMBW DPN141347


StreetscapeSited in a contemporary streetscape.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a well preserved and distinctiveexample of a common Camberwell house stylewith its accessories... such as fences and finishes...complete also set among more standard Bungalowsas a contrast in approach to the style: of Regionalimportance,Historically, occupied by one owner over a longperiod and hence relatively untouched externally:as such it is a document of the more modest sizedBungalows, so typical in their standard form inCamberwell: of local interest.

First Owner: Stodgell, Mrs. Veronica M hi dBuilder: Carroll, M.

HistoryMrs. Veronica May Stodgell commissioned builderM. Carroll to construct a brick house of fiverooms'. The house was estimated to cost £11752.

Mrs. Stodgell owned and occupied the resigencefrom the time of construction to the late 1970s .

DescriptionThe ubiquitous Californian Bungalow style is thebasis of this house design, but it is the unpaintedstucco and Far Eastern influences whichdistinguish it from other Bungalows. Theseinclude an unusual pergola porch and windowhood, also the pergola archway over the drivewayand adjoining fence. Flared porch piers andexpressed rafter ends aid in this expression. Otherdetails include diamond brick-patterns set in theroof gable and on a light grey band, midway up thewalls, and a broad trellis-like motif across thegable. Otherwise the intersecting roof gables,heavy porch piers and cement tiles are typical ofthe era. For comparison, refer to 34 Elliott Avenue.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.

269. u..:"\10.>".: ROAD, 1925·6<.-10,DO;';-;';'.4, BU.-I..";C STREET, 19252. M.4,RTIX ROAD, 19254, ST. A;';DRIES STREET. 1925

1. Tfl..READNEEDLE STREET, 1925931, TOOR4KROAD, 1925118, ~'\:4.TTLE VALLEYROAD, 192555, BATH ROAD, 19.25,

77, CRE1'7HOR.VEROAD.1925.L THRE.4.DNEEDLE STREET. 1925(359. v-.WTEHORSEROAD, 1925(513. \<VHITEHORSE ROAD, 1925.

1~. YARREAr AVEl\'UE. 19250-

External IntegrityGenerally original;empathetic colour.

woodwork painted in an

19,THE RIDGE,191611. HUl\'YERROAD. 19189, SEFTON PLA.CE, 1919·20

6,CHRIsrovv'EL STREET, 1919

718,RIVER..'iDALEROAD, 191933, BROAVVI';A.Y, 1920158, MO!'.T ALBERT ROAD. 192011, PRETORLA, STREn 192013.SUl\'NYSlDE AVEl\UE, 1920286, /.Ll,,;10N ROAD, 192044, CL!RR.A.jONC A 1/£]'1;11£, 1920..6, lMMOO STREET, inoc17, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1920,65, YARRM.T AV£.";11£, 19201.'42,. SPEf\:CERSTREET, 1921-3899. TOOMK ROAD, 19':U930,BURKEROAD, 1922110, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1912, ~'HITEHORSE ROAD, 192216, ALMA ROAD, 1923

648, BURKEROAD, 1923.21, CA....7ERBURYROAD, 19233l, D£EPDENEROAD, 19237, W-\RVli1CKAVEl-;1JE, 192390, MONT ALBERT ROim, 1924-5168A MONT ALBERTROAD, 1924-59, ROOiESTER ROAD, 1924-6

630-638, BURKE RO.>\D, 1924312-394, (A,\-IBERV,'ELLROAD, 1924

l2, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 191410,FITZGERALDSTREET, 192'kn. AL\1A ROAD. 19.25(?l

1 BA 1929.3392 ibid.3 01931; 01940; 01950; 01074

House,177 Glen Iris Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 13.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1935

CamberwellConservationStndy 1991

First Owner: Newton, Roy WBuilder: Richards, JL

HistoryJ.L. Richards, was commissioned to build aresidence for Roy William Newton, an engineer, in19351

. The nine roomed, brick residence wasestimated to cost £2,850". Newton continued inresidence until at least 195z3.

DescriptionA two storey clinker brick house with a tiled andhipped roof, comer steel-framed windows, subtlywrought iron balustrading, flat-roofedporch-terrace, original fence and surroundingperiod landscape. The house is an early example ofthe Moderne style, th,r style having commenced inthe State around 1932 .

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAMBERWELLRDAD, 1930460, CAMBERWELLROAD, 193016,MUSWELLHILL.19303, BRENBEAL STREET, 1930c177,DONCAsTER ROAD, 1930c816-8'..2. RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1930c454,WARRIGALROAD, 1930c359,YVHlTEHORSE ROAD. 1930c397-399,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c497,YVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35,BALYVYN ROAD,1931·21191,TOORAKROAD, 1931·2It CHATFJELDAVENUE, 1932-327,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932,4, FINSBURY WAY, 1933125, HIGHFIELDROAD,1933I, MAPLE:CRESCENT, 193314.. STODDARTSTREET, 19337,.MANCAN STREET, 1933,II, FAIRMONT AVEl\'UE, 1934-587-87A,BO}\'ENSTREET, 1934458,CAMBERYVELL ROAD, 1934201.l>VHITEHORSE ROAD, 19J.k45, CHRISTOli'IEL STREET, 193546, CHRlSTOML STREET, 193556, CHR/STOWEL STREET,1935I, FAIRMOl\.'TAVENUE,19359,MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513,lv{ARLBOROUGH AVENlIE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET,1935177,GLEN IR!S ROAD, 1935r361, MilTEHORSE ROAD, 1935.361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935.796-798, BURKEROAD, 1936

23, CHRlSTOI-VEL STREET,19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649,THE RIDGE. 193620, WALSH STREET, 1936726,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1937

1 BA 1935:5582: ER 19382 BA 1935,55823 D194O; D19524 Yuille House,Little Collins Street

517, VVH1TEHORSEROAD, 1937.31-39,COOKSON STREET, 1938·393Il·317, CAMBERlNELLROAD, 1938Z, FAIRMOl-;7AVENUE. 193824, FlI\lSBURYWAY, 193832, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH A VENUE. 1938Z6,REID STREET, 1938660, RIVERSDAU ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,MilTEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19391, MOUl\'TAIN VIEWROAD, 193943, lWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 1939c?


Streetscape ContributionAdjoins a later (195Os) Moderne derivative, itself anillustration of the progression of the style past theSecond War and the influence of this earlyexample.

SignificanceArchitecturally, significant as an early and nearintact example of a style more current in the erac1938-58 which benefits from its period landscapesetting: of Regional importance.Historically, expressive of themanager/professional classes associated with thissuburb: of local importance,


Karalle,77 Greythom Road.

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1910First Owner: Lewis, John R

HistoryA merchant, John Reynold Lewis had a dwellingbuilt on eleven acres of land he owned in 19101 By1915 the brick, eight roomed house occupiedtwenty-one acres and was called Karalle 2 CharlesUpton Wedge owned and occupied Karalle by1920". By 1925 Garrett Dwyer had purchased theproperty and was the owner-occupier until the late1930s when Mrs. M.A. Dwyer, a poultry farmer,was listed as the occupier in directories4. F.Waldman, also ! poultry farmer, occupied theproperty in 1944. A pilot, Frank Fischer was theowner-occupier of the prope:!l with Lesley MonaFischer by 1%2 until after 1974 .

Description[Obscured]Set back from the street, this large red brickFederation Bungalow style house has many of theattributes seen in Camberwell's more famousexamples of the contemporary Queen Anne stylesuch as at 608 Riversd'jle Road (1900) and 150Mont Albert Road (1899). These include the high,hipped Marseilles pattern terra-cotta tiled roof,conical roofs over comer room bays, a wide returnverandah (with Tuscan order columns), tallcement-banded brick chimneys and minor roofgablets set into the main roof for a picturesqueeffect. The Colonial-era bungalow is suggested bythe lack of cement scrolling and detail associated

with English Queen Anne and the presence of theRegency era verandah columns which were usedon British colonial-era bungalows in India duringthe early to mid 19th century.At the boundary is a mature Cypress hedge, sotypical of the Edwardian era.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY, 19OQ.110, BRYSON STREET, 2900608, RIVERSDALEROAD,19001, 5ALISBURYSTREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, rsoo11,LUENA ROAD, 19001."42 BRYSON STREfT, 190158, CMlTERBURYROAD, 19016, KINTOR! STREET, 190123,ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135,BROADWAY, 190239, PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 1902169,CANTERBUR'f ROAD, 190346, LOGAN STREET, 1903142, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1904

7, A-fANC.ARRA ROAD, 1905-6

14, CHAUCER CRESC£"'\T, 1905633, RIVERSDAL£ ROAD, 1906-827, BALYlYN ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY, 190665,MONT ALBERTROAD, 1906i3-i5, BROADt-VAY, 190731. CHAUCERCRESCENT, 190717,THREAD....'EEDLESTREET, 190718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907c138,CANTERBURYROAD,1908-941,INGLESBYROAD, 1908-910,SEFTONPLACE,190841. INGLESBYROAD, 1909·10n.BROADWAY, 190973,8ROADWAY.190931. CA.....7ERBURY ROAD, 1909206,CANTERBURYROAD, 190922. VICTORIA ROAD, 19091293, TOORA.KROAD, 1910~8. ST.GEORGES CRESCENT, 1910l.CLAYTONROAD.191t),:199,ltV'HITEHORSEROAD,191Of24, AL8ION STREET, 191117-19, BROADWAY, 191196-98, UMONROAD, 191124..KENT ROAD, 1912~13

5i 8ROADWAY, 191235, A-t...\TLOCK STREET, 1912648,BURKEROAD, 1913+186, KlTCHENERSTREET, 19138, FITZGERA.LD STREET, I915-lOc127,WINMALEE ROAD, 1915-20c27AAL\.1AROAD,191576,ATHELSTAN ROAD, 1915347-349, WHITEHORSEROAD, 1915c353,VYHlTEHORSE ROAD, 1915c150,ltV1NMALEE ROAD, 19151:

External Integrity(House undergoing renovations, view obscured).Generally original.

1234567

RB 1910-11. 1085ibid.; RB 1915-16.3241RB 1920-21.4682RB 1925~26; 12087; 01940DI944-4SDI96; 1964See c...s #1


Outbuilding,rear of 11 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills.

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 189Oc?First Owner: Hagelthorne, Frederick W (1922)Architect: Ward, J.V.T. (1922)Builder: Pinnock, J.W. (1922)

HistoryInvestor, Frederick William Hagelthorne,commissioned architect, J.V.T. Ward, to design sixhouser to be built on land he owned in GuildfordRoad. J.W. Pinnock bUi~ the five-roomed woodan~ tile dwellings in 1922. Each dwelling had anestimated cost of £840.3 William Richardsonpurchased 11 Guildford Road from Hagelthorne in1922 and owned and occupied the property untilthe later 19305.4 By 1940 Mrs. Marion [ollife had

SignificanceThe building is potentially a rare survivor of theornamental light-weight structures which dottedlarge gardens in the area in the form of ferneries,aviaries and shage houses: of regional interest andlocal importance .

House,38 Highfield Road

purchased the property and occupied it until atleast1950. 5

A 19th century outbuilding (aviary?) ofconsiderable interest is situated at the rear of theproperty. It does not appear on the MMBWDrainage Plan of 1922, so presumably WtS shiftedto the property after the house was built. Nothingmore is recorded of the structure, requiring oralhistory research of previous owners.

DescriptionIt is a gabled timber outbuilding, set against therear fence of the above property, resembling anaviary or similar ornamental garden building. Thefretted timber ornament is notable and the rarity ofthis type of building, presumably taken from anearlier large property, makes the buildingimportant.

Comparative ExamplesComparison might be made with greenhouses,such as at Labassa, Caulfield. However this type ofstructure is generally more grand in concept, usingmetal framing systems.


StreetscapeSet in a mainly Bungalow-era streetscape butbecause of the high rear fence it has littlecontribution.

ll2tBW ORP 123764; 01930; RBl922. 2353-6

ibid.RBI922-23A 1739; 01925; 0193501940; 01.50OPR123764moreneedsto beknown of itshistory

1234567

StreetscapeIsolated in a streetscape of much later housing but,as such, a reminder of an earlier developmentphase.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large and complete example ofthe Federation Bungalow cum Queen Anne stylevilla with its size, and verandah detailingdistinguishing it against other similarly styledhouses: of Regional importance.Historically, by its lot size, mature hedge, scale andorientation, it evokes a previous era prior to thesuburban subdivision surrounding it. By itsfarming occupants it suggests the rural nature ofpre- subdivision: of regional interest.


Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1927First Owner: Padgham, L builderBuilder: Padgham, L

HistoryBuilt in 1926-7 for and by L Padgham of Box Hill,subsequent occupiers or owners have includedJane Griffin and Ernest Glen. Builders, Padghambrothers, were based in Canterbury by 19301

.

DescriptionCalifornian bungalow but displaying its orientalroots, the house's Chinese verandah brackets adddetail where previously the style had onlysuggested tea house architecture by its roof forms,Broad pickets at the frontage are further orientalallusions as are the upswept ends of the balustradeand simple geometry of the wrought iron gate.The Bungalow style's more common attributes arealso present: shingled gables, trellised roof ventand side verandah, the broad overlapping gablesand grouped double-hung sash windows. Thegarden terrace appears to be from a later period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354,BURKEROAD, 192692, MO!'.7 ALBERT ROAD, 192614, Pf!\"'EAV£ll:UE, 2926(452,BURKEROAD, 1927-282, BAR."-'SBURYROAD, 1927360,BURKEROAD, 192747, CAMP8ELLROAD, 19271, .MUSM!LHILL,19272901, WARRICALROAD, 19273, ROOiESTER ROAD, 1928·307, ROOiESTER ROAD, 1918·302,HICHTON GROn, 1918-92i, YARRBAT AVr.....'U£ 1928..c2L CHRlSTOYvHSTREET, 192826, CHRlST01NHSTREET, 192817, LA).'SELLCRESC£1','T, 192812,STODDART STREET, 19288, CHRlSTOVv"EL STREET, 1928c226,DONCASTERROAD, 1529300, WARRlGALROAD, 1929

External IntegrityThe house is generally externally original.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a good and complete example of acommon basic form, the house is distinguished byits Oriental detailing which is also an indication ofthe style's origins: of regional importance.Historically, of a common basic form, the house isdistinguished by its Oriental detailing also as anindication of the style's origins.

1 MMBWDPA 150741; BA 1938, 10009; 01935; DI9622 BAI933,3132;ERI9363 BA 193331324 01935; 01944-5; DI950

House,125 Highfield Road.

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1933First Owner: Withers, Charles W directorBuilder: Brooks, E H

HistoryIn 1933 Charles W. Withers, a director,commissioned E. Brooks to construct this brickdwelling2

. The seven roomed residence wasestimated to cost £1,700 and ~ garage and shedconstructed at the same time. Withers residedwith Doris Withers at this address until, in theearly 19405, Ralph 1. Darton purchased theproperty",

DescriptionA quaint Old English or Neo-Tudor style house, itsdesign emphasis comes from the steephalf-timbered roof gable which sits atop diamondpane leaded window casements which, in tum, siton deep supporting brackets. As well, there arethe trellised quarter-circle brackets which sit undereach roof end.A more conventional masonry entrance porch isentered through a basket-arched portal with abas-relief cemented label mould across its top. Atthe side is a hipped roof porte-cochere, placeden-route to the rear garage. Like the blendedMarseilles pattern roof tiles, the fence brickwork isalso blended clinkers, with gabled piers as agesture to the house roof and chimney designs.The gabled bay is both unusual and ornate, settingthis design apart from more prosaic Old Englishdesigns.


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9. BOSTON ROAD, 1930396,CAMBERW£LLROAD, 1930460,CAMBERWELLROAD,193016,MUSWELLHIll, 19303, BRE.'IlBEAL STREET, 1930,;177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930.::826-822.RlVERSDALE ROAD. I93Ot:454.. WARRIGALROAD, 1930.:359, WHITEHORSE ROAD, I93Qc397.J~ WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930,;497,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALWYN ROAD, 1931·21292. TOORAKROAD, 1931·2It CHAmELDAVEzo,,11E. 1932·327, CHR1STOWELSTREET. 19323, FINSBURYROAD,19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932'4, FlNSBURYWAY, 1933125,HICHF1£LD ROAD, 19331, MIIPLE CRESCENT, 1933l~STODDARTSTR£ET,lreG

7,MA.NCAN STREET, 1933c11,FI\lRMOllo'T AV£,"-'U£,19.U.587-87A, BOJ.II/EN STREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELL ROAD, 1934201,YVH1TEHORS£ ROAD, 1934<45,CHRlSTOWEL STREET, 193546,CHRlSTOINELSTREET, 193556,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19351,FAIRMONT AV£lI.'UE,19359, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513, MARLBOROUCHAVE1'.'UE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935177,CLENIRISROAD,1935c361.V'.'H1TEHORSE ROAD, 1935..361.Yv1iITEHORSEROAD, 1935,796·798, BURKEROAD, 193623,CHRISTOVVEL STREET, 19369, JUDD STREET, 193649,THE RIDGE, 193620,WALSH STREET, 1936716,RIVERSDALEROAD, 1937517,YVHIT£HORSEROAD, 1937,31-39,COOKSON STREET, 1938·39311-317,CAMB£RMLLROAD, 19382,FAIRMO.r..7AVENUE, 193824, FINSBURYWAY, 1938saHORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH.-tVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660,RIVERSDALEROAD, 193866, THE 80ULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814,. CASCADE STREET, 193924,. CHRISTOVVELSTREET, 19391, MOUNTA1N VIEWROAD, 193943, YillLLE STREET, 193943,CASCADE SIREET, 19391:?


Streelscape

Contemporary with housing development in thearea.

1 BA 1928.32822 MMBWDPA 172674

SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual design in the OldEnglish style with distinctive details such as thetrellised eaves brackets and those beneath thewindow bay: of Regional importance.Historically, evocative of the manager/professionalclasses associated with Camberwell: of localimportance.

EI Paso,2 Highton Grove

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 18.00Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1928-9First Owner: Iredale, J HBuilder: Hayler, Basil

HistoryA Miss M.J.H. lredale applied for a permit tobuild this 14.5 square house in September 1928.Her builder was the renowned BasilHayler and thecost estimated at £1,5001

A month later, Marjorie Onians of Malvern appliedas "owner" to connect the house to the MMBWsewer; her builder was also Hayler'. However thevictorian Directory for 1933 lists rH. Iredale asoccupier.

DescriptionSited among its contemporaries as part of a newestate, the house is of the Spanish Mission style asevoked by its fan-pattern stucco, gabled roof formand Cordova tiling. The unusually scallopedfence appears original.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354, BURKEROAD, 1926


92. MOl>.7 ALBERT ROAD, 1926l4. PINEAVENIlE, 192&452 BURKEROAD, 1927·282, BARNSBURY ROAD, 1927360, BURKEROAD, 192747, CAMPBELLROAD, 192738,HIGHFIEW ROAD, 19271, lilllS1N£LLHILL,1927294,WARRICAL ROAD, 19273, ROOlESTER ROAD. 1928·3C~ROOlESnRROA~I928·3C

27, YARRBAT AVENUE, 1928<2L CHRISTOWELSTREET, 192826, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 192817, L.A."lSELL CRESCENT, 192812.STODDART STREET, 19288, CHRISTOY'.'EL STREET, 1928c226,DONCASTER ROAD, 19291~F~0l>.7AVD\~41929

300,WARRlGALROAD, 192934, EWOrTAVENUE, 19.29<c15,FREEMAJI,' STREET, 1929c


StreetscapeOf a residential court which dates from the late1920s and 1930s, this house complements theMediterranean villa styling prevalent there (seenumber 6).

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near intact and representativedesign using a common American house stylewhich was only briefly adopted inMelbourne in the late 1920s also contributory to asimilarlystyled residential court: of regional interest andimportance.Historically, little is known of the Iredale or Onianfamilies in the context of Camberwell.

Further WorkInvestigate first owner's biography and reassess.

1 DI9502 D1952,D19743 SLV biog. me checked

House,32 Hortense Street, Burwood

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 12.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1938First Owner: Johnston, C M

HistoryBuilt in 1938, the property was owned tndoccupied by C. M. Johnston until the 1950s . Alater long-term occupier was Allan H. Temple2

.Nothing is known of either persorr',

DescriptionAligning with the current vogue for Old English orTudoresque styling, this house goes one stepfurther with its rough stone walls, slate roofing andhalf-timbering. The most unusual part of the houseis the corkscrew chimney shafts. Windows areeither grouped or, in some cases, arched; the stairwindow being typically, a vertical strip. Gabledand hipped roof forms are used with no hipflashing such that the lines of the roof are crisp.Surrounding the house is mature period landscape,with fence and pergola, which blends with thestreet trees (Pin-Oak) and creates a romantic framefor the nostalgic nature of the house design.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, 80STON ROAD, 1930396, CMfBERWELL RO..4..D, 1930460, CAMBERYVELLROAD, 193016,MUSINELLHILL,19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930c177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930.:816-822. RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1930.:454,WARRIGAL ROAD, 1930.:359, J;VH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1930r397-399, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930f497,V>.1iJTEHORSE ROAD, 193ik35, BAUV):1'.' ROAD,1931-2


1292.TOORAKROAD, 1931·2n, CHAIDELD AVENUE, 1932·327,CHRISTO~L S1REET, 19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327,MURIELS1REEr, 1932c4, FINSBURYWAY,l933125,HIGHFIELD ROAD, 1933t MAPLE CRESCEN7,193314,STODDART STREET, 19337,MANGAN S1REEr, 193&11,FAIRMONTAVENUE, 1934-587-87A,BOINENS1REEr, 1934458,CAMBERJIY£LLROAD, 1934201,MmEHORSE ROAD,19J.k45, CHRISTOJIY£L S1REET, 193546, CHRISTO~L SrREET, 193556,CHRISTOYv'EL STREET, 1935I, FA/RMOz..7AVEz..11E, 19359,MARLBOROUCHAVE/I.'UE,193513,MARLBOROUGHAVEJ','UE, 19353, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177,GLENIRISROAD,1935(-361,WfllTEHORSE ROAD, 1935c361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935c796·798, BURKE. ROAD,193623,CHRISTOi'VEL STREET,19369, JUDDSTREET,193649,THERIDCE,193620,WALSH SrRE£T, 1936716, RlVERSDALE ROAD,1937517,VVHITEHORSEROAD, 1937c31·39,COOKSONSTREET, 1938·393I1·317, CAMBERWELLROAD, 19382, FAIRMOz..7AVEz..11E, 193814. FINSBURYWAY, 193832. HORTENSESTREET, 19384, MARLBOROUCHAVENUE, 193826, REIDSrREET, 1938660,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 193866,THEBOULEVARD,1938136,INH1TEHORSE ROAD, 193814.CASCADESTREET,193924. CHRISTOI<VELSrREET, 19391, MOw-rTAIN VlEWROAD, 193943, i1.I1LLESrREET, 193943, CASCADESTREET,1939r?


StreetscapeContributionContributory to a street built up substantially in thesame period (see Precinct 12)and on a comer site.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive example of the OldEnglish house style, taking the style to its romanticextreme with rough stonework and fancifulchimneys, all set in period landscape and part of anotable contemporary estate: of Regionalimportance.

1 RB 1893-94,242; RB 1894-95,2672 ibid.3 RB 1895-96,2634 RB 1905-6,2905 RB 191().11 403; 01915; ER 19126 Australia's FightingSonsofthe Empire,p.1437 ibid.8 ibid.9 RB 1925-26,22965; 01925; 0193510 01940; 01950

House,30 Howard Street, Glen Iris

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1895First Owner: Australian Alliance Investment

HistoryIn 1894-95 the Australian Alliance InvestmentCompany had a brick house constructed on apallotment they owned within the Glen Iris Estate .The ~esidence was occupied by Mrs. MaryLewis .Bylate 1895 the property was owned by theVictorian Permanent Building Society andoccupied by Arthur Davis3 William SeymourFindlay resided here by 1905 in what wasdescribed as a brick house of nine rooms4,

After Findlay, James Alexander Weir, a secretary,and Lillian We\!" occupied the house until Jameseniisted in 1916 . James Weir was attached to the31st Battalion and sent to England, After onemonth of training on the Salisbury Plains he watsent to France with the Lewis Gun Detachment ,Whilst operatin? the gun James was killed by anexpiliding shell. He was 30 years old when hedied.In 1925 John J. McAlister purchased

9the property

and became the first owner-occupier. By the endof the 1930s the property had been purchased byJonathon Mo~~mbe and he remained there untilthe early 19505

DescriptionThis is one of three similarly designed AmericanQueen Anne revival houses in this estate (GlenIris), Two-storey and built in three brick coloursred, cream, brown, the roof form is two


intersecting gables and its cladding, slate withterra-cotta ridging. Moulded terra-cotta andshaped bricks follow the segment arches acrossupper window openings, linked by cream andbrown brick bands at upper sill level and lowerimpost level. The ground-level window bay has ashingled roof. Verandah ornament is in timber(paneled slatting), the verandah arches aresegmental and the posts are turned: all aspectstypical of Edwardian houses rather than those ofthe late Victorian era. Another distinctive featureis the coved soffit to the upper- level verandahroof, (original?).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.3S-, PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 1881630,R/VERSDAL£ ROAD, 18812, BERWICKSTREET,1885c53, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERMLL ROAD,18863, FERM.M'AGHROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 1888

19,CA.l'.'TERBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNCTON STREET, 18811635, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 188889, UMONROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET,1889 (?)

25, ALMA ROAD, 1889(?)54,MONTALBERTROAD, 1889--936, ALMA ROAD, 1889208,CA1'.'TERBURY ROAD, 188915,IRlLBARRA ROAD. 1889n. IRILBARRA ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 1889

1, MOLESWOR11i STREET, 1889137, MONT ALBERTROAD, 188932. PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1889to,1RAFALGARROAD, 1889

2M. WANDSYltUR:ffl ROAD, 188950, WANDSWORfflROAD, 188944 WARRICA.L ROAD, 1889322..J94, CAMBERWELLROAD, 1890-1261, UMONROAD, 1890190015,AL\ofA ROAD, 1890544,BURKEROAD, 189027,lNGLESBYROAD, 18907, V1CTOR!AAVEl-.'UE, 189013,VICTORJAAVEl-.'UE, 189057, Yt\RRBAT....VENUE,189Or.:?7A-ALMA ROAD. 189Z.213,BALWYN" ROAD,1891-47J..79BALWYN ROAD, 1891,320,CAMB.ERWELLROAD, 1892622.RIVERSDALE ROAD, 189.26, TRAFALCARROAD, 1892725,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 1892136,CANTERBURYROAD, 1893668-670BURKE ROAD, 189.5.600,BURKEROAD, 1895816-8.2.2. RIVERSDALEROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895r.29. CM.7ERBURY ROAD. 1897.52. PROSPECT Hill. ROAD, 189715,KASOUKAROAD, 1898150,M01o.7ALBERTROAD, 189926, VlCTORrAAV£NUE, 1899

I 019252 01940; 01952; ER 19313 Grant.C.A. 50Q Victorians p.1494 ibid.

External IntegrityThe upper-level verandah has been altered/glazedin and the fence replaced.

StreetscapeAnachronistic to the neighbouring housing, thishouse and the two other similar designs areprominent indicators of the estate's beginnings.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual and pn;>minentvariation on the American Queen Anne revival andidentifiable with two other houses of a similardesign (altered) dotted across the estate and set onthe same axis: of Regional importance.Historically, the houses are important markers ofthe start of the boom-era Glen Iris Estate and beliethe typically 1920-30shousing stock around them:of regional interest.

Wirringulla.12 Hunter Road, Camberwell

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1918First Owner: Barlow, Marcus R.Architect: Barlow, Marcus R.Builder:

HistoryMarcus Barlow, an architect, was the firstowner-occupier of this house after its constructionc19181. Marcus and Florence E. Barlow occupiedthis property at least until 19522

•

Marcus Ronald Barlow was born at Kew, Victoriaon August 26, 1890 and educated at BrightonGrammar School3. He became a Fell~w of theRoyal Australian Institute of Architects and wasthe architect for many important city buildings.


IIIPossibly his best known works were ManchesterUnity, Howey Court, Miller House, Royal ExchangeAssurance, Temple Court and Public BenefitBootery', As well as achieving prominence in cityarchitecture, Barlow was among the few architects tochampion the Californian Bungalow as a bona- fidestyle to be used an improved upon by architects.

DescriptionDescribed in 1927 as of white stucco with greenstained shingles to gables and grey cement tiles to theroof, Barlow's Bungalow was of one storey withbroad gabled roof planes and nested gable fascias,almost an enlarged form of the UbiquitousCaltforman Bungalow,with extensive verandah areasand window bays. It was also described as a'constructive composition' with no hint of'artificiality,'

'...the picturesque effect achieved by the broodingroof-tree whiclt in its low-browed sweep literallygathersthe structure Into an all-shelteringembrace '..,(its) 'wideusage offinely grouped windows; the deep loggia withItS bow-shaped parapet; the pergola when linked withthe entranceporch is an integralfeature... '

There were two attic bedrooms and a sleeping porchand the garage was housed under the main roof,allowing direct access into the house. Inside therewas a simple waxed blackwood wainscoted hall (withplate shelves) which led to the typical linked livingand dining rooms which, with plate-glass doors,opened into each other and the loggiaoutside.The following description is taken from HomeBeautiful,

THEBUNGALOW IN ITSPROPER SETTING

(Description by R CHANDLER Photographs byNASH-BOOTHBY. )

"Wirringulla" is the home of a well-known Melbournearchitect, and as su~h, as well as on account of its ownclaim to consideration, cannot fail to attract the interestofthose facing the weighty problem ofhome-building.

The style is one that will always hold its own whengIvena site propomonate to Its spreading lines, but onetotally at vanance with the small allotment. In"Wirringulla" we find it exemplified at its best and in itsproper setting, the garden holding the same suggestionofbreadth and shelteras the house itself.

The charm at the design emanates from the manner inwhicb essential items of constructive composition havebeen handled, artificially having no pan or lot in itsmake-up...and thf!n : well take another good look at theroof, markinlf this ttme ItS bearing on the character ofthe compostnon, noting, moreover, how it unobtrusivelyties-in loggia and service verandah, shades walls and

ibid.

windows of sunny exposures, and accommodates twoairyattic rooms and a sleepingporch.

The construction is in white stuccoed brick, roofed ingreytiles with gable-facings in green shingles.

The plan is comprehensively compact and well abreastofmodem standards. The disposition and relationshipof rooms and conveniences, including one of thegarages which, built under the main roof, opens to thehouse, is excellent. The principal entrance is on thewesternside, where the flag-paved, creeper-cladpergolaleads to a porch opening into an impressively simpleblackwood-wainscoted hall [eaturing openaccommodation for wraps, and a built-in comerumbrella stand. Flanking this small ante-chamber onthe left is the principal bedroom; on the right, nightnursery and a lobby connecting with bathroom andserviceregions.

Beyond the rear of the hall is a spacious living-room;beyond that again, the dining-room; superb plate-glassdoors linking one to the other, and bringing all threeinto touch with sun room and loggia, which open fromthe dining-room.

Service rooms are on the cool side ofthe house, and arefurther protected by a deep wire-screened verandahwalled in at one end by the maid's room, and at theother by the laundry. On-the-spot modem convenienceis the order of arrangement in this small thoughscientifically fitted service department, from which aswing door provides direct and silent access to thedining room,

The interior treatment is as simple and direct as that ofthe exterior, the general effect being one ofquiet dignityand repose, vitalized by generous groups of deeplyrecessed windows, each framing a gardenpicture.

The finely-proportioned living-room overlooks a lawnand quiet willow-shadowed pool, and also borrows acharming eastern view from the dining-room, whosewindows are in line with the double doorway uniting therooms, The woodwork here, as in dining-room andhall, is in wax-finished blackwood, the wainscoting ineach being most effectively topped by plate rails, orshelves, wide enough to carry books, Everyappointment of this handsomely timbered andwindowed living-room speaks of happy ease andcomfort. The pervading color note is golden brown,offset by soft furnishings in old-blue, with a hint ofgoldand dull red, accentuated by well-chosen ornamentaldetail and colorful groups of books ranged invitinglyhere and therealong the wainscot shelves.

The dining-room is behind the living-room, and indirect communication with administrative quarters,as well as with a delightful sun room andloggia. One of the illustrations shows the built-inblackwood sideboard as flanked on the right bythe swing door opening to kitchen, and on theleft by the glass, sun room door. Another picturetakes in the tri Ie doors 'vin access to


the loggia, where cosy porch furniture and a ravishinggarden outlook tempt one to linger regardless oftime.

Thesun room makes a cheerfulfamily den. and carries acorner staircase leading to the upper floor, where thereare two unusually large attic rooms and a sleepingporch. Both rooms have open fireplaces and a numberof beautiful windows, one being Mr. Barlow'swork-room-study, and the other a guest room.

The principal bedroom stands alone in its manner oftreatment. Here the beamed ceiling is in ivory plaster,the walls being similarly treated, and finished with adeep frieze which strikes the keynote ofa color schemecarried out in rose, grey and black. The cornerillustratedgives a fair impression ofthe size ofthe roomand of the window grouping and treatment employedthroughout the house. The line offine large windows only three of which come into the picture - extendingacross the front wall, are in every respect identical withthe principal group in each of the other rooms. Thesmall high-set windows on either side of the bed-headhave a western outlook, and, like those of the northernfront, are shaded by Florentine blinds, the only foreignelement in a conception otherwise wholly Australian inmotive.

Built up around the house, which nestles cozily into itsbeautiful setting, is a bewitchingly rambling, shadygarden. A garden where "the world forgetting," if notaltogether "by the world forgot" one may roam about,heedless of one's step, may work or dream the hoursaway, lulled by nature's orchestra of twittering birds,whispering trees and the tinkle of running water. Agarden carpeted in verdant green, tree-shadowed andrimmed around by a flower-bordered barrage ofgreenery. The lay-out includes numerous shady nooks,a hedge-enclosedputting green, a summer house, and acharmingwillow-shadowedfish pool.

The site is level. and faces north with a frontage of 234odd feet and a depth of 325. The front boundary isdeflned by a low concrete curb broken at intervals bysquat pillars of white rubble. Gate posts of similarconstruction flanked by Lombardy poplars strike anoriginal note in entrances.

A singleflagged motor track winds awayfrom the gates,and merges into a large circular one leading to bothinside and outside garages. Thefew footways are laidin stepping stones, the graveled one illustrated on thefirst page of this article having recently been grassedand similarly treated. Finally, the whole enclosure ifprovided with standard lampsfor night use.

Today the house appears externally unchargedwith cement tiles, shingling and rough-cast stucco,as described in the 19205. The garden alsocontinues in concept, albeit in a matured form.Outlining the original property frontage (nowreduced) is a low rubble stone wall and hedge;both elements being particularly evocative of theera.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THE RIDGE, 191612.HUl\7ER ROAD, 19189, SEFTON PLACE, 1919-206, CHRISTOTNELSTREET, 1919718,RIVERSDALEROAD, 191933, BROADWAY, 1920158,MO!'.7 ALBERTROAD,19.2011. PRETORIA STREET, 1920

23, SUNNYSIDE AVEl'..'U£, 1920286, l1h70NKOAD, 1920+t CURRA/ONC AVENUE, 1920(6, IRAMOOSTREET, 292Ot"Ii, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 19101-'

65,Yi\RRBAT AVENUE, 1920<;:42, SPENC£RSTREET, 1921-3899, TOORAKROAD, 1921930, BURKE ROAD, 1922210, YVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1921

16,AL\fA ROAD, 2923648, BURKEROAD, 1923n. CAJo;TERBURYROAD, 192331, DEEPDENE ROAD, 19237, WARYVICKAVEl\;llE,292390, MONT ALBERTROAD, 1924-51681\,MONT ALBERTROAP-1924-5~ROCH~TERROAQ1~~6

630-638, BURKEROAD, 1914321-394, CJ\A.fBERYVELLROAD, 192412, 1I-fO....7 ALBERT ROAD, 191410, FITZCERALDSTREET, 1924<11, ALMA ROAD, 1925(?)

269, UNION ROAD, 1925-&10,DONNA BUANe STREET, 19252, ,HA.Rl1NROAD, 19254, ST. A.'\'DRlESSTREET, 19151, THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1925931, TOORAKROAD, 1925118,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 192555, BATH ROAD, 1925..77, CREITHOAA'EROAD, 1925c1, THR£.ADNEEDLE STREET, 1925c359, y.,WTEHORSEROAD, 1925c513.Vv'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1925..246, YARRBAT AVEI\UE, 1925..

External Integrity

Generally original.

StreetscapeFaces and complements the 1920s-3Os Holyroodestate (Precinct 6); the adjoining redevelopment ofpart of the house's grounds is visually unrelatedbut is screened by the hedge.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a fully developed CalifornianBungalow in its 'proper selling' which because ofits publicity influenced contemporary housebuilders and was material proof of this importantarchitect's devotion to the Bungalow idiom. It isalso supportive of the nearby contemporaryHolyrood estate: of State importance.Historically, the home of one of the State's mostnoted commercial architects (Barlow) and as such


IIIevocative of both the professional/manager classesassociated with Camberwell and the choices ofcreators of the period in terms of internal fitments,fence and garden styles. The 1927 article allowsmore accurate public interpretation of theseelements and hence lends further significance tothe house: of Regional importance.

Westrailia,27 Inglesby Road

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1890First Owner: Edmonds, Frederick

History

Frederick Edmonds, a Camberwell generalstorekeeper, financed the construction of this housein 1890, leasing it to the engineer and BoroondaraShire Secretary, RobertSmellie1

. Edmonds subsequently, occupied thehouse early this century, after a humber of tenantswhich included Loftus Connor, Mrs. ElizabethReid, James Paterson and William Robson2. Laterowners were Mrs. M. Charlton and CW. Game:under the latter ownership, it was converted toapartments in 19513. :Edmonds, son of George Edmonds, carried on hisfather's ten year old grocery business inCamberwell Road from 1882: announcing thenthat hay, corn and ironmongery were to be addedto his already comprehensive stock. He died in1941.The house is associated with several figuresinvolved in local politics and commercial life at acritical point in Camberwell's history.

DescriptionDistinguished by its remarkably ornate and intactpicket and side paling fence, the house is otherwiseof a stock suburban pattern in a three coloured

1 ER 1912; RB 1889-90,9; RB1890-1, 6009; RB 1891-2, 102 01896; 01901; 01903; 019063 BA 1946, 17625; BA 195I, 858S

brick ltalianate style. Asymmetrically planned, thehouse is verandahed along three of its walls,accommodating typical cast-iron ornament asfrieze work and posts. Slated and hipped roofs,sparse eaves brackets, and the ornate scrolling inthe fence frieze are further ornamental devices. ABungalow styled garage and rooms lies at the rear.The grounds remain a comfortable size and most ofthe plantings are sympathetic to the period. Whatappears to be original asphalt footpaths andterra-cotta edging to garden beds add to theintegrity.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18822, BERYv'ICK STREET, 18SS.-53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERVI-'ELL ROAD, 18863, FEAAfANAGH RG.A.D, 188757, SEYMOUR CROVE. 188733, AL\.1AROAD, 188819,CA1><7ERBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNGTON STREET, 1888635,RIVERSDALEROAD, 188889, UMON ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (?)25, AL,\1A, ROAD, 1889(?)54, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936, ALMA ROAD, 1889

208, CANTERBURY ROAD. 1889IS, IRILBARRAROAD, 188921.lRIL8ARRA ROAD, 188943, KENTROAD, 18892,MOLESWORTHSTREET, 1889137,MONT ALBERTROAD, 188932 PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910,TRAFALGARROAD-I88926A,WAl\'DSl-VORTH ROAD, 188950,WA,....'VSWORTHROAD, 188942, WARRlC.A.LROAD, 1889321-394, CAA1BERy.,..'ELLROAD, 1890-1262, illo.70N ROAD, 1890190015,AL\.1AROAD, 1890544, BURKEROAD, 18907, \'lCTORIA A \'El-.l1E,189013, VICTORIA AVEl-.l1E,189057, YARRBATAVEl-.l1E,189Oc?7A.A.LMAROAD, 1891-213, BALM1\' ROAD, 1891473-79, BALWYN" ROAD, l891320, CA.,\1BERWELL ROAD, 1892612,RH'ERSDALEROAD, 18926, TRAFALGARROAD, 1892125,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 1892.136,CANTERBURYROAD, 1893668-670, BURKEROAD, 1895680,BURKEROAD, 18958l6-822, RIVERSDALEROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895.-29,CAl\7ERBURYROAD, 18975,2. PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 189715,KASOUKA ROAD, 1898150,,1,1'01\7 ALBERTROAD, 189916, VlCTORlA A VENUE,1899

CamberweU Conservation Study 1991

External IntegrityThe chimney brickwork has been painted, butotherwise the house is of a high integrity.

StreetscapeThe house is on a corner site which adjoins asimilarly hipped roofed house from the 1930's andopposes a small Queen Anne styled villa.

SignificanceA large example of a common middle suburban19thcen!"ry ,:ilIa style which is distinguished byIts high integrity, garden layout and fence details:of regional and local importance.Historically, home of locally prominent persons,particularly the shire's secretary, in a critical periodof Camberwell's history, a fact which is reinforcedby its location opposite the municipal offices: oflocal importance.

Karinyah, Formerly Tourello,41 Inglesby Road

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: rebuilt c1910First Owner: Burbank, Orlando EArchitect: Flanagan, Leonard

History

The first house on this site was built in timberduring 1885 for one Thomas Henry Braim, whowas. described as a civil engineer, surveyor andarchitect, throughout the seven years he occupiedthe house'. By 1900, Elizabeth and Orlando EdnottBurbank, a warehouseman, moved from VictoriaRoad, Hawthorn to purchase this property and,

1 RB 1885-6.7; RB 1888-9.6; RB 1891-2.52 RB 1900-1,16;RB 1910-11 813 RB 1912-3,258 '4 MMBWDPA51200~ gt~~31,2064;BA 1946,17994; BA 1950,5186

7 18e Biography File.June 27th,. 19718 Ibid.9 ibid.

after ten years, added some six rooms to the frontand rear of the house, completely ,,!tering the planif not demolishing the old Tourello . By 1912, ra~records have renamed the house Karinyah.Leonard J. Flannagan, architect, appears to havedesigned the renovation in late 1909, su,pervisingits completion in the following year. Otherowners included Emily Shortal in the 1930's, whoappears as Matron Shortal in the 1940's, when itwas a private hospital, and ~r Lady of Victories(Catholic Church) in the 1950's.Burbank was of a.E. Burbgnk & Co, manufacturingagents in Swanston Street . His son, Noel Burbank,whose childhood was at Tourello (1906- ) becamean authority on automobile accident cases,co-a"thoring Paul & Burbank's Motor Car Law in1931. He was made a Q.c. in 1952 and was thefirst barrister briefed by the Public Solicitor und1lrthe Poor Person's Legal Assistance scheme.Because of his specialization in motor-car law, hewas made President of the Court of Appeal of theAustraliaf Confederation of Motor Sport(1957-71) .

DescriptionTourello is of the Queen Anne villa style with acorner turret, attic dormers and a sleepout porchwhich has since been enclosed. Rough-cast stuccoand leaded casement windows, together withMarseilles pattern tiles and terra-cotta shinglescreate the picturesque manner common to thisstyle, A lantern roofed bay at the rear may signifya billiard room or ballroom but otherwise thehouse is a typical medium-sized example of thisstyle. Shrubs and conifers provide an immaturebut sympathetic garden setting.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY, 1900-120, BRYSON STREET, 1900

608.RIVERSDALEROAD, 19001, SAUSBURYSTREET, 19005. VICTORIA ROAD, 1900n WENA ROAD, 19O1'k41, BRYSON STREET. 190158, C4.....7ERBURYROAD, 19016, T<1NTORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY, 190239, PROSPECT niu: ROAD, 1902169, CAN'TERBURYROAD, 19()3-46, LOGAN STREET, 19()3

141, MO/'."TALBERT ROAD, 19047, MANGARRA ROAD, 15(1,5.-624. CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905

Camberwell Conservation Stndy 1991

l1li633,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1906-827,BAL~' ROAD,190658, BROADWAY; 190665,MONT ALBERTROAD, 190673-75, BROADWAY, 19073l, CHAUCERCRESCENT, 190717,THREADNEEDLESTREET,190718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907c138,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1908-910,SEFTON PLACE, 1908oiL INCLESBYROAD, 1909-10n BROADWAY,190973, BROADWAY, 1m31,CANTERBURYROAD,19092.06, C'A.\'TERBURYROAD, 190922.VlCTORTA ROAD, 19091293, TOORAKROAD, 1910-8, ST.GEORGES CRESC£lI,'T, 19102, C!.AYTON ROAD. 1910<"199,WHITEHORSEROAD, mOe24, ALBION STREET,191117·19,BROADWAY, 191196-98, Ul>.70NROAD, 191124,. KENTROAD, 1912·1354.BROADWAY, 191235, lviATLOCKSTREET, 1912648, BURKEROAD,1913·186, KITQfENER STREET, 19138, FlTZCERALDSTREET, 1915·10<:127, WlNMALE£ ROAD, 191.5·20<"27..... ALMA ROAD, 191576,ATHELSTAN ROAD, 1915347·3ol9, IAIHlTEHORSE ROAD, 1915c353,WfflTEHORSE ROAn 1915(150,"WINMAL££ROAD, 1915<

External IntegrityFence has been replaced; the brickwork painted;the verandah balustrade replaced and theattic-porch enclosed. Sympathetically formedwings and a carpark (concrete paved) have beenadded to the rear and side of the house.

Streetscape

The house is isolated.

Significance

Architecturally, an articulate but altered exampleof a villa style which is common in Camberwell: oflocal importance and regional interest.Historically, once the home of regionallyprominent persons: of regional and localimportance.

House,6 Iramoo Street, Balwyn

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1924First Owner: Tucker, Gavin

HistoryIn the early 1920s a brick house of eight room waserected on this site, possibly by builder H.V.Bishop, but the first owner occupier was GavinTucker, a leather worker1 By 1935 the propertyhad been purchased and occupied by Geor~

Sherwood, a linotyper, and Mary Sherwood.Sherwood resided here until the late 1940~ whenMaxwell Pemberton purchased the property .

DescriptionDesigned in the Swiss Chalet inspired CalifornianBungalow form, this house has a distinctivetreatment of the main roof gable apex but isotherwise like most of the surrounding CalifornianBungalows. However, clinker brickwork ischaracteristic of the better Bungalow, seen hereagainst russet brown stained shingling, (porch).Shingling (now painted) and the large louvred roofvent in the gable, a handsome bowed window, thebroad gable roofs and unglazed Marseilles patternterra-cotta tiles are all typical Bungalow attributes.The usual heavy piered porch is set to one side(north), removing one of the style's typicalelements from the street facade. A rubble stonegarden wall at the front boundary appears original.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.29,THE RIDGE,191612 HUl\'TER ROAD, 19189, SEFTON PLACE, 191.9·206, CHRISTOh<tLSTREET, 1919i18, RIVERSDAL£ ROAD, 191933, BROADWAY, 1910

1 D1925;RB 1923·5,5007 Bishop owns vacant lot; RB1924-5,· noted as 6 rooms and wood; B.AC.2 ER 1931; ER 19383 DI944-45; D1950


158, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 192011,PRETORIA STREET,1920Z3,SUNNYSIDEAVfl\.'UE, 1920286, UMON ROAD, 192044,CURRAjONCAVE1I.'UE, 192Qc6,1RA.MOOSTREET, I92Qc17,1HREADNEEDLESTREET,19lOc65, YA,RRBATAVE1>.'UE, 192fJc42,SPENCERSTREET, 1921·3899, TOORAKROAD, 1921930,BURKEROAD, 1922210,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 192.216,ALMA ROAD,1923648, BURKEROAD, 192321,CAN7£RBURYROAD, 192.331. DEEPDENEROAD, 19237, WARMCK AVENUE, 192.390,MONT ALBERT ROAD,1924--51681\. M01>.7 ALBERT ROAD,1924--59,ROOfESTERROAD, 1924--56J0.638,BURKEROAD,1924322·394,CAMBERWELLROAD, 192412,MONT ALBERT ROAD,192410,FITZGERAW STREET, 1924c11, ALMA ROAD,1925(?)269,w..'1ON ROAD,1925-6c10,DONNA BUANC STREET, 19252, MARTIN ROAD,19254. ST. ANDRIES STREET, 19251, THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1925931,TOOR,AKROAD,1925118,WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 192555,BAm ROAD, I92,5(77,CREYTHORNE ROAD, 1925t1, THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1915c359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915c523,WHlTEHORSEROAD, 1925c146,YARRBAT AVENUE, 19251'

External Integrity

Generally original, except for addition of a carport.

Streetscape

Contemporary with housing in the area.

Significance

Architecturally, a well-preserved and unusualexample of a common house style in Camberwell(Bungalow) complete with fence and somelandscape: of regional interest.

I RB 1888·9,972, RB 1889·90,62, RB 1900-1, 1162 RB 1904-5, IIJ6,RB 1895-6, 1173 BA 1899-1918, 187, DI915·2S

Murradoe,15 Irilbarra Road

National Trost of Australia (CIassjRec.): Recorded

NTA File Number: 1331Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1889First Owner: Rowden, LewisBuilder: Rowden, Lewis W

HistoryContractor, Lewis U Rowden built this eight roombrick house, for his own use, on allotments 84-85ofthe MontAlbert Park Estate1 By 1904 Frederick Graves, atraveller, leased the house from Rowden; ArthurElliston, a chemist, having also done so during1895-72. Rowden added over two squares to thehouse in 1901, prior to Mrs. W J Daly's occupationof Murra~oc from early this century and on intothe 1920's' .Rowden was of the firm Waring & Rowden of LaTrobe Street, Melbourne which had started assimply William Waring and developed into asuccessful building firm by the late 19th century;they had gone by c1910.

DescriptionA large, stuccoed brick ltalianate styled house witha richiy detailed cast-iron return verandah.Quoins, a rich impost frieze, eaves brackets andstenciled incising in the cement, constitute much ofthe ornament whilst the verandah is distinguishedby its duplex posts and relatively uncommon friezepattern. Two palms, symmetrically arranged in thefront garden, assist evergreen exotic shrubs ~ t~e

period expression of the house, although this IS

combated by mature gum species in the gardenand paperbarks in the street.



The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1882

2, SERMO:: STREET, 188&53, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERWEUROAD, 2886

3, F£RMANACH ROAD,188757, SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMAROAD, 188819, CANTERBURY ROAD, 188846, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 188889, lImON ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (?)25,A!..MAROAD, 1889(7)54,.MONT ALBERTROAD, 1889-936,ALMA ROAD, 1889.208, CAt-.7ERBURYROAD. 188915, IRILBARRAROAD, 1889

.2I, lRItBARRAROAD, 188943, KU,7 ROAD, 18892, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889137,MONT ALBERT ROAD, 188932, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 188910,TRAFALGAR ROAD, 1889.261\,. WM'DSWORTH ROAD, 188950, WM'DSWOR1H ROAD, 188942. WARRIGALROAD.1889322·,394. CAMBERWELLROAD, 1890--1262, UNION ROAD, 1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890544, BURKEROAD, 18902~LNGLESBYROA~I890

7, vrcrORIA AVEl\'UE, 1890

13, VICTORIAA VENUE, 189057, YARRBAT AVENUE. 189Oc?7A,. ALMA. ROAD, 2891·2I3, BAL¥VYNROAD, 1891-473-79,BALWYN ROAD,1891320, CAMBERloVELL ROAD, 1892622,. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 1892125,WATTLEVALLEYROAD,1892136,CANTERBURYROAD, 1893668-670,BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKEROAD, 1895

816-822. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895c29, CAJ..7ERBURYROAD, 189752.PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 189715, KASOUKAROAD,1898150, MO?o.7ALBERTROAD, 189926,VlCTORIAAVENUE, 1899

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced.

StreetscapeThe house is isolated in a recently built streetscapebut it is distinguished in the street by its noticeablywider frontage.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a richly decorated modestly sizedexample of a common Victorian period villa style

which is distinguished by its cast-iron pattern; ofregional interest and local importance.History. Waring and Rowden executed manycontracts in the late 19th century throughout themetropolis; of local importance and regionalinterest.

Restoration

Rebuild fence as original or typical.

Wiora,21 Irilbarra Road

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1889First Owner: Smart, Archibald W

HistoryArchibald W Smart, a civil servant, owned andoccupied this twelve room brick house from itsconstruction in 1889 until the difficult years of1892-31. John C Teare, a merchant, leased thehouse from Smart until c1895when a succession ofoccupants commenced with Francis P Bolton andcontinued with Joseph Cheleyer and Alex Ross2

•

Local councillor and importer, Alfred Bowleypurchased Wiora from Smart c1901 and remainedthere for many years3 Subsequent to the newownership, the valuation rose by 335% despite aloss of two-rooms in the description4. Given thestyle of the house, it is possible that it was rebuiltby Bowley on purchase or equally possible that therate valuation was reviewed in the light of thepurchase price: no permit was sought at this time.Alfred Bowley and Co imported andmanufactured clothing, particularly militaryuniforms and their accessories. They providedswords, belts gold braid and lace, and boasted thepatronage of the Victorian Defence Department

1 RB 1889-90,602 RB 1894-5. 141;RB 1892-3. 178;RB 1895-6, 141;RB 1898-9. 116;019023 RB 1901-2. 131;01906; 019254 RB 1899-1900, 113; RB 1900-1, 115; RB 1901-2, 131


11IIand Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Bowley wasCamberwell mayor (1911-13).Archibald Smart was chief clerk and later seniorlanding surveyor at the Customs House and it isconceivable that he and Bowley may have becomeacquaintances through the course of business.Smart was born at Jerusalem, Tasmania in 1849andcommenced with the customs department in 1863,making his way through a number of positions toeventually administer over 100 officers in thelanding section. Apart from intrepid adventureson the high seas, thwarting smugglers, Smartclaimed to be among the first to board a.bicycle inthe Colony (1870 at Warmambool)l.The architect, E J Smart, of Reed Henderson andSmart later Reed Smart and Tappin, was also bornin Tasmania, also in 1840's. It is possible that thetwo were related and that the firm designed thehouse, given its innovatory early use of the QueenAnne style.One of the partnerships derived from this firm didreinstatement work for Bowleyat his Flinders Lanepremises. This further underscores theirinvolvement with Wiora.

Description

Two-storeyed, of red patterned brick, clad withMarseilles pattern roof tiles and appointed withhalf-timbered gabled roof bays and a two-storeytimber side verandah, Wiora has the Queen Annevilla style characteristics, more common in 1900than 1889. An oriel window, placed above a majorarched opening, provides a distinctive elevation tothe main gabled bay whilst lesser gables, roofforms and windows aid the asymmetrical 'balance'of the Irilbarra Road elevation. A two- level timberverandah possessing the familiar chunky turnedposts of the American Queen Anne faces MontAlbert Road.Comparison with 13 Victoria Avenue yields somesimilarities with the French Chateaux manner ofthis example but the timber verandah detailsconclusively link Wiora with American QueenAnne. Another early example in this style is theTudoresque North Park, Essendon (188).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18812, BERy.,1CK STREET, 188.5cS3.PROSPECTHILLROAD,1886-7320,CAMBERWELLROAD,18863, FERMANACH ROAD.188757, SEYMOUR GROVE, 1887

33,ALMA ROAD, 188819,CA1'.TERBURYROAD.188846, PARU11lCTON STREET, 1888

TheCyclopediaofVictoria, pp.240-1

635,RIVERSDALE ,ROAD, 188889,UN10N ROAD, 18882, PEPP"" STREET, 1889 (?)25, ALMA ROAD, 1889(?)

54.. MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936,ALMA ROAD, 1889208, CANTERBURY ROAD, 188915,IRILBARRAROAD, 188943. KENTROAD, 18892, MOLESiAIORTH STREET, 1889137,MOt-.7 ALBERTROAD, 188932, PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 188910, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 188926A WM'DSWORTH ROAD, 188950, WA....'DS"VORTH ROAD, 188942,.WARRlCALROAD, 1889

322·394,CAMBERVYELLROAV, 189{)..1161, tL"'70N ROAD, 1890190015, AL\1A ROAD, 1890544, BURKE ROAD, 1890

27, INCLESBYROAD, 1890

7, VICTORIA AVE1'.JUE,189013, VlCTORJAAVENUE, 1890

57, YARRBAT AVEl\'UE, 189Or:?7A,ALMAROAD,18n·].13, BALM'N ROAD, 1891-4-73-79, BALM'?'.'ROAD, 1891

320, CAMBERJA..':ELL ROAD, 189262.2,RII'ERSDAL£ ROAD, 1892

6, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 1891125, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1891136, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1893668.ti70, BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895

816-822 RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 189530, HOW.tL".V STREET, 1895(29, CAl\7ERBURY ROAD. 1897

51 PROSPECT HILLROAD, 189715, KASOUKAROAD, 1898

150, MOl\T ALBERT ROAD, 189916, I'ICTORIAAVElI.'UE, 1899

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced; part of the verandahhas been glazed and some coloured glazingreplaced.

StreetscapeThe house is isolated and dominant within thestreetscape.

SignificanceArchitecturally, among the first houses to utilizethe American Queen Anne style which was tobecome the basis for the Queen Anne villa style soprevalent in Camberwell and the metropolitanarea; of potential state importance.History. Home of a senior public servant andsuccessful industrialist, both typical ofCamberwell's later population; of local importanceand regional interest.

RestorationRestore side verandah; rebuild fence as originai ortypical; investigate history further to confirmbuilding date.


House,1 Kalonga Road,Ba/wyn North.

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1948-55First Owner: Sanders, Francis J.builder

History

Francis John Sanders, a builder, constructed thisbrick house for his own occupation on Lot 381 In1948 he applied for a building permit for a fourroom~ brick dwelling which was estimated to cost£3000. In 1949 Sanders applied for a:fermit tobuild a garage and store on the property . By 1950the garage and store were complete and Sanderslived in them while building the house. Francisand Ellie Sanders occupied the house in 1951.Whilst the house was unfinished additions weremade in 1951 and in 19534

. The house was notcompleted until 1955 by which time it hgd becomea two-storey, eight roomed house . FrancisSanders resided hgre with Ellie Hunter Sandersuntil at least 1962. CD. ~ S. Mages was thenext owner-occupiers by 1964 .

DescriptionCommencing as a streamlined Moderne stylesingle-storey brick villa in the late 194Os, the housegained its present distinctive form when an upperlevel (consisting of Billiard Room, hall, bathroomand bedroom) was added early in the 19505. Whathad been previously a flat roof, became largeterrace/deck areas serving the new mainupper-level rooms. The original, almostsymmetrical, ground level had started as lounge,two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and laundrywith scope to add two curved rooms to either end,one a sunroom/dining room and the other the

[ BA 1948.2304; ER [9522 BA [948.23043 BA [949.35334 BA 1953.130875 BA 1953. 130876 ER [959; D[9627 MMBW DPA25114O

main bedroom. These were added with the upperlevel.Its first form was similar to the late 19305 early19405 Moderne style houses designed and built byentrepreneurs such as J.A.L. Humphries and e.S.Cameron, using coloured brickwork, comersteel-framed windows, flat roofs and curved forms.Its next form was more spectacular, introducingthe butterfly roof form (typical of the mid 19505)and extending the entry porch vertically, as theaxis of the elevation. The effect was an unusualbut successful combination of the period's mostmodish forms, overlaid with distinctive patternedbrickwork. (see also 6-8 Bulleen Road)The garden and fence relate to the house period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1940-11, MOl\7M'A STREET, 19401297, TOORAK ROAD, 194091, MAUD STREET, 1940r133,MAUD STREET, 1940c56, RlV£RSIDEAVEf\rUE, 1940c15,WALBUNDRYAVE./\'UE, 194Cf417-, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1940c113, YARRBAr AVENUE, 1940r113,MOf\:7ALBERTROAD, 19011-11, BEA.TRICE STREET, 1~16, BULLE£t>.' ROAD, 194117l, DONo..STERROAD, 19414, ,',-fAYSLASTREET, 194146,THE BOULH'ARD, 19411, KELBA STREET, 1941<"666, RIVERSDAL£ ROAD, 1946·7119, DONCASTER ROAD, 19481, MLONGI'\ RO.4D. 1948c166,lNHIT£HORSEROAD, 1951·22, TAURUS STREET, 1951c32, URSA STREET, 1951c6, CA.RRIC'.AL STREET, 195243, KlREEPROAD, 19521, MADDEN STREET, 19522, CARRIC'.AL STREET, 195416.CA.RRlGALSTREET, 195412.Q, \A.llNMALEE ROAD, 195414,ORION" STREET, 1954<:32,8ALYVYN ROAD. 1955c45A NARRAK ROAD. 1955c


StreetscapeIn a contemporary residential area, but isolated byits siting and unusual design. The house is alsovisible from Union Road, sited as it is atop a hill.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a most unusual design whichcombines the streamlined Modeme style of the1930-40era with the skillion/butterfly roof form ofthe 1950s, its long construction time beingpresumably due to the immediate post-warembargo on house construction above a certainfloor area: ofState importance.Historically, of interest as a builder's own homeand possible connection with conservation ofbuilding materials after the Second War : ofregional interest.

Spreydon,15 Kasouka Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 29.20 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1898First Owner: Thomson, Eliza A & Robert C

HistoryEliza Amelia Thomson (later listed as Mrs. PatrickThomson) was the first rated owner-occupier ofthis eight room brick house in 18991. A missingrate book (1898-99) obscures the preciseconstruction date whilst the Melbourne Directory for1899 lists the house as 'vacant', presumably still inconstruction. The rate book for 1897-8 lists the siteas allotm~nt 12 owned by the Commercial Bank ofAustralia.Electoral rolls list a clerk, Robert C. Thomson, asco-occupier of the house during the early 19OO's3.Frank E. Lear was a resident here in the periodaround World War One and Geor~ H. andMargaret Johnston followed in the 1930's.

1 01901; 01906; MMBW OPA54749; RB 1899-90.5742 RB 1897-8.5663 ER1908 RBI900-14 01915; DI935

DescriptionAfter the manner of Robert Haddon's designs forthe architects W.B. Leith and Smith & Ogg, thehouse differs from the Queen Anne villa type by itsadoption of a concave hip roofed tower (in thepicturesque ltalianate mode) over the entrance, andcharacteristically (for Haddon) unusualornamentation to chimneys and a quaintbalustrade placement on the tower. Cement scrollstaken from the English Queen Anne also adorn thewindow sill and door side-light in an individualmanner. Otherwise, the red brick walls, turnedverandah posts, half-timbered gables andterra-cotta roof details are typical of the QueenAnne. Comparison may be made to Haddon's ownhouse in Malvern and the demolished 278 CothamRoad,Kew.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECT fULL ROAD, 1881630, RH'ERSDALE ROAD,18822, BERYvlCK. STREET, 18&5..53,PROSP£CTHILL ROAD, 1886-7320,CAMBfRY\'ELL ROAD, 18863, FERAfANACH ROAD, 1887szSEYMOUR CROVE, 188733, AU1A. ROAD, 1888

19, CAI\TfRBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNGTON STREET, 1888635,RH'ERSDALEROAD, 1888

89,U1-.70N ROAD, 18882,PEPP~'S1REET,18~(~

25, AUH ROAD, 1889(1)

54, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936, AL"'fA ROAD, 1889208, CA},'T£RBURY ROAD, 188915,IRlL8ARRA ROAD,188911, IRlL8ARRA ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 18891, MOLESVv'ORTH STREET, 1889137,,\<fO/l;7 •..;,LBERT ROAD. 188931. PROSPECT fUU ROAD, 188910, TRAFALC.ARROAD, 188916A WAr.'DSWORTHROAD,188950, WM'DSWORTH ROAD, 188941.WARRlC.ALRO•..;,D, 1889321:·394, CAMBERVv'HLROAD, 189Q..l262, /J1Ii10N ROAD, 1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890544, 8URKE ROAD,189027,INGLESBYROAD,189O7, VTCTORIAAVEl'.l1E, 189013,VTCTORlAAVE1';l1E, 189057, YARRBAT AI/ENUE, 189Oc?7A,ALMA ROAD, 1892·213,BALMN ROAD, 189147j;.79,8ALWl'NROAD; 1891310,CAlI-f8ERVVEUROAD, 1892622, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18926. TRAFALGAR ROAD, 28921.25, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892136,CA).,'TERBURY ROAD, 1893668-.670, BURKEROAD, 1895680,BURKEROAD, 1895816-822, RH'ERSDALE ROAD,1895

Camberwel1 Conservation Study 1991

III

contributes to a notable, largelyand late Victorian residential

30, HOWARD STREET,18~29, CANTERBURYROAD, 189752,. PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1897150,MONT ALBERTROAD, 289926, VlCTORIAAV£l\.'UE, 1899

External IntegrityThe fence is new and the verandah glazed in.

StreelscapeThe houseEdwardianstreetscape.

Significance

Architecturally, an unusual and near originalvariation on the common Queen Anne villa stylewhich possesses distinctive cement details and alook-out, and supports a notable residentialstreetscape: of regional importance.History. little is known of the Thomson family inthe Camberwell context.

House,1 Kelba Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1941First Owner: Bolton, N.M.home dutiesBuilder: Humphreys, F.S.

History

In 1941 Nancy Meredith Bolton commissionedbuilder, E.S. Hump~ys, to build a house, garageand later a woodshed . The brick veneer residencewas of six rooms and was estimated to cost £1,500".Nancy !flton still owns and occupies thisresidence.

I BA 1941.14395: BA 1941. 151102 ibid.3 TDI990

fashionable comer windows (although not steelframed) and blended brick feature walls to markthe entry under the quadrant concrete porch roof.Tiered semi-circular brick stairs repeat the porchplan in radial steps into a period gardensurrounded by a matching masonry fence.The construction drawings show the twobedrooms, a sleepout and a lounge opening off theentry-hall which proceeded via a passage to akitchen and the dining room which also connectedto the lounge. The laundry opened off the rearporch which gave some covered access from theattached garage at the rear. Part of the drawingwas devoted to a streamlined asymmetricalfireplace (lounge) which resembled the house itselfin form and materials.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.206,IAIHITEHORSE ROAD, 29W-11. MOl-i7 ANA STREET. 19401297,roORAK ROAD, 194091.MAUD STREET, 1940<'133, MAUD STREET, 1941k56, RIVERSIDEAVENUE, 19oW1:15,WALBUNDRY A VENUE, 19400;"417-, lNHlTEHORSEROAD, 1940c113.YARRBAr AVEJl.11E, 1940<'223, MOf\,TALBERT ROAD, 1941-12, BEATRICESTREEr; 19416, BULLEEl'; ROAD, 19411i1, DONCASTER ROAD, 19414, MAYSIA STREET, 194146, THE BOULEVARD, 19411. KELBASTREET, 19411:666. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1946-7119,DONCASTER ROAD. 194-81, KALONGA ROAD, 1948c166,VVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1951-22, TAURUS STREET, 19511:32,. URSA STREET, 1951c6, CARRIGAL STREET, 195243, KIREEPROAD, 19521. ,"!ADDEN STREET. 19522, CARRIGAL STREET. 295416,CARRICALSTREET, 1954129,V\lINMALEE ROAD, 1954N, ORiON STREET, 1954.-31, BALWYN" ROAD. 19S5c45A. NARRAKROAD, 19551:


Streelscape ContributionOf a similar era to the first wave of houses in thearea, this house is among the best of the type.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a well-preserved andaccomplished example of a probablebuilder-design which incorporates all of the


fashionable elements of the era into a mediumsized house and lot.Historically, of interest because of its high integrityto its construction date.

Sunnyside,24 Kent Road

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1912-13First Owner: Ferguson, EJArchitect: MacKay,FrederickBuilder: Stephenson & Co.

History

Architects Frederick & Keith Mackay designedSunnyside, in 1912, for Katie and Edward J.Ferguson, a custom's officer1. The builders wereStephenson & Co2

. It was to be of timber of twolevels and ~ 20 squares in area, containing severmain rooms . O.K. Bellmaine was a later owner.One F.E. Bellmaine was a Camberwell Councillor1917-25.

Description

Oriental in its form and detail, steeply gabled andsimply massed in the Voysey manner, the housealso possesses unusual aspects such as the earlyuse of diamond pattern asbestos shingling andwhat appears to be asbestos sheet cladding, withcover straps, over a weatherboarded base. Chineseeaves brackets support the tea-house like flaredattic roof line along one elevation and under theverandah but, the ribbed chimneys, groupedcasement windows and their leaded patterns,reflect more common Edwardian house details.The garden and mature trees appear dose to thehouse construction period, particularly the Cypressand hedge remnant. A lemon scented gum in onecomer repeats a common planting in Camberwell.

I MMBWDPA 851072 BA 1899-1918.19153 ibid.4 BA 1953, 11849


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY, 1900-1

20, BRYSON STREET, 1900608, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 19001, 5AUSBURYSTREET, 19005, \'TCTORIAROAD, 190011, LUENA ROAD, 1900c42. BRYSON STREET, 190158, CM'TERBURYROAD, 19016, IaNTORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135,BROADWAY, 290239. PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1902169, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-46, LOCMISTREET, lstl3142, MOll.'T ALBERT ROAD, 29047, MANCARRA ROAD, 1905-624, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905633, RIVERSDAL£ ROAD, 19Q6.8

27, BALM'N ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY. 190665,MONT ALBERTROAD, 19067J..75- BROAD~:-t Y.1907n CHAUCERCRfSCE.'''iT, 190717,THREAD."-'E£DLE STREET,1$tl718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907c138,CA.l\'TERBURYROAD, 1$tl8-941, INGLESBYROAD, 19OjJ..910,SEFTON PLACE,190841, INGLESBYROAD, 19Q9~ZO

71, BROADWt\ Y, 190913, 8ROADWAY.190931, CA},'TERBURYROAD, 1909206,CA1\TERBURYROAD, 190922, VICTORJAROAD, 19091293, TOORA,KROAD, 1910~8, ST.GEORCESCRESCENT. 19102, CLAHON ROAD. 1910c199,!-\1fITEHORSEROAD, 1910c24,ALBION STREET, 191117·19. BROADWAY, 191196-98, UMON ROAD. 191154, BROADWAY, 191235. MATLOCK STREET. 1912648, BURKEROAD, 1913-186, KlTCHENER STREET, 19138, FITZGERALD STREET. 1915-2fk127,}\Ill>,'A-lALEE ROAD, 1915-20c27A,AL\1.AROAD, 191576,A1HELSTAN ROAD, 19153'17-349, JlVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915c353,JlVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915r150,I-VIN<\1ALEE ROAD, 1915r

External Integrity

The house's attic windows to the east have beenenlarged: the fence (presumed picket) has beenremoved (some posts remain).

StreetscapeOpposite and adjacent to large Victorian periodvillas, the house is also dose to Edwardian andBungalow period houses (see 43-5 Kent Street).


SignificanceArchitecturally, an uncommon and simplyconceived Edwardian villa form which also alludesto the Oriental influence then active on QueenAnne and Bungalow styling.Historically, little is known of Ferguson in theCamberwell context.

Ripley,43-5 Kent Street

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1889First Owner: Horsfall, John

HistoryDr. John A. Horsfall who was always described inmunicipal records as a gentleman (retired), was thefirst owner-occupier of this nine room brick housein 1889, remaining there for ten years1 HarrisonRotherham (q.v.), a merchant, leased it for anumber of years: first from ~. Horsfall and,after 1902-3 Miss Mary Horsfall. Later ownersinclude~ the McMillan family and the PresbyterianChurch. It is probable that Nathaniel Billing andSon were the architects.Horsfall was aged 70 when he built Ripley. Born inManchester, England, his distinguished lineagemeant an entry in Burke's Colonial Gentry andFellowship of the Royal Colonial Institute. OneCharles J.Horsfall (Darvall& Horsfall Solicitors) lived in Cookson Streetduring this period.Rotherham, previously of Leopold Crescent, was ofthe firm Rotherham Wood and Co. agents formanufacturers, in Elizabeth Street. He wasresponsible for construction of the unusualconcrete houses at 24 and 22 Albion Street (q.v.):

the vesiculated concrete masonry used on the fenceat 39 Kent Street may not be a coincidence.

DescriptionOf stuccoed brick with a slate hipped roof andItalianate manner, the house has the typicalcast-iron verandah on three sides which alsocircumnavigates a room bay on the south and mainelevation. Profuse eaves bracketing perhapscompensates for the otherwise sparse detailing.The original gateway was set in a splay at thecorner of what was probably a timber picket fence:both have been removed but the graveled pathwayto the house remains.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHIUROAD, 1881630,RIVERSDALEROAD, 28821, BERYWCK STREET, l885e53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7320,CAMBERt-\'ELLROAD,18863, FERMANACH ROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733, ALMA ROAD, 188819, c.AJ\.7ERBURYROAD, 1888

46, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 188889, U~70N ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (?)25, ALMAROAD, 1889(?)54, MOll,'TALBERTROAD, 1889--936. AL\1A ROAD, 1889108, C.A.NTERBUKYROAD, 1889

15, IRlLBARRAROAD, 1889

11, IRILBARRA ROAD, 1889

2, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889137, MOl\:TALBERT ROAD, 1889

3.2.PROSPECT fUll ROAD, 188910,TRAFALGAR ROAD, 18892M, WM'DSWORTH ROAD, 1889

50, WM'DS~VRTH ROAD, 18894.2. ~I\RRlCALROAD, 1889

322-394, CAMBERY'JELLROAD, 1890-1262, lIMON ROAD, 1890190015, AL\V\ ROAD, 1890

544-, BURKE ROAD, 189027, INCLESB)' ROAD, 1890

7, VICTORIA A VENUE, 189013, VICTORIAAVEl'.'UE, 1890

57, YARRBAT AVE.VUE, 189<k?7A, ALMA ROAD, 1891·2

13, BAHV)'N ROAD, 1891-47.3-79, BALM'N ROAD, 1891320, CAMBERVVELL ROAD, 1892

622 RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1892

6, TRAFALC.ARROAD, 1892125, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892136,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1893668-670, BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895816-822 RWERSDALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOWARD STREET, 1895..29, CAJl.7ERBURYROAD, 189752 PROSPECT fUll ROAD, 189715, KASOUKA ROAD, 1898ISO,MO/\7 ALBERT ROAD, 1899

26, VICTORIA A \TENUE,1899

123

RB 1889-90.2142; RB 1898-9.1920RB 1899-1900,2044; RB 1902-3. 195.BA 1962. 308,8


External IntegrityThe fence has been removed and the verandahfloor replaced; plinth clad with stone facing andadditions have been made to the east side.

StreetscapeOpposite a Victorian period villa and adjacent toEdwardian villas, the house is identifiable asamong the first built in the street both by its perioddetail and large comer allotment.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large, near original example of acommon late 19th Century style which isdistinguished in the streetscape as an early house;of local importance and regional interest.Historically, the home of two regionally knownpersonalities, Dr. Horsfall and Rotherham; ofregional interest and local importance.

Velore,6 Kintore Street

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 26.01 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1901First Owner: Brooke, William Henry

HistoryWilliam Henry Brooke, a warehousemen, was thefirst owner- occupier of Velore; then described asbrick and of nine rooms1. An accountant, ThomasAllen, leased the house from Brooke in 1903-4,whose address was then given as Sydney2. One J.Brooke J.P. of Rathmines Road, Hawthorn acted ashis agent (A Brooke family pioneered Hawthorn,see Brooke Place). George Hastings was a laterresident and Frederick G. Spence was aowner-occupier in the 1930's3. Hastings, George

[ RB [900-[.988; RB 1901-2.10302 RB 1903-4 1075;MMBWDPA 474683 MMBWDPA 47468; D1925; D1935

DescriptionLike numbers one, twenty-five and twenty-sixKintore Street, this red brick house possesses thedistinctive triple-gabled, asymmetrical room bayassociated with the work of architect JohnBeswicke (see 29 Harcourt Street, Hawthorn) andcopyists such as the builder, Hutchinson. A moretypical but heavy cast-iron verandah turns thecorner to terminate on another multi gabled thrustroom bay, expressing its Edwardian nature by thebullnose roof form.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY, 1900-120, BRYSON STREET, 1900608,RNERSDALERQAD, 19001, SAUSBURY STREET, 1900

5, VICTORIA ROAD, 190011.LUENA ROAD, 1900c41,. BRYSONSTREET, 190158, CA1'.TERBURYROAD, 1901

13, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY, 190239, PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 1902169, c..A},'TERBURY ROAD, 191346, LOGAN STREET, 1903loll, MOl'-7 iiLBERT ROAD, 1904

r. .MANCARRAROAD, 1905-624, CHA.UCER CRESCENt 1905633, RH'ERSDALE RO.4D, 1906-827, BALm1\' ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY, 190665,MONT ALBERTROAD, 190673-75, 8ROADWAY, 190731, CHAUCERCRESCE:NT, 190717, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718, PEPPIN STREET, 1907c138, CM7ERBURY ROAD, 1908-941- INGLESBY ROAD, 1908-910, SEFTON PLACE, 1908

41, INGLESBY ROAD, 19(19..10

71, BROADWAy, 1~73, 8ROADWAY,1909

3L CM'TERBURYROAD, 1909206, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1:xJ912,. VICTORIA ROAD- 19091293, TOORAKROAD, 191Q..8, ST. GEORGES CRESCENT, 1910

2, CLA'{TON ROAD, 1910.:

199, l<VWTEHORSE ROAD, 2910.:24, ALBION STREET, 19111f-1~ BROADWAY, 1.Q1l

%098, Ul-;1ONROAD, 1911

14, KENT ROAD, 1912-1354, BROADWAY, 1911-35, ,V1ATLOCKSTREET, 1911

648, BURKE ROAD, 1913·18

6, KIT01ENERSTREET, 19138, FITZGERALD S1REET, 1915·101:117,MNMALEE ROAD, 1915-101:

27A, AL.MA ROAD, 1915

76, ATHELSTAN ROAD, 1915347-349,Vv'HITEHORSEROAD, 1915c353, i'VHITEHORSEROAD, 1915..150, 'MNMALEE ROAD, 1915c


IIIExternal IntegrityThe house is generally externally original; thepicket fence and trim colours have some sympathyto the house's period.

Streel5capeContributes to a notable and stylisticallyhomogeneous residential streetscape.

SignificanceArchitecturally, although basically of aconservative design, its multi-gabled bays aredistinctive and relate directly to nearby like~xamples and the streetscape; in general of regionalimportance.Historically, little is known of the major owners inthe Camberwell context.

House,29 Kintore Street

Study Grading: APrecinct: 26.01 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1900First Owner: Coburn, Priscilla

History

~ry Edith Stirling was the major early owner ofthis house from c1901 but before her, PriscillaCoburn, owned and occupied it immediately afterits construction in c19001

. The valuation had nearlydoubled by c1921 when the new own~r/occupier

was James H Reynolds, a manufacturer", indicatingthat the sale price could have brought a revaluationor that improvements were made. Throughout, thehouse was described as of brick and 9 rooms sitedon allotments 32-43

.

By the late 19205 a Queenslander, Richard WNevile who was then the general manager ofTreadway & Co., was resident there and remainedso into the 1950s4.He had become chairman andmanaging director of the company by 1950 as wellas serving as chairman of a number of charitablecommittees and trade related societies such as theYMCA national committee, the Master Drapers &Traders Assoc., the Australian Oub of Retailers,and the executive committee of the MethodistLadies College et. al.s

DescriptionThis is a large two-storey gabled-roof house, withits original picket fence, and stucco wall finish setin spacious grounds with mature planting. Thehouse has half-timbered gables set against a hippedroof, also bayed wings and multiple pieredchimney stacks. A mature cypress hedge backs upthe original and notable fence. Also, a MonkeyPuzzle tree is one of the numerous exotic trees inthe garden.Given the ownership change in the 1920s, it ispossible that what may have been red brickexternal walls have been stuccoed over, along withother elements like the chimneys. The houseremains uncharacteristically bland for a largehouse of 1900.

Comparative ExamplesUnlike other houses of the era, it is stuccoed andtwo-storey, rather than with an attic storey.The following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.69, BROADWA Y; 190(1.110, BRYSON STREET, 1900608,RH'ERSDALE ROAD,19001, 5AUSBUR'{ STREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, 190011. LUENA ROAD, 1900c

42, BRYSON STREET, 190158, c:M.7ERBURYROAD, 19016, KINTORESTREET, 190113, ROYAL CRESCENT,190135, BROADWAY,190239,PROsPECTHILL ROAD, 1902169,CA.~'TERBURYROAD, 1903-46, LOGAN STREET, 1903142, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 19047,.M.ANGA.RRA ROAD, 1905-624, CHAUCER CRESCENT,1905633,RIVERSDALEROAD, 1906-827, BAl.WY1'-' ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY. 190665,Mf».7ALBERTROAD, 19067J..75, BROADI'\t~Y, 1907sz, CHAUCERCRESC£lI,7,190717,THRfADNEEDLE STREET, 190718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907c138,CANTERBURYROAD, 1908-941, INGLESBYROAD, 1908-910,SEFTON PLACE,1908

12345

RB 1900-1901.985; RB 1903-4,1088RB 1921-2,2376ibid.~A 1950,0.1920-50

Cam~eUCorureNationSrudyl~l

41,/NGWBY ROAD, 1909~10

71,BROADWAY; 190973, BROADWAY, 1909n CANTERBURYROAD, 1909206,CANTERBURYROAD, 190922,. VlcrORrA ROAD, 19091293, TOORAKROAD, 191Q..8, ST.GEORGES CRESCENT, 19102, CIA ITON STREET, 1910c199,lIVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1910clotALBION STREET, 191117~19, BROADWAY, 191196-98, ll.)",'!ONROAD, 1911lotKENTROAD, 19Z1~1354,. BROADWAY, 191235, MAnOCK STREET, 1912648, BllRKE ROAD, 1913--186, KITCHENER STREET, 19138, FITZGERALD STREET, 1915~2Oc

127,i"dNMALEE ROAD, 1915-2Ocl7A. ALMA ROAD, 191576,ATIfELSTAN ROAD, 1915353,lIVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1915c150,TMNMALEE ROAD, 1915c

External IntegrityGenerally original.1

StreetscapeA major contributor to an important late 19th and20th century precinct. Although unlike many ofthe surrounding houses in style and scale, itoccupies a key comer position and is dominant inscale.

SignificanceHistorically, important for its association withRichard W. Nevile. Nevile was one of a distinctiveechelon in Camberwell society, often prominent incommerce and manufacturing and interested inwelfare and education. Like Nevile, many othersin this group were connected to the MethodistChurch. It was the home of a nationallyprominent figure (Nevile) and hence evocative ofthe classes associated with Camberwell: ofnational interest and State importance.Architecturally, an unusual variant on theprevailing house styles, complete with extensiveand notable fence and hedging of the period, also amajor contributor to an important residentialprecinct: of metropolitan interest and localimportance.

House,43 Kireep Road, Balwyn

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1952First Owner: Gillison, D & JArchitect: Boyd, Robin

HistoryDouglas Napier & Joan Mary Gillisoncommissioned the building of a rune roomed,'weatherboard' house on this site in 19522

• TheGillisons lived here until after 1%2, probablY3untiithe time of Douglas Gillison'~ death in 1%5. By1974 J.T. Brock resided here. The architect wasRobin Boyd'',Douglas Gillison was born in England andeducated in Brisbane and Melbourne. His fatherwas the Presbyterian minister, Padre Gillison, whowas killed while trying to bring in a woundedsoldier at Gallipoli. From 1937 until 1941 Mr.Gillison was a sub-editor with The Age. He wasalso a General President of the AustralianJournalists' Association for a time. During theSecond World War he served in the RAAFand waspublic relations officer in the Pacific and inLondon. He wrote the first of the air series in theAustralian Official War History, RAAP 1939-42. In1946 he became the Press Secretary to the Ministerfor Air. Later he became Public Relations Officerfor the Department of Civil Aviation and in 1959he was appointed Director of the Australian Newsand Information Bureau in London, a position heretired from in 1~. He died at the age of 66 onNovember Ist, 1%5 .Joan Gillison was a biographer and historian whobegan writing after the death of her husband. Shefirst published the story of her grandfather'sfamily. Later she published the history of

123456

Inspection requiredRlfl952 26~D1952; D1954;DI962; TM Age. 2.11.65,p.5DI974Cross-seaton July 1953TheAge, 2.11.65, p.5; Herald,3.10.64


Melbourne's Lyceum Club and MargaretCunningham of Finiona. The latter history wascommissioned in 1976and was a history of FintonaGirls'School and the life of the founder Miss MargaretCunningham'. Joan and Douglas Napier had a sonand two daughters2.

The architect, Robin Boyd was a nationally famousarchitect and writer (see 666 Riversdale Roadcitation).

DescriptionContemporary accounts noted the 4"X1" timberwindow mullions used on the diagonal asstructural framing and the remote upper-levelbox-like writer's 'perch' with its Ned Kelly slot toselectively view the then rural landscape. Then atwo-storey block, with two window-wall modulesfacing north, the main house stood at the comer ofthe lot. Connected to it via a slim glazed link atground level, only, were another four bays ofdiagonal glazing. Above it, isolated from the otherupper levels was the writer's study with ahorizontal window slot which allowed a view onlyif the occupant stood up3. The whole had the lookof stacked building blocks, some with the modishdiagonal geometry that provided functional'structural decoration'. A similar isolationistapproach for a study was designed by Boyd for thewriter-historian, Manning Clark's Canberra house.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106.WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1940-11, M01\7M'A STREET, 19401297, roozaxROAD,194091.MAUD STREET, 1940.:133,MAUD STREET, 194(k

56, RIVERSIDEAVEfI,'UE,1940c15,WALBUNDRYAVEJI,.'UE, 1940<417-, WHITEHORSE ROAD. 1940c113,YARRBATAVEl'-.'UE, 1940.:123,MONT ALBERTROAD. 190U·22, BEAmet STREET. 19416. BULLEW ROAD, 1941

171.DONCASTER ROAD, 19414, MAYSIA STREET, 194146, TffE BOULEVARD,19411, ULBA STREET, 1941c666,RlVERSDALE ROAD,1946-7I19,DONCASTERROAD,19481, KALONGA ROAD, l')48c166,'NHITEHORSE ROAD, 1.951·12, TAURUS STREET, 1951c32. URSA STREET, 1951c6, CARRIGALSTREET, 195243,KIREEP ROAD, 19521,MWDEN smEBT, 19522, CARRICAL STREET, 195416, CARRlCALSTREET, 1954Il9, MNMALEE ROAD, 1954It ORlON STREET, I95+c

1 The FreePressiCamberwell), 17.3.l982. p.22 The Age.2.11.65.p.53 N Clerehan, a friend of Boyd's

32, BALl-V)"N ROAD, I955c

45A. NARRAK ROAD, I955(

External IntegrityChanges since that date include the uniting of theupper levels and the absorption of the famous ~edKelly room by replication of the diagonal glazingmodules.

Streetscape ContributionOn a comer site but unrelated to the mainlyBungalow housing in Kireep Road and the mixedhousing in that part of Yarrbat.

SignificanceHistorically, significant occupiers, Douglas NapierGillison and Joan Gillison. Their careers straddleimportant changes in the literary and popularhistory writing of the period 1940-1980. DouglasGillison's work on the Official History of the RAAFis an important contribution. :"n ~nusua~ ~ouplein that both took up popular historical wntmg: ofRegional importance.Architecturally the design epitomizes Boyd andother Melbourne Modernist's approach to design,with a minimalist external cuboid expressionadorned only by 'structural decoration' as impliedby the triangular bracing to windows. like thenearby Stargazer housetq.v.), it also took theform-follows-function dictum to a visual extreme,in the design of the writer's study: of Stateimportance.

House,6 Kitchener Street, Balwyn

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1913First Owner: Rule, EllaFBuilder: Rule, John M

Camberwell Conservation Study1991

HistoryMrs. Ella F. Rule was the owner and her husband,John Maule Rule, the builder of a house on this site(Allotment 18) in 19131 The house was of sixrooms with concrete walls2

. In the rate books, Mrs.Ella Rule is given as the owner and John Rule asthe occupier of this property until, in 1920, DavijRule, a builder, was given as the owner-occupier .John Rule, now a plasterer, was the owner-occupierby 1925 until 19464. During this time John and EllaRule and presumably ~heir son David Rule, also aplasterer, resided here. By 1952 David Rule wasthe owner of the property and occupied it with EllaRule6

. Dflvid Rule owned this property at leastuntil 1974 .

DescriptionTaking on a simple Federation Bungalow form, thehouse's high hipped roof and encircling verandahappear typical for its construction period, exceptfor the dormer set in the roof peak. However,closer inspection reveals that the walls, slimverandah posts and an unusual column, projectingfrom the roof, are all of (reinforced?) concrete; thewalls having a rough-cast finish. Otherwise, itscorrugated iron roof and tall brick chimneys aretypical of the era. Reinforced concrete housesappeared in Australia early this century; The WhiteHouse in the Strand, Williamstown, is one ornateand early example. The same builder/designerconstructed another concrete house further northin the Strand and the Modem Buildings (shops) inNelson Place.s In New South Wales, HenryGoddard built 'camerated' concrete houses (cavityreinforced concrete walls) to his own 1905 patentedsystem. The Melbourne engineer/builder, H.R.Crawford, patented a hollow concrete wall systemin 1907 and, with it, built houses in Canterbury andEast Camberwell, one Queen Anne style housebeing in Mont Albert Road9

Once complete, they were hard to distinguish fromany other Edwardian house, except for the ruledrendered finish rather than the more typical redbrick. 16 Kitchener Street, however, displaysattributes which express its structural differences:the slim tapered verandah columns and theunusual 'king post' at the roof apex.


1 RB 1912-13.2275;RB 1913-14,24402 BAC3 RB 1914-15,2554; RB 1915-16.2599; RB 1920-21,34624 RB 1924-25,3762; RB 1930-31,4170; 01935; 01944-455 ER 19386 ER 1952,ER 19547 019748 Kinhill-Stearns, Williamstown Conservation Stu~9 Lewis, 200 Years a/Concrete in Australia. p.2Sf

69, BROADWA Y, 19QO.l

10, BRYSON STREET, 190()608. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 15QQ1, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1900

5, VICTORlAROAD, 190011,LUENA ROAD, 19O1k42,. BRYSON STREET, 190158. CM.TERBURYROAD, 19016, KINTORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY,190239, PROSPECT HlU ROAD, 1902169,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-46, LOGA.II/ STREET, 1903

142,MONTALBERTROAD, 15«7,MANGARRAROAD, 1905-6

24,. CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905633, RIi'ERSDALE ROAD, 1906-827, BALVoIYNROAD, 1906

58, BROADWAY, 190665, MONTALBERT ROAD, 190673-75, BROADWAY, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190717, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1907

18, PEPPIN STREET, 1907f138,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1908-941, INCLESBY ROAD, 1908-910, SEFTON PLACE, 1908

41, INCLESBY ROAD, 1909-10

n. BROADWA Y, 190973, BROADWAY, 190931, CA1-<TERBllRYROAD, 1909106, CANTERBURY ROAD, 190921, t'IcrORlA ROAD, 1909

1293, TOOR."K ROAD, 191G-8, ST. CEORGES CRESCEfI.'T, 1910

2,CLAnON ROAD, 1910f

199, Vv7iITEHORSE ROAD, 1910c

24.ALBION STREET, 191117-19, BROADWAY, 191196-98, UIWON ROAD, 1911

.24,KENT ROAD, 1912-1354, BROAD~Y, 191235,MATLOCK STREET, 1912648, BURKE ROAD, 1913-18

6, KlTCHENER STREET, 19138, RTZCERALD STREET, 1915':Wt"1.27, VWN,\{ALEE ROAD, 1915-20(

17A, AL\1A ROAD, 191576. ATHELSTAI"; ROAD, 1915

347·349, ""'7iITEHORSEROAD, 1915(353, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915(150, vVlNA1ALEE ROAD, 1915(

External IntegrityNew picket fence and colours are empathetic to thehouse period.

StreetscapeSurrounded by some Edwardian and Bungalow erahouses, the house supports this period expressionand the cul-de-sac nature of the street, with itslandscaping, helps concentrate it.


SignificanceArchitecturally, built from an unusual material forthe time albeit in a typical form. The special natureof the reinforced concrete construction is expressedthrough the slenderness of the posts and thestrange capping/post at the roof apex. Alsocontributory to an Edwardian and Bungalow eraprecinct: of Regional importance.Historically, of interest as a builder's own home: oflocal importance.

House,17 Lansell Crescent

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1938First Owner: Seymour, Rudolph V & KBuilder: Dore, G W

HistoryKatie and Rudolph Seymour, a mercer, were thefirst owner- occupiers of this eight room brickhouse, acquiring a building permit in 19381 G.W.Dore was his builder, the house measured over 22squa~s in area and the cost was estimat)d at£2350 . Later owners included R.5. Colclough .

DescriptionTwo-storeyed, stuccoed and possessing a tiledhip-roof, the house is asymmetrically planned,with comer windows and heeler brick panels asindicators of its Moderne styling. Three, slimbalustrade rails contain a curved balcony which,itself, rests on a stylish assembly of curves and pipesupports. It constitutes one of the major decorativegambits in the design.A clinker brick fence also adopts a curved profile atthe driveway. Mature garden elements are fromthe period.

I BA 1938.91472 ibid.3 BA 1964, 35548

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930396, CA.MBERMLLROAD, 1930460, CAMBERMLL ROAD, 193016,MUSVVELL HILL, 19303. 8REl"·BEA.L STREET. 1930<:Iii, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930.816-.811, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1930,454, WARRICAL ROAD, 1930<:

359, l/I/HITEHORSEROAD. 1930..397-399, JAlHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c

497, lIvWT£HOKSE ROAD, 193Ot·35, BALl-VYN ROAD, 1931·21291 TOORAKROAD, 1931·211, CHATFIELDAVENU£, 1932-327, CHRJSTOWELSTREET, 19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327, MURIEL STREET, 1932c

4, FINSBURY WAY, 1933

115.HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19331. MAPLE CRESCENT, 1933H STODDART STREET, 19337, MA.NCAN STREET, 1933c11, FAIRAfONTAVE!'-lUE, 1934-587..$7A, BOJ.'V£NSTREET, 1934i58, CAMBERltVELLROAD, 1934101, ltVHITEHORSE RO.4.D, 1934ci5, CHRISTOltVEL STREET. 193546. CHRISTOJ.'V£LSTREET. 193556, CHRISTOVVEL STREET. 19351, F.4.IRA·fOl\'T A VENUE, 19359. MARLBOROUGH AVEl\'UE. 193513, ,VfA.RLBOROUGH A I'El'.rUE, 19353, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177, GLEN IRIS ROAD. 1935c361, Vv1fITEHORSEROAo' 1935c796·798, BURKE ROAD, 193613, CHRISTOVVELSTREET. 193641, COOKSON STREET, 19369, JUDD STREET. 193649. THE RIDGE, 193610. ltV:4.LSH STREET, 19368. REID STREET. 1937·8il6, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517. ltVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31-30, COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311-317, CAMBERWELLROAD, 19381. FAI&HON7 AVEl\UE, 193814, Fll'.'S8t1RYWAY, 193831, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, M.....RL80ROUCH AVENUE- 193816,RErDSTREET.1938660, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136, Vv'HlTEHORSE ROAD, 1938Ii CASCADE STREET, 193.Q24. CHRIS TOWEL STREET, 19391, MOW,TAll'.' WEWROAD, 193943, )WLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 1939r?


StreetscapeThe house contributes to an important residentialprecinct as one of its larger houses.


SignificanceArchitecturally, a large near intact example of apopular villa style which contributes to animportant precinct; of regional interest and localimportance.Historically, Seymour was typical of the firstclasses to occupy the estate; of local interest.

Lynwood,6 Logan Street

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1903First Owner: Row, Charles JArchitect: Ward & CarletonBuilder: Carnie, W

HistoryCharles J. Row, a timber merchant, commissionedbuilder,N. Carnie, to construct this ten-room brick house in19031 Row's timber agency operated from Williamstreet, Melbourne around 1900.Architects, Ward and Carleton, acted for Rowwhen the house was sewered in 1908 so it is likelythey were the designers'. Rowand family ownedthe house into the 1920's; Miss H.A. Row residingthere from the 1930's3.

DescriptionThis is a Queen Anne styled red brick andrough-cast stuccoed house with a distinctiveoriental flavoured and boldly contoured timberverandah which possesses timber slatting andfretted Chinese arches. A gabled bay and apolygonal plan entrance porch terminate theverandah on the south.

1 BA 1899-1918,3472 MMBWOPA 635633 01915; 01935; BA 1940, 12972

Mature exotic landscape and scoria pathwaysaugment the period expression of the house andgateposts survive from the original fence.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69. 8ROADWA Y, 1900-120, BRYSON STREET, 1900608, RIVERSVALEROAD, 19001,SAUSBURY STREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, 190011 WENA ROAD, 1900c42 BRYSON STREET, 190158, CANTERBURYROAV, 19016, Kn-.70RE STREET, 190123. ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY, 1902

39, PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 1902169,CAhTERBURY ROAD, 1903-4142, MOf','T ALBERT ROAD, 19047, A1ANC.ARRA ROAD, 1905-0

24, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905633, RlVERSDAL£ ROAD, 19(16.8

27, BALVVYN ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY, 190665, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 190673·75, BROADWA Y, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCENT. 190717,THREADNEfDLE STREET, 190718, PEPPINSTREET, 1907(138,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1908-941, [l\,'GLESBY ROAD, 1908-910,SEFTON PLACE. 190841, Tl\'CLESBY ROAD, 1909-1071,BRO,,\DWA1: 190973,BROADWAY, 190931-C1!-''YERBURYROAD, 1909106,CA.'<TERBURY ROAD, 190922, \'ICTORlARO..o\D, 19091293, TOORAK ROAD. 1910-8. st. CEORGES CRESCENT, 19101. CLAvton ROAD, 19;Of199.V>'HITEHORSEROAD, 1910,14. ALBTONSTREET, 191117-19, BROADV>J\Y, 19119(,.98.UNION ROAD, 191124, KENT ROAD. 1911-1354. BROADWAY, 191235. ,,-"1ATLOCK STREET, 1912648, BURKEROAD, 1913-186, KlTCHENERSTREET, 19138, RTZCER.-\LD STREET. 19l5-l0t127,y.,r,....'MALEE ROAD, 1915-20,27A, AL\1AROAD, 191576, ATHELSTAN ROAD, 1915347-349,ItVHITEHORSEROAD, 1915,353. y.,1iITEHORSEROAD, 1915,-15(),y.,rN,\1.:1LEE ROAD, 1915,-

External IntegrityThe house is generally externally original exceptfor the fence.

StreetscapeAdjoins a Victorian period and Queen Anne villarow to the south.


SignificanceArchitecturally, a typical Queen Anne villa whichis distinguished by its rare verandah details andenhanced by its period garden setting; of regionalimportance.

RestorationRebuild fence as typical or original.

Latchford House,72 Longview Road, Balwyn North

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 28.01Construction Date: 1953cFirst Owner: Latchford, RI.Architect: Boyd, RobinBuilder: little, N.

HistoryRI. Latchford was the first owner, Robin Boyd thedesigner (care of 666 Riversdale Road), and N.little, of Elsternwick, the builder of what wasdescribed as a five-room brick house covering 14squares and costing £5300.1 The Latchford familywas connected with the national furnishing firm ofWilliam Latchford & Sons P/I. (established 1918),based in Box Hill and Kew, including themanaging director, D.RA. Latchford, and thechairman, W.N.A. Latchford. Given they weresuppliers to the architectural profession (i.e., agentsfor Knoll and Hille), it is assUlred that thisLatchford was connected with them.However, it was E. Herzenberg who was a morelong-term occupier, bein~ listed there in the early19605through to the 19705.

1 BA12463 7/19532 see BWWA 1974.p.3743 Dl962-744 ibid.

DescriptionTypical of Boyd's 19505 designs, the overall f?~ isa simple split-level skillion, set mto th~ hillside.Indoor living areas look over outdoor hvmg zonesthrough two-storeys of timber-framedwindow-walls. The house consists of upper-levelentry hall, an elevated living room wi.th balcony,dining, study, a (now renewed) kitchen, theoriginal bathroom, and two bedrooms.Downstairs were thf service areas, laundry,workshop and garage. It was planned similarlyto the other furniture family (Featherston) house at22 The Boulevard, Ivanhoe (1969), althoughwithout the later house's fashionable adverseskillion roof forms and the creek running throughthe living room.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.3, ":lADVEN STREET, 195614. ORlON STREET, 19582I, VEGA STREET, 1%Or14, ,\{[LUCE,'\T AVENUE, 1961..l36, Vl<1NA{ALEE ROAD, 1926


StreetscapeUnrelated in a direct sense, but one of the manyflat-roof architect-designed homes sprinkledthroughout Balwyn North.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a fine and near original de~ign

from nationally significant architect and ~nter,

Robin Boyd, which represents well the simplelines, transparency and light-~eight ~onslruction

associated with all types of buildings 10 the 19505,as a contrast to the more massive architecture ofthe 1960s:of regional importance.Historically, possibly built for one of the Latchfordfurniture company members, demonst~ating thearchitect and design choice of a suppher to theprofession, symbolic of the ne:", ~ave of moreexperimental middle-class to a.rove 10 Carnberwellpost-war. Of interest as bemg designed fromBoyd's office in the other Moderrust Camberwellmasterpiece, 666 Riversdale Road: of localimportance.


Coongulac,11 Luena Road, Balwyn North

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1892cFirst Owner: Cerutty, R W

HistoryIn 1892 Robert W. Cerutty was owner-occupier of ahouse on twelve acres of land, rated at £125 for1892-931

. In 1893-94 the rate for Cerutty's house ontwelve acres had been halved to £652 A brickhouse of twelve rooms on the Bonnie View Estatewas the first detailed description given by the ratebooks in 1894-95, with an increased rate of £9if. E.Weidermann owned the property but leased it toan E.W. Smith4. Archibald M. McArthur, a clerk,leased the brick house, now of eleven rooms, fromthe Australian Deposit and Mortga~Bank ownersof the property from 1898 to 1901. During thisperiod the rates of the property had reduced to£756 Alexander William Adney, a veterinarysurgeon, was the owner- occupier of this propertyfrom the early 1900s until at least 19167. Whilstresiding here he increased the property size fromtwelve acr~ to thirty-two acres and named itColongalac . Consequently the rates increased to£1509

.

By 1920 Colongalac was owned by Emilie Harperand Ifcupied by Patrick Rose Harper, a lawc1erk1

. The property comprised an eleven roomedbri'1~ house on land 188x300 feet and was rated at£55 . The owner- occupier of the property was

Patrick Rose Harper by 1930and Mrs. Ethel Harperby 193512

Colongulac became the Penquite ConvalescentHome from the late 1930s until the mid-1950s andthen ~he Oriental Missionary Society until at least19741

.

Description(Obscured)Italianate in style and constructed of polychromebrickwork 14, the house is typical of many lateVictorian era villas in the middle suburbs, with itsslated and hipped roof, cement detailing andencircling cast-iron verandah. However, thecentrally glazed, parapeted tower distinguishes thebuilding and echoes its hill-top site as a look-out orobservation tower. Coloured brick banding andexpressed voussoirs are inspired by ItalianRomanesque and Gothic architecture while theform and cement detail derive from the ItalianRenaissance provincial villas. The colours areempathetic to the construction date, as is the picketfence.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35~; PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1881630, R1\lERSDALEROAD, 18821. BERJlV1CK STREET. l885c53, PROSPECT HlLLROAD, 1886-732.0. CAMBER\IIi'ELLROAD, 18863. FERMANACH ROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR GROVE, 188733, ALlvlA ROAD, 1888

lEI, CM.7£RBURYROAD, 188846, FARUNGTON STREET, 1888635, RH'ERSDAL£ RO.";'D. 188889, U!\70N ROAD, 1888

2, PEPPfN STREET, 1889 (?)25, ALMA. ROAD, 1889(?)

54, MONT ALBERT ROAD. 1889-936, AU"V! ROAD. 1889108,CANTERBURYROAD, 188915, IRILBARRA ROAD, 188921, IRILBARRA ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 1889

1, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889

I3i, MOl\;7 ALBERT ROAD, 1889

31. PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1889

10,TRAF•.o\LCAR ROAD, 1889

16A, WAA'DSWORTH ROAD, 188950, WAl\'DSWORTH ROAD, 1889

42 WARRlCALROAD, 1889321-394,CAMBERyVELLROAD, 1890-1161, 1..fl,70N ROAD, 18901900

12345678910II121314

RB 1892-93,28281893-94.2272RB 1894-95,2194ibid.RB 1898-89, 1980; RB 1900-1; 1987ibid.RB 1905-6,947; RB 1915-16,3207ibid.; RB 1910-11.1027ibid.RB 1920-21.4767; RB 1924-25, 11580ibid.D1935; DI930; RB 1930-31. 13274D194O; D1952; DI963; D1974used here in the Independent Church as a reflection of the international interest Italian Romanesque and Gothic architecture

whichusescolouredBrickwork andmarble


15,AL\{A ROAD, 1890544,BURKEROAD, 189027, I1'.'CLESBYROAD, 18907, VICTORIAAVEz.,.'UE, 189013,VICTo.RIAAVENUE, 189057, YARRBAT AVENUE, 1890l;?7A,ALMA ROAD, 1891·213,BALWYN ROAD, 1891-473-798AL~'YNROAD, 1891,

320,CAMBERMLL ROAD, 1892622,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALCARROAD, 1892

125,WAITLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892136,CA."-'TERBURY ROAD, 1893668-6708URKE ROAD, 1895,680,BURKE ROAD, 1895816-822, RIVERSDALEROAD, 189530,HOWo\RDSTREET,1895c29, CAJ;7ERBURYROAD, 189752, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 189715,KASOUKAROAD, 1898ISO, MONT ALBERTROAD, 1899

26, VlCTORIAAVE1'.'UE, 1899

External Integrity(Obscured)Generally original.

StreetscapeIsolated amongst relatively recent residentialdevelopment, the house is both a physical andcultural landmark, showing clearly a previousdevelopment period in the area's history.

SignificanceArchitecturally, distinguished by its parapetedtower, the house is otherwise typical of manymiddle-suburban late Victorian era villas withvaluable brickwork and iron detail: of Regionalimportance.Historically, it is a landmark in the area showingclearly the existence of a previous subdivision byits scale, set-back and design: of regional interest.

I BA34172 ibid.3 D1935; DI9S0; DRPI92 1974 BA26783

House,2 Lyric Grove, Camberwell

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1933First Owner: Roberts, Malcolm G.Builder: Spargo, J.P.

HistoryJ.P. Spargo, a prolific Cambe~ell builde~, built 1six-roomed brick house at this address In 1933.Probably built for speculation, the dwelling had anarea of 1626 square feet and was built at anestimated cost of £900.2 By 1935, Malcolm G.Roberts had purc¥sed the property and occupiedit until after 1955: Roberts was a Registrar of theCost Accountants Institution.U'M, Wright owned the property by 1%0 andemployed builder, KS. Nichols, to extend thehouse to include a sunroom with an arfa of 189square feet, at an estimated cost of £1,000.

DescriptionIn the Old English manner, the stuccoed house hasintersecting steeply pitched and tiled roof gables ofdiffering proportions, some ~ontaining atticwindows, others being donner windows to attics.Diamond pane window sashes, ornamentalwrought-iron lamps and vertical boardedgable-ends are among the details. Thesurrounding landscape is mature and of the houseperiod.The Tudoresque entry porch sets the style withclinker brickwork trim and salt-glazed heelersrunning around the architrave, and nearbydiamond-pattern glazing, and in particular thegarden with a sprinkling of traditional evergreenshrubs including Camellias and some mature treesincluding a Liquidamber and a creeper- covered


brick fence which turns the corner into FairmontAvenue.


Few examples in greater Camberwell match thiscombination of style form and finish, the OldEnglish style being usually carried out in clinkerbrick outside the Golf Links Estate. Similarly,judged among the contemporary houses in thesurrounding estate, it is among the larger type.The following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAA-fBERMLL ROAD, 1930460, CAA1BERMLL ROAD, 293016,MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930<177, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930f4S<!, WARRICALROAD, 1930<497, 'AlHITEHORSE ROAD,19.wc35, BALI-VYN ROAD, 1931¥21292, TOORAKROAD, 1932·211, CHATFIELD AVENU£, 1932-317, CHRISTOlNELSTR£ET, 1932

3, FINSBURY ROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932c~,FlNSBURY WAY. 1933125, HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19331, .MAPLECRESCENT, 193314.. STODDARTSTREET, 19337, MA....'CAN STREET, 1933c11, F."JRMOl\7 AV£1','UE, 1934--587-87A, BOYVE..V STREET, 1934458, CAMBERi'VELLROAD, 1934

201, I'V1iITEHORSE ROAD, 1930k45, CHRlSTOWEL STREET, 193546, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193556, CIiRISTOML STREET, 19351,FAIRMOl\7 AVE1'.'UE.19359,MARLBOROUGH AVENUE- 193513,,',-fARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935177, GLEN IRISROAD, 1935c13, CHRlSrOlNELSTREET, 193641,COOKSON STREET, 19369, JUDD STREET, 193649, THERIDCE, 193620, WALSH STREET, 19368, REIDSTREET, 1937-8716,RlVERSD.A,LE ROAD, 1937517, VI!HlTEHORSEROAD, 1937(31-39,COOKSON STREET, 1938-393H-317, CAMBERMLLROAD, 19382, FAIRMONT AVEl\'UE, 193824, FlNSBURY WAY, 193832. HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MAR!.BOROUCHAVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660, Rl~rERSD.4.LE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1938

l4. CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOlNEL STREET, 19391, MOUNTAIN VlEWROAD, 193943, YUILLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 19391:?

1 BA 1952. 109322 ibid.3 BA 1972.51090

External IntegrityGenerally original, with possibly an extension onthe north-west side, including a new pergola overthe driveway.

StreetscapeContributing part of the notable Golf Links Estate,(precinct 28.01).

SignificanceHistorically, a superior product of a prolificCamberwell builder (Spargo), one of thedesigner-builders who gave form to Camberwell'spopulation surge of the 19205-305: of localimportance and metropolitan interest.Architecturally, an unusual combination of the OldEnglish style and stucco wall finish which plays akey role in the important Golf Links Estate: ofregional interest and local importance.

House,I Madden Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1952First Owner: Heller, J.W.Architect:Builder: Heller, J.W.

HistoryArchitect, John William G.Heller then of 3 HaroldAvenue, East Malvern built a residence on this sitefor his own use in 19521 The brick, five roomeddwelling had an area of 1513 square feet and wasestimated to cost £3,750". In 1972 Haller addedanother 1,332 square f~t to the residence at anestimated cost of $9,500. A further 6% square feetwere added to the residence in 1975, estimated to


cost $14,5001. The property is still owned andoccupied by Haller who is now retired2.

Description

Using the distinctive butterfly-skillion roofcombination typical of the 1950s, the house has along south frontage comprised of a timber windowwall, a brick wall panel, a low concrete block wall(intended to be rough stonework) and the garagedoor.The roof was planned as corrugated asbestos sheet('super six') and the floor, concrete slab. Typicallyfor the era, much of the drawing's detail dealt withthe fireplace which extended along the west wall ofthe living room. Connected to the living area wasthe dining room which, in turn, linked with thekitchen. the initial bedroom count was one, with asleepout on the north face. Unlike his architectcontemporaries, Haller faced his living rooms tothe south.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106,Y'VfiITEHORSE ROAD, 1940-1t MO~'TANA STREET, 19401297, TOORAKROAD,19409l, MA.UD STREET,1940c133,MAUDSTREET,194&56, RIVERSIDEAVENUE, 1940.-15,WALBUNDRY AVENUE, 194<k417-, VlHfITEHORSE ROAD, 194(k

113, YARRBAT Avrz,,'UE, 1940c123,MOl'.7 ALBERT ROAD, 1941·22, BEATRICE STREET, 19416, BULLEENRDAD, 1941171. DONCASTER ROAD, 19414, MAYSIASTR£ET, 194146, THE BOULEVARD, 19411, KELBASTREET, 1941e666, RIV£RSDALE ROAD, 1946-7119, DONCASTERROAD, 19481,KALONCA ROAD, 1948c166,WHITEHORSEROAD. 1951-22, TAURUS STREEt 1951c32, URSA STREET, I951c6, O\RRICAL STREET, 195243,KIREEPROAD, 19521, MADDEN STREET,1952

2, O\1tRIGALSTREET, 195416, CARRIGALSTR£ET,l954129,MNMALEE ROAD, 1954H ORiON STREET,1950k

32 BALi'\I'YlI.' ROAD, 1955<45,A.NARRAK ROAD. 1955c

External Integrity

Original in principle to the 1952 street elevation,given its continuing architect-owner and hisoriginal plan for expansion to the north.

I BA 1975.569362 TO 19903 BA 1956. 182864 ibid.5 BA 1960.27434; BA 1962.310766 D1974; TD 19907 called up as 'Stramlt' roof deck in the drawing

Streetscape ContributionOn a corner and next to another similar Modernhouse (3) designed by Frank Dixon: the two, withother houses in the street, constitute a Modernistoasis among contemporary but unrelated housing.

SignificanceArchitecturally, distinctively of the 1950s, with itsbutterfly roof, corrugated asbestos roofing andearly concrete slab construction also set next toanother Modernist house, both visibly differingfrom their surroundings: of regional interest.Historically, of interest as an architect's own homefor near to 40years: of regional interest.

House,3 Madden Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1956First Owner: Dowd, RA.Architect: Dixon, F.C.

HistoryMrs. Patricia Helene Frayne commissionedarchitect (and builder?) Frank C. Dixon to designand e~t a six roomed, brick residence on Lot 483in 195~. The residence had an estimated cost of£4,000 . Mrs. B.H. Dowd became theowner-occupier by 1960 and added a she1 (1960)and a fowl house (1962) to the property. Mrs.Dowd is the owner-occupier of the property to thisdate6

DescriptionRoofed with corrugated iron 7 in a shallow gabledroof form, this clinker brick house was stylistically


early among its contemporaries in adopting asimple Modernist exterior with a minimumbuilding envelope and architectural treatment.One unusual aspect is the aluminium framing ofthe south-facing window wall which, moretypically, was painted hardwood. Another is theplanning of bedrooms along the north face, albeitwith full-height glazing. Inside, the plan wassimple, with the bedrooms opening from the largeliving-dining area and thekitchen/laundry/bathroom stretching along thewest side. Typically the kitchen-living divider wasa fireplace with built-in cupboards to one side. Thehouse has no front fence and the garden hasmature native specimen, both typical of the era.The design compares with Dixon's house designsin Carrigal Street, Balwyn: all of the same era buteach subtly different.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.3, MADDEN STREET, 195624, ORION STREET, 1958zr, VEGASTREET, 1960c14,. MILUCE1';T AVENUE, 1962c136, Y\<1NMALEE ROAD, 1926


StreetscapeAdjoins the similar 1 Madden Street, the twocontrasting with surrounding contemporary butmuch more conservative designs.

SignificanceArchitecturally, well-preserved and typical of thesimple Modernist post-war designs in Melbourne,showing some unusual features such as thealuminium window-wall glazing also aninteresting comparison for the rest of Dixon'sdesigns and one of two Modernist designs on thiscomer which provide a contrast to theneighbourhood: of Regional importance.

House,18 Maleela Avenue, Balwyn

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 18.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1932First Owner: Munckton, Mrs. Lesley C (& JW?Architect: Ballantyne, James F.Builder: Gyngell Brothers

HistoryArchitect, James Frederick Ballantyne (Melbourne),designed this house in 1932 for Mrs. Le~ley C.Munckton, then of High Street, Glen Iris, Herbuilders were the well-known firm of GyngellBrothers. When the house was connected to thesewer in c1932, its plan is shown in the applicationas a distinctive v-form, with central porch andstairs, and an open porch at one end. 2

Ballantyne worked with and was influenc~d byWalter Burley Griffin, designing the

3Krntlock

Stokesay for Arthur Onians, Frankston. He hadtraveled extensively in America and Europe,returnin!' in 1929 to concentrate on m~lnly housedesigns. Ballantyne de5igned houses In Malvern,Toorak and Molesworth.John Webber Munckton

6waslisted at ~8 Maleela

Avenue into the 19505 and in Who s Who In

Australia, 1929, (illustrated version). He was theproprietor of James Forbes & Co., tar di~tillers, oilrefiners etc. of Port Melbourne. The firm madebenzol, tar and carbolic oils, naptha, varnish, coaltar pitch, and creosote. He was born in Bendigo, in1879, educated in a Melbourne state school andstarted working with George Rolfe & Co. at the ageof 15. He then worked in a bank until aged 23, thelast years being spent in Capetown. He thenbecame a stock and station agent in South Africa,returnin to Melbourne in 1913 when he 'oined his

1 MMBWDRP 1909222 ibid.3 See Johnson. The Architecture ofWalter Burley Griflln, pp.S6. 60.4 Lists of Architects in theGriffin School prepared by HBCS ibid.6 DI930-50


father and brother in the present firm. He becamesole owner by 1923. His address in 1929 was CamBrae,Malvem1

DescriptionShowing the Californian influence duringBallantyne's travels, this two-storey textured stuccohouse offers a complete and fully developedadaptation of the Spanish Mission revival to a largehouse. The V-plan is One used by British Arts &Crafts architects such as Voysey but is hereadopted with a different persona, with no apparentlink to the Spanish origins.Lancet window with wrought-iron grillepresumably marks the stair hall inside, adjacent tothe single-storey gabled entrance porch. The mainhipped, Cordova-pattern tiled roof above it is adominant element in the elevation, with a circularroom bay located to the rear of it offsetting anysymmetry.A sweeping drive passes the garage door andentrance hall in its route back to the street, goingthrough masonry fence pillars which may beoriginal. The landscaping is empathetic to theconstruction period.The style is claimed to have been introduced inCamberwell by the Dr. Thomas house (q.v.),Rochester Road but was seldom used on large scalehouses (see also Bruce Manor, Frankston) and insmaller houses, often adapted as details to Italianvilla forms (see Golf Links Estate).

Comparative ExamplesThe following contemporary Camberwell sites maycompared with this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930396,CAMBERMLLROAD, 1930460,CAMBERMLLROAD, 193016,MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRWBEAt STREET, 19301"177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1931h;816-812. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1930..454,WARRIGALROAD, 1930c359,IN1iITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c397·399,""''HITERORSEROAD, 1930(497, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c

35,BALWYNROAD, 1931-21292 TOORAKROAD, 1931·211,CHATFIEWAVENUE, 1932·327,CHRISTOINEL STREET, 19323, FTNSBURYROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932c4. FlNSBURY WAY, 1933125,HlCHFIEW ROAD, 19331, M'lPLE CRESCENT,193314,. STODDART STREET. 19337,MANGAN STREET, 193Xtt, FAIRMOl\'TAVElvl1E,19J4..587-871.. BOWEN STREET, 1954458,CAMBERYVEllROAD, 1934201,YVHlTEHORSEROAD, 1934<:45, CHRISTOYVEL STREET, 1935%, CHR!STOYVELSTREET, 193556, CHRlSTOINEL STREET, 19351, FAIRMONT AVEJllUE,1935

WWA 1929p.1187

9, ,IMRLBOROUCHAVENUE, 193513,A1ARLBOROUGHA VE.....nze. 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935Iii, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935r361, vVHITEHORSEROAD, 1935r796·798, BURKEROAD, 193623, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193641, COOKSON STREET, 19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649, THE RIDGE, 193620,WALSH STREET, 1936716,RI\'ERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937r311·317,CAMBERvVELLROAD, 19381, FAlRA10l'.T AVENUE, 193824, FINSBURY WAY, 19383lHORTEl'.~ESTREE~1938

4, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660. RIVERSDALE ROAD. 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136.VvWTEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOVI'ELSTREET,1939I, MOm-TAlN VIEWROAD, 193943, YUlLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 1939c?


StreetscapeA major element in an important residentialprecinct (18) which contains similar large housesfrom the period using a variety of the era's styles.

SignificanceHistorically, for a long period the home ofMunckton, a well-known figure in manufacturingwho appears to have been a self-made man.Architecturally, a complete and fully. artic,:lateddesign in the relatively Iittle-u~d Spanish Missl?nrevival style, adapting the original characteristicsof the style with newer concepts of large. housedesign also a major contributor to a regionallyimportant residential precinct: of regional and Stateimportance.


19 Maleela Avenue, Balwyn

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 18.00Construction Date: 1936First Owner: Tolley, Arnot HBuilder: Davies, F A

HistoryF.A Davies, a buiider of Deepdene, wascommissioned to erect a dwelling for AH. Tolleyin 19361 The eleven-roomed brick house had anarea of 5620 square feet and was estimated to cost£4,000.2 Tolley owned and occupied the propertyuntii after 1%23 By 1973, P. Cody had purchasedthe property and employed the building firm ofCope & Pyke to make alterations and extend thedwellin~ by 721 square feet, at an estimated cost of£19,600. Soon after, Cody employed builder, AGodfrey, to make altera~ons to the bathroom, at anestimated cost of £5,000.Arnot Henry Tolley, son of Henry Tolley(Devonshire), arrived in Australia from Britain byearly this century, attending Caulfield Grammarand Melbourne University to graduate inCommerce.Born in Shropshire, England, in 18%, Arnot HenryTolley emigrated to Australia with his parents andthree brothers at the age of five.6 His father, aPlymouth Brethren, became sales manager for the

I BA63532 ibid.3 01940; 01950; 019624 BA532645 BA534486 TheHerald. 3{1l{66, p.47 ibid.8 ibid.; WWA 1971,p.8979 The Herald, op.cit.iO ibid.II ibid.12 WWA 1950,p.70513 WWA 1962.p.8S014 ibid.IS ibid.16 WWA 1968,p.84317 TheHerald. op.cit.18 WWA 1971,p.69719 ibid.20 inspection required

State coal mine at Wonthaggil He was educatedat Caulfield Grammar and later put himselfthrough a Commerce Degree at MelbourneUniversity8 Returning horne after the First WorldWar, in which he was an artillery serge~t, hebecame an orchardist at Ringwood for a time.Tolley began his long and successful career in 1922,at the age of 26, when he joined Myers as apaymaster.lO Twelve years later he became adirector of Myers and in 1957 he becameChairmanll

He became Joint Managing Director of The MyerEmporium Ltd and served on several boards,including the Melbourne University AppointmentsBoard, and Prince Henry's Hospital board ofmanagement, all by the 194Os. He was nationalchairman of the Y.M.C.A (Australia).l2By the 1960s he had become chairman of the Myerboard, that of Farmer & Co. Ltd. (Sydney) ~md anumber of other related business groups.1 Hewas instrumental in the implementation ofdecentralized shopping and the opening of themilestone in that er~ Chadstone, in 1960 andNorthland at Pr~tonl He retired as Chairman ofMyers in 19661 He moved to 8 Winfield Road,North Balwln, as his city house retirement, by thelate 1960s1 Arnot Tolley intended raising sheepon his 35g acre farm at Yan Yean on hisrettrement.'Tolley married Bonnie Kirkby in 19~818 TheTolley's had one son and one daughter1

Given the long involvement of the Tompkinsbrothers (HW. & F.B. Tompkins) in Myerarchitectural work, it is possible that this housewas designed by that firm.

DescriptionThis a large villa with painted brickwork, curvedprojecting room bays, gabled and hipped roofforms, Moderne styling in part, terra-cotta roof tilesand a balcony. Around it is a notable and exoticmature garden (probably to a desifo') with periodgarden fixtures, such as a bird bath. 0


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.9,80srONROAD, 1930396,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1930460,CAMBERWELL ROAD, 193016, MUSWELLHILL.19303, BRENB£ALSTREET, 1930<177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930<454-, WARRlCAL ROAD, 1930<359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930<497,"WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALYv'YNROAD, 1931·211,CHAmELD AVENUE, 1932·327,CHRISTOWEL STREET. 19323, FiNSBURYROAD, 19327, MURIEL SrREEr, 1932,4,f1NSBURY~Y, 1933125,HlC,HfIEW ROAD, 29331,MAPLE CRESCEt>.7, 1933I~STODDARTSTR£ET,1933

7,MANGAN STREET, 1933,11.FAIRMONTAVENUE, 1934-5

87-87A, BOweN STREET, 1934

458,CAMBER~'VELL ROAD,1934201.WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1934c45.CHRISTOiNELSTREET, 193546,CHRISTOVv'ELSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOML STREET, 1935

1,FAIRMOz...7AVENUE, 19359, lI-tARLBOROUCH AVENUE, 193513,MA.RLBOROUCHA VENUE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935

177,GLENIRISROAD, 193,;k361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935,796-798, BURKEROAD, 1936.23. CIiRISTOYVEL STREET, 193641, COOKSONSTREET, 19369, fUDD STREET, 193649, THE RIDGE, 193620, t-\I\LSH STREET, 19368,REID STREET, 1937-8716,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, \JVHITEHORSEROAD, 1937{31-39,COOKSON STREET, 1938·39311·317,CAMBERMLLROAD, 19382, FAIRMONT AVEh'llE, 193824. FLNSBURYWAY, 193832 HORTENSE STREET, 19384, lvtARL80ROUCH AVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 193866/), RNERSDALE ROAD,293866, THE BOULEVARD, 19381.36, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814.CASCADE STREET, 193914, CHRlSTOMLSTREET,19391, MOll1\7A1N VlEWROAD, 193943, YUILLESTREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET,1939c?


SignificanceHistorically important for its associations withArnot Tolley, whose eventual role as Chairman ofthe Myer Emporium Board was in a time ofvigorous expansion of that firm into suburbancentres: of State importance.Architecturally, similar to the Harry Norris housedesign for G,J. Coles in Toorak, this house has thethen fashionable Modeme styling perhaps as a signof both men's involvement with the marketing ofnew trends in their stores: of potential regionalimportance.'

Cataraqui,38 Maling Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1899First Owner: Tymms, Henry JT

HistoryEmily C. Allen owned Crown Allotments 1-6,Section 10, in Maling Road? She sold Allotments5 and 6 to Henry ].T. Tymms, who had a dwellingbuilt there in 18993 The brick dwelling was ofeight rooms.4 Tymms, a civil servant, owned theproperty until 1908, when Herbert Samuel Belyeabought Cataraqui, as the property was thenknown,s Belyea owned and occupied the houseuntil the early 1920s.6 By 1925, Frank Menzies hadpurchased the property, living there until the early19505, when he bought Robert Menzies' residenceat 26 Reid Street, Balwyn(q.v.)? Subsequentoccupants of Cataraqui included Dr. W.P. Brownell

1234567

further inspection requiredRBI898-99.1127RBI899-90.1209ibid.RBI907-8. 1441; RB 1908-9. 14290192001950; 01952


in the 19505, R. Brooking in the 19605 and GrahamCarroll in the early 1970s.1

Frank Gladstone Menzies, the son of J. Menzies theM.L.A. for Lowan at one time, and the brother ofthe Right Honourable Robert G. Menzies, was bornJanuary 3, 1892,at Ballarat. Educated at GrenvilleCollege, Ballarat, he studied Law at MelbourneUniversity, gaining his LL.B. in 1920 a¥d beingadmitted to practice in the same year. FrankMenzies became the Crown Solicitor of Victoria i';j1926, a position held until 1956, when he retired.An expert on constitutional law, he was a directorof many companies, including Australian ControlsLtd.~ General Credits Ltd., and Permewan WrightLtd. Awarded the C.B.E. in 1951, Frank Menzieswas Chairman of the Freedom from HungerCampaign in Victoria and a member of theMonckton Commission on Rhodesia andNyassaland in 1960.5

Frank Menzies married Ruby Friend on June 22,19226 The couple had two sons, David whobecame a dentist, and Graham who ~me aninvestor with Ian Potter & Company. RubyMenzies was a member of the United Nations'Children's Fund and lraveled to Pakistan andRhodesia for the Fund. Frank Menzies died inSeptember, 1978, at the age of 86.9

DescriptionA conservative design for the date, given itsasymmetrical plan, hipped roof and overallItalianate styling, this brick house is distinguishedby its unusual verandah valance (cast-iron?) whichconsists of a scalloped fret-like pattern of broadinterlocking linear elements.The brickwork is coloured and cemented andhood-moulds have been introduced over thearched windows in the protruding front room bay.The roof is slated and some mature exotic plantingsurvives in the front yard.

ComparativeExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD,18822. BERWICKSTREET, 1885c53, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 2886-7320,CAMBERMUROAD, 18863,FERMANAGH ROAD, 188757,SEYMOUR GROVE,. 188733,ALMA ROAD, 188819,CANTERBURY ROAD, 188846, PARUNGTON STREET, 1888

635. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 188889, UNION ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, (188925,ALMA ROAD, d88954, MONT ALBERTROAD, 1889-936,A!.MAROAD,1889208,CANTERBURYROAD, 188915, IRILBARRA ROAD, 188921. IRILBARRA. ROAD, 188943,KEt-.7ROAD, 1889Z, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889137,MOz.,TALBERTROAD, 18893l. PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 188910,TRAFALCARROAD, 188926A, I'Y'MiDSWORTHROAD, 188950, WAl>.'DSWORTH ROAD, 1889oil.Vv:AR.RIC.ALROAD, 1889321-394, CAM8ERMLLROAD, 1890-1262,UNION ROAD, -isso15,AU1A. ROAD, 18905ol4, BURKEROAD, 189027, INCLESBYROAD, 18907, VlCTORlAAVENUE, 1890

is. VlCTORJAAVENUE, 18905~Y~ATAVEz.,~~1~?

7A,ALMA ROAD, 1891·213,BALYviN ROAD, 1891-473-79, 8ALWYN zo...m, 1891.320, CAMBERWELLROAD, 1892621,RIVERSDALEROAD, 18926, TRAFALCoAR ROAD, 1892125,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 1892136, CANTERBURYROAD, 1893668-670, BURKEROAD, 1895680, BURKEROAD, 1895

816-821, RH'ERSDALEROAD, 1895

30, HOWARD STREET, 1895r29, CAlvTERBURYROAD, 189752, PROSPECT HlU. ROAD, 1897

15,KASOUKAROAD, 1898150, MOr-.7ALBERTROAD, 189926, VICTORJAAVENUE, 1899

External IntegrityThe front fence has been removed (presumedtimber picket).

StreetscapeA major corner contributing element in a notablelate 19th early 20th century residential precinct,which adjoins Canterbury Railway Station on itssouth side (precinct 22).

SignificanceHistorically, linked with the nationally-knownMenzies family, specifically Frank and RubyMenzies, who, beyond their standing in Melbournelegal circles, were both unusually a~tive in Thi!dWorld issues, as well as representative of the lifestyles of the middle-classes associated withCamberwell: of State interest and regionalimportance.

I23456789

ORP63936; 01952; 01973wwA 1962 p.590Herald. l7/6/1972. p.zWWA 1962, p.590ibid.ibid.Herald. op.ctt.The Age. 1/1011958;Herald, 7/11/1955The Age.2/9/ 978, p.I

CamberweU ConservationStudy 1991

Architecturally, a complete if typical late 19thcentury suburban villa, which is distinguished byits unusual verandah frieze, also a majorcontributor to the old Canterbury residentialprecinct: of regional interest and local importance.

Maling Theatre facade,72-78 Maling Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1941First Owner: Hoyts TheatresArchitect: Hollinshed, C NevilleBuilder: Cockraine, T R & L P

History

Hoyts Theatres lodged an application inNovember, 1940, to construct a theatre at 72-74Maling Road.! Builders, T.R. & L. Cockraine, Pty.Limited, completed the theatre in October, 1941.2

The theatre was named Maling Theatre andoperated until the late 195Os. In 1960 the owner ofthe p~perty, Ivan Desmond, applied for a buildinllpermit for the construction of a dance floor:Clements Langford, Pty. Limited, built the dancefloor in what was then known as the NewCanterbury Ballroom.4

DescriptionNow merely a facade, this theatre has almostjoined many of the other Moderne-styled cinemaswhich have been demolished since the advent oftelevision in 1956. Designed as a series ofhorizontal eiements stretched either side of acentral 'fin,' the 'horizontality' achieved inbrickwork on the upper elevation is in directcontrast to the vertical emphasis of the adjoiningEdwardian stuccoed facades, although, at least the

I BAl37892 ibid.3 BAl37894 ibid.; D1962

parapet height matches. A gesture to sun controlmay have inspired the eyebrow-like concretehoods over the main slot-like windows.Surviving Moderne styled cinemas include theAstor (St. Kilda), the Sun (Yarraville) and theformer Hoyts Windsor cinema. All are importantbecause they were once numerous and epitomizedthe modern concept of the new talking pictures inVictoria, (1928- ).The architects, Taylor & Soilleux, were prominentin theatre design and pioneered the use ofModerne styling in live theatre by their renovationof Her Majesty's Theatre in 1934.

SignificanceArchitecturally, the facade only is of interest as arelatively complete example of an architecturalstyle and use combination which epitomized themotion picture industry's rebirth with sound: ofregional interest.Historically, symbolic only of its former role as anentertainment centre and quasi-public building.Together with the Canterbury Theatre, thisbuilding represents an important transition in therecreational life of the suburbs when picturetheatres moved from converted halls intocustom-built highly stylized cinemas and themovies became a major form of suburbanrecreation and, in the case of the Maling, animportant wartime information source: of regionalinterest and local importance.

Shops,80-92 Maling Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1907


First Owner: Green, FrederickBuilder: Green, Frederick

HistoryA prolific Camberwell builder, Frederick R. Green,built seven shops with dwellings on land he ownedin Maling Road in 1907.1 Th~ two-storey shopswere of brick with iron roofs. Each shop anddwelling was of seven rooms with an area of 200square feet? Green let the shops the followingyear but retained ownership until the mid-194Os,when the Equity Trustees Executors & AgencyCompany Limited became the owners of 84-92Maling Road and E.C. Green the owner of 80-82Maling Road.4

From its construction until the I%te 19305, 92Maling Road was a chemist shop. Charlie H.Peacock was the first chemist to occupy the shopand remained there until Francis Cathcart, achemist, became the occupant in 1913.6 By 1922Edward Thomas Davies occupied the chemist sho~and continued to trade there until the late 1930s.No. 92 became a fancy goods shop by 1940.8 P.c.Thomas and Company operated a fan,? goodsbusiness at this address, at least until 1%2.Charles Mason, a stationer, leased 90 Maling Roa~

from the time it was built until the early 1920s.1The stationery business was maintained at thisaddress by Stanley M. Potter and then W.B. Cuzensfor short periods of time from the early 1920s until

iin 1925, Ernest W. Gray took over the business.1

Another long-term proprietor of the greengrocerswas V. Panettieri, who conducted busines~ herefrom the late 1920s until the late 194Os. 2 Agrocery shop was established by W.H. Wilson inthe newly built 88 Maling Road.13 FrederickWoodard was the first long-term proprietor,carrying on the grocery business from 1914 untilthe late 1920s.14 For much of the 19305, H.G.Robinson owned the grocery business and wassucceeded by W. Morris, who 'I;mained in thisshop until at least the early 195Os.1 By1%2, K. &

D. Patterson ran a delicatessen at 88 MalingRoad.16

No. 82 Maling Road began as a dressm,kers shop,then in the 1920s became a drapers? ThomasHolloway conducted the drapery "fier leaving theconfectionery business next door.' In the late19305, No. 82 became a butchers shop run by R.Lord, until at least 1%2.19

No. 80 Maling Road has had a diverse history, Itbegan as a laundry run by David Sue Mon, but by1913 it had become a ?d"te Savings Bank, managedby Robert Haverfield. It was leased for a time byMiss Agnes Robins, a dressmaker, and in 1923Thomas Holloway extended his dr~ery businesspremises at No. 82 to include No. 80. By1930 theshop was vacant.22 Percy P. Lee, a photographer,occupied the premises in the mid-193Os, but t~shop was again vacant in the early 19405,Maling Radio and ElectricalServices had leased thepremises by 1950 and remained there until after1%2.24

DescriptionTwo-storey and stuccoed, this shop and residencerow resembles 780-792 Burke Road, only on amirror-image plan. Thios block was erected threeyears earlier, but both are conservatively designedsome 20 years after its popularity period forcommercial work. Like the Burke Road block,these shops retain their timber post-supportedverandahs and some cast-iron and timberverandah details. Unlike 780-792 Burke Road, thisrow has metal-framed shopfronts (made by BrooksRobinson), presumably a replacement for theoriginal timber construction, They appear not tobe original, but are empathetic in form. Otherfittings such as under-verandah opal sphere lightsand art-metal soffits are also empathetic, althoughlater.

I2345678910II121314IS161718192021222324

BRI907,947ibid.ibid.OP1976,0RP624101910,1915. 1920, 1930, 1935; RBI908-9, 1445ibid.; RB1913-14, 2100RBI922-23, 10997;01925,1930,19350194001950; 01962RBI908-9, 1444;DI920RBI922-23941~7;RBI92S-6, 17386;0192S01930; DIRBI908-9,1443RBI913-14. 2098; RBI92S-26, 1738301930; 01935; DI940; DI945; DI95001962RBI908-9, 1440;RBi913-14, 2095; 01920, 01930RBI922-23, 10993;01920; 0192S01962; D194O; 01950RBI909-IO, 1439;RB1913-14,2094RBI922-23, 10991, 109920193001935; 01940; 0194501950; 01962


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.75f>.768, BURKEROAD, 1905c770-792 BURKEROAD, 1909-10108~112 MAUNe ROAD, 19I5c113~125. illUNG ROAD, 1915c1-5,THEATREPLACE, 191Ot:351·353,i'VHITEHORSE ROAD,1915<

External Integrity

Verandah details are missing (column capitals andiron ornament); shopfronts are empathetic,although not original, except for 86.

Streetscape

A major and early element in an important, largelyEdwardian commercial streetscape, (precinct 22.0).

Significance

Architecturally a conservative but near intactcommercial design, which is important because oeoe of its integrity to its period and the dominantrole it plays in a significant commercial streetscape:of regional importance.Historically, it is one of a number of majorCamberwell building projects carried out andowned by Frederick Green (see 780-792 Burke Roadand 31-39 Cookson Street), who is of note withinthe metropolitan area as a prolific owner-builderof medium-scale projects during the first decadesof this century: of regional interest.

Shops,108-112 Maling Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1914First Owner; Redman, GeorgeArchitect: Ward & CarletonBuilder: Harland, C

HistoryArchitect, AE. Carleton, was commissioned byGeorge Redman to design three shops withdwellings to be built on Allotments 7, 8, and 9Maling Road 1 CHarland built the two-storeyedbrick shops and dwellings, each of five rooms anda stable, in 19142 The shops were later purchasedby Lawrence A Wagglen in 1926 ard belonged tothe estate of Elizabeth Maud Butler.No. 108 Maling Road first housed the Col~nialGasAssociation. By 1923 the Comm~roal Ba~provided a banking service from this address.For the next three decades the Preston familytraded from the premises; Mrs. D. Preston runnin~

a ladies hairdressing salon from the late 19205 untilthe early 194Os, Mr. R. Preston. an upholsterybusiness in the mid- 194Os, and MISS D. ~reston agift shop in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In

6the19605 the premises were used as a greengrocers.Stephen Le Pine leased 110 Maling Road for hi.sundertaking business from ItS construclton untilthe early 1930s, when the business was known asLe Pine and Sons? In the early 19305 Alex D. andE.A Kent used the premises for a grocers shop,remaining there until the late 194ps, when MarjorieMeyers began a frock shop there.

I2345678

MMBW OPR94375; BR1914. 2734ibid.RB1915~ 17371-3; MMBW OPR 9437501920; =1922·23.1100501940; 01944-5; 0195001962RBI922-23. 11006; 01920; 0193001935; 01944-5; 01950


No. 112 Maling Road hosted a greater variety ofbusinesses, beginning as a ladies drapers shop,becoming a boot shop frofrom the early 19205 untilthe late 19205, with Alfred William Broderick asproprietor, and was then leased by LaylandBrothers, the cycle manufacturers.t Miss M.Rubeli ran a ladies drapery on the premises fromthe early 1930s until the early 194Os, after whichMiss R Roberts had a gift shop there for a time.2In the 19505 and 1960s, 112 Maling Road was alibrary?

Description

Following his successful commission of theCanterbury Hall (q.v.), further west along MalingRoad, Carleton designed another EdwardianBaroque styled brick and stuccoed building in theform of this shop row. Each shop's distinctiveox-brow shaped parapet undulates between raisedparapet piers, with half-cylinder tops resemblingpepper pots. Each residence (upper-level) has agenerous verandah, flanked by coupled piersholding leaded light panels. Above the verandahis a row of bold stylized brackets, supporting thecornice moulding, and, below, is the hit-and-missbrickwork of the balustrade. Another strongmoulding divides off the upper-level, resting onhalf-eushion 'capitals' or brackets engaged into thepiers. Stylized cement detailing draws fromMedieval and other sources one device bifocating asmooth-rusticated pier with a foliated rosetteplaced above it. Above the timber post-supportedverandah are typical obscured glass transom lights.The metal-framed and tiled shopfronts are originaland the stucco colour is sympathetic.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.7$6.768, BURKEROAD, 1905<:77Q.792, BURKEROAD, 1909--10ID8·1I2,MAUNCROAD,191x123·115, mUNGROAD, 1915f1...5, THEATREPLACE, 19lOe351·353, YIlHITEHORSEROAD, 1915f

External Integrity

Generally original.

StreetscapeA major, visually distinctive, contributor to animportant Edwardian commercial slreetscape.

SignificanceArchitecturally, important because of its distinctivedetailing and overall design, as executed by thenoted architect, A.E. Carleton, also a majorcontributor to an important Edwardian precinctand close to its original external condition: ofregional importance.Historically it supports the strong Edwardiancharacter of one of the two Canterbury commercialsub-precincts, being distinct from the older centrein Canterbury Road: of local importance.

Canterbury Hall, later CanterburyTheatre, 111-119 Maling Road.

Study Grading: APrecinct: 22.00 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1912First Owner: Canterbury Hall Co.Architect: Ward & CarletonBuilder: Green, Frederick

HistoryThe Canterbury Hall Company commissionedarchitects Ward & Carleton and the Camberwellbuilder, F.R. Green, (q.v.) to erect a bricktwo-storey 'Public Hall, etc.' in c1912.4 A buildingpermit was sought in June, 1912,5 and presumablycompletion was reached by the end of that year,although drainage works were not approved ascompleted until mid- 19136 Despite its halldescription, early directory listings cite it as theCanterbury Theatre, along with the associatedretail tenancies of Albert Dyson (watchmaker, 119),Miss Charlotte Wilkinson who ran the Theatre Cafe

I23456

RBI922-23,.l1007; 01920; 01925; 0193001935; Dl"",,; 01944-501950; 01%2BA1843. 11/611912; MMBW ORP 83489; RBI912-13. 1533; RB1913014. 2006fibid.MMBW ORP 83489


(115), a milliner, Miss Ethel Clay (113) andMcMillan& Co., estate agents (111).1Ten years later, Green once again carried out workson the theatre for the company, pre~umably

erecting the shops at 4-8 Theatre Place. Earlytenants included Reginald Henry (hairdresser, 8Theatre Place), Harry P. Simms (mercer, 6) andRobert Ross (a draper in 4 Theatre Place). Abilliard room, conducted by George J. Miller at 2

. Theatre Place, may have been part of the firstbuilding stage?By1950,Miller's saloon was shared by Atom PartyProducts, bon-bon rnakers.f The same 1922alterations and additions may also account for thename change: Canterbury Hall to the CanterburyTheatre, presumably converting the building to acinema. Electrification of the railway route andredevelopment of the station, includinggrade-separation, probably inspired both thetheatre conversion and the new shops in TheatrePlace.In Maling Road, Miss Phelan's emergence in thelate 19205 at 119 as a dressmaker, in place of thepreceding watchmakers, was to continue into the19405.5 By 1950 Miss [emmeson had taken thebusiness. Another change in that year was thetheatre's replacement by Flexible Plastics P/L(plastic makers), possibly as a result of competitionfrom the new Maling Theatre opposite (q.v.).In Theatre Place only some shop-types remainedstatic, with tenants changing frequently; i.e., 8Theatre Place was always a hairdresser in the19205-30s and 6 was a dress shop." During WorldWar Jwo, 4-6 Theatre Place was an opportunityshop.In the Camberwell context, 1909 is recorded as oneof the first picture shows in the city, conducted b~

Alex Gunn in the town hall: a 'Bioscope Concert:Bowman's Pictures were shown there in 1914,accompanied by live performances. By 1915 theCanterbury Theatre was joined by Holland'sPicture Theatre, in Burke Road; Surrey Hall inUnion Road; and the B'§rwoodMechanics Instituteand Rechabites Halls. Holland's Theatre hadopened in September, 1914, to a 'bumpeb' house,on the site where Coles stores later stood.' Of thearchitects, A.D. Carleton designed 26-28Moorhouse Street in 1890 and the firm designedother distinguished buildings such as 1 ClarendonStreet, East Melbourne11

I 01915; RBI913-14, 2006f2 BA2590,8/8/19223 01925-404 019505 01936 01920-507 01944-58 Allan.p.2169 CCC?10 ibid.II BEMI 7-9012 See formerVictory Theatre. Carlisle Street, 51. Kilda

The Canterbury Hall is the oldest purpose-builttheatre in Camberwell and among the earliestgroup in the metropolitan area (see Princess andHer Majesty's theatres).

Description

Typical of early theatres, Canterbury Hall'sfrontage is devoted to shopfronts rather than thelarge foyers used for theatres built after World WarOne.12 These shops glow with the lustre of greenglazed tiles and polished brass window frameswhile, upstairs, the Edwardian Baroque styling,achieved in stucco, encompasses the lead-lightoriels, typical of theatres like the old Hoyts DeLuxe, in Bourke Street, (demolished). Resemblingthe coloured glazing of the Princess Theatre's'winter-garden' gallery, the Canterbury Theatre'sDress Circle foyer windows were probably alllead-light, rather than the clear-glazed lower paneswhich exist today. The cantilever metal-framedcanopy is both ornamental and a well-preservedexample of a rare building element.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell commercial sites maybe compared with this site.756·768, BURKE RG.AD, 1905(

nO.in. BURKEROAD, 1909-10J08-112, AfALll\'CROAD, 1.'115,123-115.MALIl\'GROAD, 1913(1·5, THEATRE PLACE 19lOe351-353, Y\'H[TEHORSE ROAD, 1915(

Surviving theatres are as follows: Yarraville 51Georges' (1914), Footscray Barkly Theatre (1914),Northcote Theatre (1912) and the St KIlda VictoryTheatre' (1921) where an asterisk denotes majoralterations.

External IntegrityBricks have been painted at ground-level,presumed glass replacement in upper-levelcasements and addition of an air unit to the canopyroof.

StreetscapeA major comer element in an important, mainlyEdwardian and First War era, commercialstreetscape.



DescriptionTwo-storey, rough-cast stucco and red brick shopsand residences, this pair has unusual oriels andsegment-arched parapet motifs. The parapetcornice is more conservative, matching thestring-mould below, but the balls, set on pedestalswhich survive on the parapet, indicate unusuallyhigh integrity to construction period.The metal-framed shopfronts are original, togetherwith the white glazed tiling, and thepost-supported verandahs are also near intact,given missing ornament. Colours are empatheticto the period.

were completed in 1912.3 No. 123 had six roomsand No. 125 seven rooms4 ¥inder had sold bothshops by the early 1920s. By 1919 WalterGathercole had purchased 125 Maling Road, wherehe ran a butchers shop and E.E. Le Lievrepurchased 123 Maling Road in 19236 Bothproperties were owned by Walter Gathercole ofBon Beach by 19457

A variety of businesses were initially conducted at123 Maling Road, first by James Jackson, a tailor, in1912, then by George Williams, a grocer, in 1913,and by 1y 1919 it had become a dregs-makingcollege run by Misses O. and S. Freeman. By 1925the shop was the site of Robert Williams dairyproduce business9 During the 1930s and 19405W.H. Prider continued to conduct the dairyproduce business here.1O T.R Mulvaney hadpurchased the business by 1950.11 By 1%2, K. ~ J.Appel occupied the site, running a delicatessen.1

No. 125 Maling Road began as a butchers shop i~

1912 and was still a butchers shop in the 1%05.1

Apart from a time in the early 19205, it always hada Gathercole as proprietor; Walter Gathercole from1912 until the early 1920s and J. Gathercole fromthe late 1920s until at least 1%2.n

756-768, BURKEROAD, 1905..nO-i9Z, BURKE ROAD, 1909-10108-112, A1ALJI','CROAD, 1915c

123-115, MIIU1';CROAD, Z91Sc1·5,THEATRE PLACE, 19lOe:351·353,WHITEHORSEROAD, I91Sc

Shops, 123-125 Maling Road.

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1911First Owner: Yinder, Rose

SignificanceArchitecturally a skillfully designed,well-preserved and extensive early theatre andshops complex in the Edwardian Baroque mannerwhich is a major comer element in an importantEdwardian commercial strip. It is also linked withthe Theatre Place shops which provide an unusualurban space compared to the typical Edwardianstrips elsewhere in the state: of state importance.Historically it is linked with the Camberwellbuilder and entrepreneur, F R Green but moreimportant is the role it played in local life as apublic hall and for the interesting combination ofshopfronts and hall (rather than theatre) and thecreation of a 'Theatre Place'. The theatre and itslater cinema role predate many of the survivingpurpose-designed cinemas of the 19205 and 1930s:of regional importance.

HistoryRose Yinder, of Great Davis Avenue, South Yarra,owned part of Crown Allotment 11, Maling Roadin 1911.1 In that year Yinder commissionedbuilder, D. Swan and Company, to construct twoshops with dwellings on Allotment 112 Thetwo-store sho s were of brick with iron roofs and

1 RB1911-12 1518;MMBWOPR 794562 BRI91k.1573;RBI912-13.1530 15313 ibid.; MMBW ORP 79456 '4 RB1912-13, 1530, 15315 RBI922-23, 10888. 108896 RB1919-20, 2257; RBI922-23 108897 MMBW OPR 79456 '~ ~1~15:i~: m~RBI913-14,2004;RBI919-20,2258;01920

10 01930; 01935; 01940; 01944-511 0195012 01%213 RBI912-13, 1530;01%214 ibid.; RBI912-13,153O; RB1919-20, 2257; RBI922-23, 10888; 01925; 01930; 01940; 01950; 01%2


External IntegrityVerandah detail gone, (timber capitals and ironbrackets?).

StreetscapeRelates closely to the adjoining shops andcontributes as a distinctive Edwardian design in animportant Edwardian commercial precinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a shop pair of high integrity to itsconstruction period, which is further distinguishedby parapet motifs and oriel windows. Itcontributes to an important contemporarycommercial streetscape: of regional importance.Historically, little is known of Rose Yinder1

Flats,7 Mangan Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1933First Owner: Towt, OliverBuilder: LeLeu, F.J. & F.N.?

History

M. Le Leu of 23 Sunnyside Avenue, Camberwellowned Allotment 15 before Camberwell buildersF.J. and Frank Norman Le Leu acquired theallotment in 19322 In 1932 F.J. & F.N. Le Leusubmitted a building application for two flats offour rooms each and in 1933 they submitted abuilding application for a further two brick flats offour rooms eaclr', The estimated cost of the flatsapplied for in 1932 was £1,000 and £1,150 was theestimated cost of those applied for in 19334. Itappears, however, that the flats were all built in

1 SLV Bi~. indexsearched2 RB 1930'31,4705; BA 1932.29533 ibid.; BA 1933.3238

54 ihid.; BA 1932,2953

BAC6 RB 1933-34,4711-47 ibid.

1933"' Ownership of the property passed to OliverTow~ a dairyman, of 200 Mont Albert Road in1934. At this time the flats were occupied by B.E.Trelvan, Don A Stuart, George Finlayson, andGamet Williaml Frank Le Leu was a CamberwellCity Councillor 1935-48.

DescriptionConstructed in the Old English style, these twoblocks of two flats each are built as four to fiveroom units from clinker brickwork, in a two-storeygabled form and have Marseilles pattern roof tiles.Upstairs access is via an open stair, expressed onthe elevation as a bold rendered diagonal. Themain chimney is, typically, expressed on theelevation while the upper level landing is clad inbrickwork, seemingly too massive for the slimbrick pier supporting it. Complementary to thebold massing are the arched and rectangularwindow openings and tripartite, louvred gablevents. Multi-paned sash-bars add linear elementsto the otherwise massive composition. The fenceand garden are near original.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.,Q, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAM8ERJIv'ELL ROAD, 1930460, CAMBER}\.nLROAD, 193016,MUS~"''ELL HILL. 19303, BRENBEALSTREET.1930(

177,DONCA.5TERROAD, 1930.816-821, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 1930c454, }V;"\RRIC.AL RO.'\D, 1930(

359, Jlv1iITEHORSE ROAD, 193&:397-399, iI'.'HTTEHORSE ROAD. 193(J(497, JIv1iITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c

35,BALWY:N ROAD, 1931-21292 TOORAK ROAD, 1931-211. CHATFIELD A \'£''VUE, 1932·327, CHRISTOvVEL STREET, 19323. FINSBURY ROAD, 19327,ARIRIEL STREET, 1932r

4, FINSBURY WA1'; 1933125,HIGHFlELD ROAD, 1933

L MAPLE CRESCENT, 193314,STODDARrSTREEt1~3

7, MANGANSTREET, 1933(11, fAIRMONT AVENUE, 1934-587-1J7A, BOM.,,-/STREET, 1934

458, CAMBERWELLROAD.1934

201, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193<k45. CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOlNELSTREET, 1935

56, CHRIsrOi-'.'ELSTREET, 19351. FAJR.,\10z...'Y AVENUE, 19359. MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 1935

13, MARLBOROUGH A VENUE, 1935

3, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935Iii, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935(361, YVHlTEHORSE ROAD, 1935r7915·798, BURKE ROAD, 1936


23, CHR1STO~'\'EL STREET, 19369, JUDD STREET. 193649, THE RIDeE, 193610, ",,:..\LSH STREET, 1936

716, RI'lERSDALE ROAD, Ig37517, lIv1iITEHORSEROAD, 2937<

31-39, COOKSON STREET, 1.'138-3.'1311-317, c..-t.\·rSERWELLROAD, ,938

1, FA1RAlOl\T AVEz...11E, 193814, F'11\'SBURYYI,.1\Y, 1938

32.. HORTE.".'SE STREET. 1938

4,AfARLBOROUGHAVENUE,193826, REID STREET, 1938

660, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 193866,THE BOULH'ARD, 1938

136, lIv1ilTEHORSE ROAD, 1938

H CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOllllELSTREET, 19391. MOL[};TAIN VIEWROAD, 1939

43, noLLE STREET. 193943, CASCADE STREET, 193!k?

External IntegrityGeneral originaL

Streetscape

Adjoins single-storey Bungalow era housing,shaving the tiled gabled roof fonn and use ofclinker brick.

Significance

Architecturally, a variation on the typical OldEnglish style flat example of the era, distinguishedby its high integrity, its slightly unusual scale formand the prominence gained by its difference: ofregional interest.Historically, an important example of the flatbuilding of the immediate post-depression era.The Le Leu brothers were key figures in localflat-building and involved in council politicsduring the period in which Camberwell grappledwith an anti-flat code. This block symbolizes theirefforts and the impact of local ProgressAssociations on the Council's flat code: of regionalinterest.

I BA 1899-1918.616; RB 1901-2. 1182 BA 1899-1918,6163 RB 1895-6, !O34 BA 1899-1918, 11005 BA 1965,375516 DI907

Shenley Croft,7 Mangarra Road

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1905-6First Owner: McNulty, Hans W HArchitect: Burke, J EBuilder: O'Brien & Joyce

HistoryBuilt: 1905-6Hans McNulty, a bank manager, sought a permit tobuild this house in 19051

O'Brien & Joyce were his builders and JohnEdmund Burke appears to have been his architect(later Burke and Schreiberl The house replaced aseven-room timber house) of the same nam~J'

owned by McNulty during the late 19th century:' ,Builder, R I James added two rooms to the house In

1908, again to B5'rke's design4. Later ownersinclude R M James.MeN ulty was for a long period manag~rof the PortMelbourne branch of the Savings Bank .The native plantings are of special interest in thecontext of Camberwell's botanical history. Theyappear to date from a period when the st~eet

plantings and gardens of Camberwell were beingfonned around exotic species and may have someconnection with J B Watson's gardens or the FieldNaturalists Society. Street plantings andinnovative garden designs are significan~theme~ inCamberwell's history; this garden is an interestingreminder of that history.

DescriptionAn unusual house, possibly because of itssubsequent extension, but with its dark stainedshingle boarding and simple form, it appears to befrom a later date (1915-20). The steep roof-hip rises


IIIto a solid, but typical Edwardian ribbed brickchimney at its apex. To the north, extends a longgabled wing with terra-cotta ridging; again typicalof the Edwardian era.Burke & Schreiber's 26 Victoria Avenue is similarlycomposed, with its high hipped roof terminating asa surmounting attic dormer, but the verandah andresulting ornament is more extensive. Here Tudorarches augment the verandah as do theTudoresque leaded panes the windows.Half-timbering to the gables, window bays anddormers complete the medieval allusions andprovide a character slightly apart from thesuburban Queen Anne.Another unusual aspect is the mature indigenouslandscape which surrounds the house, albeitaugmented with some younger exotics (Oak,Liquidambar), A Lemon Scented Gum and another(Mahogany?) Gum species are all maturespecimens and along with a tall Cotton Palm (?)comprise what may have been the originalplanting.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWA Y,1900-120, BRYSON STREET, 1900608,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 19001, SAUSBURY STREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, 190011,WENA ROAD, 1900c42 BRYSONSTREET, 190158, c:.Al\iTERBURYROAD, 19016, KINTORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT,190135, BROADWA't: 190239, PROSPECTHill ROAD, 1902169,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-46, LOGAN STREET, 1903

142, MONTALBERTROAD, 190424. CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905633, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 19()6.827,BALi'V'iN ROAD, 190658, BROADWAY, 1906

65,MONT ALBERTROAD, 190673-75, BROADWAY, 190731,CHAUCERCRESCENT. 190717, ntREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907,138,CANTERBURy ROAD, 190s.-941, lNCL£SBYROAD, 1908--910,SEFTON PLA.cr, 190841, INGLESBY ROAD, I909-IOn BKOADWAY, 1909

73, BROADWAY, 150031, CANTERBURYROAD, 1909206, CA....7ERBURY ROAD, 190922. VICTORIAROAD, 15001293, TOORAKROAD, 191Q.

8, ST.GEORGES CRESCENT, 1910z,CIA¥rON ROAD, 1910c199, IAIHlTEHORSE ROAD, Z910e24,ALBION STREET, 19I117·19, BROADWAY,191196-98, UMON ROAD, 1911

24.KENTROAD, Z91N3

54. BROADWAY,191235,NtATLOCKSTREET, 1912

648,BURKEROAD, 1913·18

6, KITCRENERSTREET, 19138, mZGERALD STREET, 1915·2(h·127, Y-lINMA.LEE ROAD, 1915·21),:

27A, ALMA ROAD, 1915

76, ATHELSTAN ROAD, 1915

347·.H9, VYHITEHORSEROAD, 1915(353, WHlTEHORSEROAD, I915(150,VvINMA.LEE ROAD, 1915(

External IntegrityGenerally original; the fence has been replaced in asympathetic form at a less than sympathetic height.

StreetscapeAdjoins and is adjacent to other more prosaicEdwardian villas, making up for the dearth ofstreet trees by its own landscape. The asphalt streetpaving and basalt kerbs complement its period.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an intact example of a Medievalinspired substyle to the more prevalent QueenAnne villa style which has unusual roof forms anddetails (peculiar to the architects Burke andSchreiber) and is sited in a mature native setting(and hence may evoke the relatively uncommonnationalistic choice of plants in Edwardian times)also it is complemented by contemporary housingand the street formation; of regional importanceand State interest.Historically, it epitomizes Camberwell's earlymiddle class population and, as a landscape, theinterest shown in private plant collections by manyCamberwell residents; of local importance.

RestorationConsider rebuilding fence as typical or original.

House,I Maple Crescent

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1933

Camberwell Conservation Stody 1991

First Owner: O'Loughlin, John P ?Builder: Ritter, R W

History

John P O'Loughlin, probably a carpenter, was thefirst owner- occupier of this 5 room stuccoed brickhouse in 1933, suggesting a speculativeowner-builder intent'. However, it was bujlt byRW. Ritter for an estimated cost of £1000" andRobert Kendall was the new listed occupier afterjust one yeal.

DescriptionSpanish Mission in its use of the loggia and archedparapet, this house also has the textured stucco,Cordova pattern capping tiles to the lower parapetand the shell motif above the window heads. Thefence is original and the garden's character relatesto the house period (hedge, cypress).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9,BOSTONROAD,1930396,W\MBERJ.\.-'ELL ROAD, 1930460,C4MBERYVELL ROAD. 193016,MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEAL STREET, 1930c177,DONOI.STER ROAD, 1930c816-812RlVERSDALEROAD, 1930(454,WARRlGAL ROAD, 193Ot"359,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930..397-399, YVHIT£HORS£ROAD, 1930",497,Y>/HITEHORS£ ROAD, 1930c35, BALWtl·/ ROAD, 1931.21292, TODRAK ROAD, 1931·1

n. CHAmELD A VENUE, 1932·327, C1iR1STOYIlEL STREET,19323, FlNS8URY ROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET. 1932c4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933lZS,HIGHFIELD ROAD, 193314, STODDART STREET, 1933

7,MANC.AJ',' STREET, 1933(11,FAIRMONT AVU.'UE.1934-587-87A,. BOWEN STREET, 19,;\4458,CAMBERYI/ELL ROAD, 1934201,WH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1934<45, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193556, CHRlSTOV\IEL STREET, 19351, FAIRMONT AVEl\'UE, 19359, MARLBOROUGH A VENUE, 193513,J\.{ARLBOROUCH AVEf\;lIE, 19353,SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177,GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935c361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 19m796-798, BURKEROAD, 193623, CHRlSTOWEL STREET, 193641. COOKSON STREET, 19369,JUDDSTREET, 19J649, THE RIDGE, 29J620, WALSH STREET, 19368, REID STREET, 2937-8726,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WH1TEHORSEROAD, 1937c

1 01932-019352 BA 1933.30523 01936

32-30,COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311·327,CAMBERMLLROAD, 19382, FAI1V,.fOl'.7 AVENUE, 193824,.FlNSBURYWAY, 193832HORTEl'.~ESTREET,2938

4, MARLBOROUCH A VENUE, 293826, REID STREET, 1938660, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814, CASO\DE STREET, 193914" CHR1STOMLSTREET, 19391, MOlJ1\;TAJ1I,' VlEWROAD, 193943, YUILLESTREET, 293943, CASCADE STREET, 1939<"?

External IntegrityThe brick trim to the archways has been painted.

StreetscapeThe house contributes to an important residentialprecinct (the Golf Links Estate) providing an exotictouch among the dominant Italian villa characternearby.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near intact example of a commonvilla style of the 1920s-305 which is distinguishedby its high, arched parapet and tiled loggia alsocontributive to an important precinct; of regionalinterest and local importance.Historically, little definite is known of O'Loughlinin the context of Camberwell.

House,4 Marlborough Avenue

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1935-8First Owner: Falk, Sydney ABuilder: Warren, I R


HistorySydney Albert Falk, a clerk, probablycommissioned builderI R Warren to build this house in 19351

. By 1939 ht'had added to the house and altered the first floor.

DescriptionA neo-Tudor or Old English style house of clinkerbrick, dark stained 'half timbering', diamond-paneglazing and an unusual, probably former garagewhich has since been sympathetically glazed in.The fence and hedge suit the period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CA."'fBERMLL ROAD, 1930

400, CAMBERMLLROAD, 193016, MUSWEU HILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930cIn, DONCASTER ROAD, 193Qc

816-822, RIVERSDALE ROAD. 1930c454.WARR[CALROAD, 1931k359,WHITEHORSEROAD, J930c397·399, WHlTEHORSEROAD, 193(l,:497,flllHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930.-35,BAL~' ROAD, 1931·21292,TOORAKROAD, 1931·211, CHATFIELDAt'ENUE, 1932-327,CHRlSTOYIIELSTREET, 19323, FINSBURY ROAD, 19327,MURIELSTREET,1932(4, FINSBURYWAY. 1933125,HICHfIELD ROAD, 19331,MAPLE CRESCENT, 193314, STODDART STREET, 19337,MANGAN STREET, 1933c11, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19J4..587-87A,BOWEN STREET,1934458,CAMBERWEU ROAD, 1934201,ltVH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1934<45, CIiRlSTOWEL STREET, 193546, CHR!STOWELSTREET, 193556,CffRISTOYVELSTREET, 19351,FAIRMOl\7 AVEfI.'UE, 19359,MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513,MARLBOROUGHAVEl\'UE, 19353, SAUSSURYSTREET, 1935177, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935"361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935<796-798, BURKE: ROAD, 193623,CHRISTOWEL STREET, 193641, COOKSONSTREET, 19369,JUDDSTREET, 193649, THE RIDGE,193610, WALSHSTREET, 19368, REIDSTREET, 1937-8716, RIVERSDALEROAD, 1137517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937"31-30, COOKSONSTREET, 1938-39311-317, CAMBERWELLROAD, 19382, FAIRMONTA VENUE, 193824,. f'11I,'SBURYWAY, 193832,HORTENSE STREET, 193826,REID STREET, 1938

1 D1935; DI936; ERI936

32 BA 1938. 10074;BA 1939. 11655;BA 1939 12488

ER 1937;BA 1935.5844 •4 BA 1935.58445 BA 1942. 15380;BA 1980.67129

660,RIVERSDALEROAD, 193866,THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,}II;'HITEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADESTREET, 1939.24. CHRIST01'VELSTREET, 19391,MOUl\TAIN VlEWROAD, 193943, YWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADESTREET, I9391:?

External IntegrityThe house is generally original to 1939.

StreetscapeThe house contributes to an important residentialprecinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual and near intactadaption of a common suburban style whichcontributes to an important residential precinct.Historically, Falk is typical of the classes which firstoccupiedthis estate; of local interest.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1935First Owner: Webster, Louisa & William SBuilder: Harding, D

HistoryLouisa and William Webster (a storeman), were thefirst owners-occupiers of this seven room brickhouse in 19363 Their builder was D Harding andthe cost estimated at £1750 4. Later o~nersincluded L S West and Mr and Mrs Horwood .


DescriptionOld English or neo-Tudor in style. The housepossesses an interesting mixture of gabled andhipped roof forms which are jointed by stylizedpediments or triangular brick patterns over themain window groups. Clinker and tapestrybrickwork provide the desired Medievalroughness of texture, both in the walls, theTudoresque fence, and the colour-blendedMarseilles pattern tiles lend the equivalent effect tothe roof cladding. Part of the planting issympathetic to the period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAMB,ERW'ELL ROAD,1930460, CAMBfRw:EU ROAD, 293016,MUSi'\IEU HILL. 19303, BREJ.,'BEAL STREET, 1930c177, DONCASTERROAD, 1930c816-822, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1930c454-, WARRIGAL ROAD,1930c359, \JVHlTEHOKSE ROAD, 1930c397·399,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c497, MUTEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALWYI'Io'ROAD, 1931·1

1292,TOORAKROAD, 1931·2I1, CHATFIELD AVENUE, 1932·3

l7; CHRISrOWEL STREET, 19323, FINSBUKYROAD. 19327, MURIEL STREET, 1932(4, F1NSBURY WAY, 1933125, mCHFI£LD ROAD, 1933I, ,\.fAPLE CRESCENT, 193314, STODDARTSTREET. 19337, MA.VCAN STREET, 1933c11,FAIRMONT AVENUE,1934-587-87A, BOlNENSTREET, 1934458,CAMBERWELL ROAD, 1934201,MilTEHORSE ROAD, 1934c45, CHRISTOWEL STREET. 193546, CHRlSTO\o'VEL STREET, 1935SO, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAIRMOl'.'TAVEl'.'UE, 193513, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE. 19353, SAUS8URY STREET, 1935177,GLENIRISROAD, 1935c361.'WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935c796·798, BURKE ROAD, 193613, CHRISTOVVELSTREET, 1936oil, COOKSON STREET, 19369, fIlDD STREET, 193649, THE RIDGE.1936.20, WALSH STREET, 19368,REIDSTREET, 1937.8716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,'WHITEHORSEROAD, 1937c31-30,COOKSON STREET, 1938·39311-317, CAMBERWELLROAD, 19382, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 1938.24, FlNSBURYWAY, 193831,. HORTENSE STREET, 19384,MARLBOROUCHAV!NUE,193826,REID STREET, 1938660,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938236,'WHITEHORSEROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 1939

1 BA 1935,5391; ER 1936; D1937; DI9622 BA 1935,5391

24, CHRISTOVVEL STREET, 1939I, ,\-fOJ..Ul,'TAlN VTEWROAD, 193943, YUILLE STREET, 19394-3, CASCADE STREET, 19391;·?


StreetscapeIt is one of the larger contributors to an importantresidential precinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large, near intact andwell-massed example of a popular suburban stylewhich contributes to an important precinct.Historically, little is known of Webster in theCamberwell context.


Study Grading: CPrecinct: 28.01 Streetscape: 1Construction Date: 1935First Owner: Rowsell, Mrs Lillian & Percy LBuilder: Smith, C J

HistoryPercy L. Rowsell, a photographer, and his wife,Lillian, were the owner-occupiers of this six roombrick house when C]. Smith built it in 1935, andremained there until a~ least the 1%0s1. Theestimated cost was £1300 .

DescriptionNeo-Tudor in style, the contrast of the texturedstucco against the terracotta shades of the clinkerbrick walls and roofing (tiles and shingles) isskillfully achieved, as is the echoing of the manyroof gables in the conical roof over the windowbay. Brick voussoirs to both the arches and


flat-head windows, combined with similar bordersto the lancet roof vents, are also successfullycontrasted against the stucco. The house,atypically, has no fence but instead garden beddingwhich creates a compatible rockery effect.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD. 1930396,CA....,fBERWELL ROAD, 193046Q, CAMBE1WJELL ROAD, 193016,MUSWELLHlLL.19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930c177, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930c816-822. RIVERSDALEROAD, 193Ck4~, WARRlCALROAD, 1930(359,WJ-a'TEHORSE ROAD, 193iJc397*399, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193Ot;

497,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193Ot:35, BALM'N ROAD, 1931.11292,. TOORAKROAD, 1931·111,CHATFIELDA VENUE,1932·327, CHR/STOML STREET, 19323, FINSBURY ROAD, 19327,MURIEL STREET, 1932(4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933125,HICHFIEWROAD,19331,MAPLE CRESCENT, 193314,STODDART STREET. 19337, MA."lGM'STREET, 1933c11, FAIRMOz...7 AVENUE, 1934-587-87A. BOMN STREET, 1934458,CAMBERMUROAD, 1934201.IIv'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1934..45, CHRlSTOWEL S1REET, 193546, CHRlSTOWELSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOYVELSTREET, 1935I, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19359,MARLBOROUCH A VENUE, 19353, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1935177, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935c361,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1935c796·798, BURKEROAD, 2936zs,CHRISTOYIIEL STREET, 19364L COOKSON STREET, 19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649, THE RIDGE, 2936,20,WALSH STREET, 19368, REIDSTREET, 2937-8716,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 2937517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31·30, COOKSON STREET, 2938·39311·317,CAMBERVVELLROAD, 1938.2, FAlRMOl>i7AVEl'.'UE,2938.24, FINSBURYW>\Y, 193832 HORTENSE STREET.19384,MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193826,REID STREET, 1938660,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814,CASCADE STREET, 193924,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19391, MOl.J]l,TAIN VIEW ROAD, 193943, iWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET,19391:?

StreelscapeOne of many Tudoresque houses in this part of theGolf Links Estate.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near intact and successfulexample of a common suburban villa style whichhere contributes a pronounced Medieval characterwithin an important 20th century residentialprecinct.Historically, little is known of the Rowsell family inthe Camberwellcontext.

House,2 Martin Road, Glen Iris

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1925First Owner: Hill, Ida Turner (h.d.)

HistoryWilliam E. & Ida Turner Hill owned vacant land atthis address in 1924 and commissioned thebuilding of a seven roomed, weatherboard househere in 19251. In 1947 Ida Hill commissionedCoburg East builder, W.L. Newson, to alter thebuilding to form two apartments at an estimatedcost of £3(Xl This work was completed in 1950 toamended plans'', Ida Hill occupied the propertyuntil at least 1%24. Miss J.T. Hill occupied theresidence by 19745.

DescriptionBungalow in form, the house's gabled roof is cladwith terra-colla tiles and the walls in texturedstucco. Trellis to the gables and fence panels, gablefinials and a portal at the car entry to the front

12345

RB 1924-25~ 22010; RB 1925-26,22031BA 1947.3.3BA 1950,5906DI962DI974


fence are among the interesting details possessedby the house. Others include window bays and thefence itself.The garden is related to the construction period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THE RIDeE, 191612, HUNTER ROAD, 19189,SEFTONPLACE, 1919·206, CHRISTOWELSTREET,1919718,RIVERSDALEROAD, 191933.BROADWAY, 1920158,MONT ALBERTROAD, 1910I1, PRETORIASTREET,192023,Suz.,'NYSIDEAVENUE, 19.20286, liMON ROAD, 192044, CURRA/ONC ..\ VEz..'UE, 1920c6, IRAMOOSTREET, 1910c17,THREADNEEDLE STREET, 19ZOC65, YARRBAT AVENUE, I920c42,.SPENCER STREET, 1921-3899, rOOMie' ROAD, 1921930,BURKEROAD, 1922210,WHITEHORSEROAD, 192216, ALMA ROAD, 1923

648, BURKEROAD, 192321,Ct\J'.,TERBURY ROAD, 192331, DEEPDENE ROAD, 19237,WARYIlCKAVE/I.'UE, 192390,MONTALBERTROAD, 192.f..5168A, MONTALBERT ROAD, 1924-59,ROCHESTER ROAD,191+-6630-638, BURKEROAD, 192432.2-394,. CAMBERYllELLROAD, 192412,MONT ALBERT ROAD, 192410,FITZGERALD STREET, 1924<::11,ALMA ROAD, 19.25(?)269, llz..70N ROAD, 1925-6<10,DONNA HUM'C STREET, 19252, Mt\Rm'ROAD, 19254.. ST.ANDRIESSTREET, 1925t THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1925931,TOORAKROAD, 1925H8, Yv;A;TTLE VALLEYROAD, 192555,BATH ROAD, 1925c77,CREITHORNEROAD, 1925c1, THREADNEEDL£ STREET, 1925<.359, VVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1925c513,'WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1925.146,YARRBATAVEJI,lIE,1925,

External IntegrityGenerally original?

Streetscape ContributionPart of a street substantially built up in theimmediate post First War era.

Significance

Architecturally, a typical Bungalow style housewith distinctive details such as the fence and portalalso a contributor to a Bungalow precinct: ofregional interest.

I ••2 RB 1912-3,1051;01913;019153 01918; 01925; 019354 Free Press. 22,9,1976,p.l

Shop & House,35 Matlock Street

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1912First Owner: Jackson, Mr & Mrs George

HistoryGeorge Jackson, carpenter, and his wife owned andoccupied intermittently this four room shop anddwelling from its construction date (1912) for atleast three yeal. A Mrs Clara Webber conducted agrocery and confectionery shop theresubsequently in the 1920s, continuing the Jackson'sbusiness, and G. Williamson continued on there inthe grocery line during the 1930s3 Because of theintegrity of the building and its setting, Sullivans'television series, as the program's 'comer store'during World War II. To this end, they repaintedthe exterior in colours of the building's period aniadorned the verandah fascia with'A & J Sullivan' .

DescriptionA grand scrolled stuccoed parapet wall, after theQueen Anne manner, supports a cornice mouldingand reveals the gable-end of the roof behind, as acrowning pediment to the facade. Two pylons orpiers flank the parapet, rising above a string mouldwhich shelters the verandah roof's springing point.Sited behind this grand facade is a prosaicweatherboarded house. The shop fronts andverandah frame appear original and their Chinesestyle mullions in the top-light are notable. Thespade-head picket fence to the adjoining blocksurvives as a model for this building's fence asdoes some period planting. The colours aresympathetic to the period.


IIIComparativeExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.756·768, BURKEROAD,19a5c77().792, BURKEROAD, 1909·10108·112, MALINCROAD, 1915c123·125,MAUNe ROAD, 19Ix1-5, THEATRE PLACE, mOt:351·353, WliITEHORSEROAD, 19I5c

External IntegrityThe house is generally original; the verandah floorhas been replaced and fence pickets modified.

StreetscapeAdjoins a row of similarly styled Queen Annevillas but is otherwise surrounded by park lands.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a typical shop and residence of theEdwardian period which possesses unusualparapet detailing (given the timber construction)and retains shop front details. It also illustratesthe Edwardian 'Comer Shop' form beside a nearintact Edwardian domestic streetscape; of regionalinterest and local imporlance.Historically, illustrates the suburban communityservice shop in its Edwardian context and has aspecial value to the current group oftelevision watchers; of regional interest and localimportance.Restoration: consider restoration of fence.

House,91 Maud Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 2.00Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1940First Owner: Lowe, Alex.H. secretary

1 BA 1940.13592; MMBW OPA 2203372 BA 1940 135923 01944-45; 01950; 01963; 01974

Architect: Leith, G BSSB architectBuilder: White, J.G.

HistoryIn 1940 Alexander Harold Lowe commissionedThornbury builder, J.G. White, to erect a residencfto a design of the State Bank Building Department .The two-storied brick house wat of nine rooms andhad an estimated cost of £1,733 . Alexander Lowe,a secretary, lived at this address with Mavis A.Lowe until at least 19743

.

DescriptionAtypical for the State Savings Bank architecturaldesign, this two- storey red-brick Georgian Revivalhouse (type c.F.7) has all of the attributes of itschosen style: a hipped roof, absolute facadesymmetry, shutters, use of patterned brickworkand curvilinear wrought-iron balustrading to thecentral balconette. Glazing bars and double-hungsashes are all necessary elements. The garage wasmore prosaic, but still symmetrical with a steppedparapet and ledge and braced boarded doors.Although late in the style's Australian use, thehouse is expressive of the era and its aesthetic.Inside there was the now-expected interflow ofliving areas: a generous stair hall, opening viadouble doors into a lounge and dining room. Atthe back, the kitchen linked with the dining room,a rear porch and, via the porch, to the wash houseand a water closet. Upstairs, where the fourbedrooms were located, there was also thebathroom and another water-closet.The simple arrow-head pickets of the front fencewere included in the contract and the landscape isrelated to the construction period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106,JIo.ffiTEHORSE ROAD, 1940-11, ,vtOlvTA.'VA STREET, 19401197, TOORAK ROAD, 1940sr. "'MUD STREET, 1940c133,A1AUDSTREET. 1940c56, RIVERSIDEAVE1'<l1E, 19401:15,WALSLL>.;DRYA 1/£.1\11£,19401:417-,V'l'HITEHORS£ ROAD, 1940c113, YARRBAT AVrl'iUf, 1940c123, MOt-i7 ALBERT ROAD, 1941·22, BEATRICESTREET, 19416, BULL£a' ROAD, 1941171, DONCASTfRROAD, 19414,MAYSLASTREET, 194146, THE BOULn'ARD, 1941I, KELBASTREET, 194Ic666, RIVERSDALEROAD, 1946-7119, DONCASTERROAD, 19481, KALONGA ROAD, 1948<'166,J;VHlTEHORSEROAD, 1951·21, TAURUS STREET, 1951f


32, URSASTREET, 1951c6, CARRICALsmEET, 195243, KIREEPROAD, 19521,MADDEN STREET, 19522, CARRICALSmEET, 195416, CARRlCAL SmEET, 1954129,WlNMALEE ROAD, 195414. ORION STREET, 1954c32,BALVoIY1\i ROAD, 1955c45A, NARRAK ROAD, 1955c


Streetscape

Contributing to the late 1930s early 19405 characterevident in the street (see precinct 2).

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive Georgian Revivalhouse which is made more so by its State SavingsBank architectural authorship and is contributoryto a late 19308, early 194Os, residential streetscape:of Regional importance.

Flats,133 Maud Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1951-54First Owner: Thomson, William G

HistoryMrs. Margit Angela Hochmann owned land on thecorner of Maud and Oight Streets in the late 194051.In 1950 the net annual value increased from £25 to£50". It is probable that, at this time, a brick flatwas built on Lot 2 a~d then occupied by Alma A.B.English, a chemist. In 1951 William GeorgeThomson, a secretary, purchased the property andhad six flats built. The brick unAts of seven roomseach, were completed in 1954. By 1956 D.O.

1 Rate Card 4298. 4317.43232 Rate Card 4323, 43333 Rate Card 43334 Rate Card 4333, 4345; BAC5 BAC; D1952;D1953; D19546 MMBWDPA262148

Thomson, a clerk and possibly related to WilliamThomson, was the owner of the property",

DescriptionModerne in style, these two-storeycement-rendered flats configure around a centralstairway 'vertical feature' with port holes and giassbricks as indicators of the period. On top is a flatroof and at first floor level, ample terraces: all foroutdoor living and all with ornate wrought ironbalustrading, atypicaL in style to that of thebuilding. Windows are steel- framed in theModerne manner but since have been adornedwith shutters which, because of their slimdimensions, are far from the functionalist idealswhich inspired the design.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106, "WHITEHORSE ROAD, 194Q.l1, MO.N'TM'A STREET, 194C1297, TOORAKROAD, 194<J91, MAUD STREET, 19<Wc133, MAUD STREET, 1940c56,RiVERSIDEA VENUE,1940c15,WALStL",'DRYAVEl'.'UE,19<Wc41i-, Vv'HlTEHORSE ROAD, 1941k

113. YARRBATA VENUE, 19iOr113, MG."a ,~LBERTROAD, 19>H·22. BEATRICE STREET. 1~16, 8ULLEEN ROAD, 1941In. DONCASTERROAD, 19414. ,\1..4.YSIA STREET, 194146,THE BOULEVARD, 19>J.11, KILBA STREET, 1941f666,RIVERSDALEROAD, l~i119, DONCASTERROAD, 19481, KALONCA ROAD, 1948f166,y.,HITEHORSE ROAD, 1951-22, TAURUSSTREET, 1951<·32, URSASTREET, 1951c6, CARRIGALSTREET, 195.243,KTREEP ROAD, 195.21.MADDEN STREET, 19521, CARRICALSTREET, 195416,CARRIGALSTREET, 1.9541.29, W1NfvfALEE ROAD, 195414,ORiON STREET, 19$k

3.2. BAL~' ROAD, 1955c45A,NARRAK ROAD, 1955f

External IntegrityShutters have been added (balustrade replaced?).

Streetscape ContributionCorner-sited, the cubist nature of the design standsout in a domain which is conservative ifcontemporary.


SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual style (albeit altered) fora Camberwell flat block, being dedicatedlyModernistic in contrast to the Old English style sooften employed in the city: of regional interest.Historically, significant as among the smallnumber of flat blocks built in the city and at a timewhen war-time materials restrictions still existedfor private speculation: of regional interest.

House,4 Maysia Street

Study Grading; CPrecinct: 15.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1941First Owner: Plottel, JosephArchitect: Plottel, JBuilder: Simmie & Co.

Yarra Golf Club House, the first stage of theWilliamstown Municipal Offices, the FootscrayMunicipaIOffi§es, and the Masonic Club building,Flinders Street .

DescriptionA modest cream brick house with some Modernestyling, its plan has a projecting bay and the tiledroof is gabled. The curved concrete porch is the onenote of stylism to an otherwise functional house.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106, h1i1TEHORSE ROAD, 19oW-l1. MOr-.7Al\'ASTREET, 190W1197, TOORAKROI\t'l, 1?40

n MAUD STREET, 1?4Of133, ,\-fA. UP STREET, 1940l56,RH'ERsmEA I'El\1JE. ,94(k15, V\':'\LFL'~":DRYA I'£.>..'UE, 19.fO(

417., I'./HITEHORS£ ROAD, 1?4(l(

113-YARRBAr....I'E.'l1E.l?4(lt123. MO!'.7 .">.LEERT RO.4.D, 1.'41-12, BL>\TRICESTREET, 1~16. BULLE£!': RO..l.D, 19411n. [JO!\'CASTERRO.-\[\ 1.'41

46. THE BOULn'."JID, 1941r. KELBA HREEr. 1!'41c

666. RIVERSPALE ROi'lL"\, 1."o/.6-i119. DO!'.'O.STERR.OAV, 1.'481. K..o"LO,'\.'C~"" ROAD, 1948{

i66, v\'H]TEHORSE RO:"D, 1951-22, TAURUS STREET. 195;,

3: URSA STREET, 195;,6, CARRICAL STF.EET, 1952.;3. KIREEP ROA.D. 1952


HistoryBuilt: 1941Architect, Joseph Plottel, designed this six-roombrick house (perhaps speculatively) in 1941 butPlottel was nevertheless the listed owner atconstruction'. Builders, Simmie and Co. built a!ittle over 16 squares for a modest estimate of £950. Xerandah extensions' followed at the end of

1941. The first owner-occupier, Alex Buchanan,made alterations and additions to the house fiveyears later4.

Plottel, born in 1883, was a Yorkshireman. Hearrived in Melbourne at the age of 24, afterarchitectural training under Robert Moore andprofessional practice, en-route, in South Africa. Hebegan his Melbourne practice after 3 years draftingwith the railways architectural department, andaccrued a number of large commissions includingMichael's Comer Store in Elizabeth Street, theFootscray Barnet Glass Rubber Co. Ltd. factory,

I BA 1941. 14116:2 ibid.3 BA 1941. 150134 BA 1946. 183495 SLVB. H1Jo's Who IIIAustralia; 1935

House,14 Millicent Avenue, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1962First Owner: Salgram, BJ & A.L. builderBuilder: G.T. Nixon & Co.


IIIHistoryIn 1%2, a Higheit building company, G.T. Nixon &Company, was commissioned by B.J. and A.L.SaIgram to erect a brick veneer house of five roomson Lot 731

. The house was estimated to cost£5,1002. B.J. and A.L. Salgram also commissionedG.T. Nixon and Company to make additions to theproperty in 1972 and to add a bedroom to theresidence in 19833 B.}. Salgram is still theowner-occupier of this property4.

DescriptionBrick-veneer and with a shallow gabled roof-line,the house looks architect designed but appears tohave arisen from a design-build company.Attributes of the era such as the expressedchimney, 'floating' roof line, fragmented massingand visually detached side wall are all evident inthe design.Inside, the side wall becomes a screen wall for acourt and patio as well as cladding to thelounge-dining, underscoring the contemporaryideals of communicating inside/outside spaces.Beyond were two bedrooms, facing south, andservice areas on the east.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.3, MADDENSTREET. 1,95624. ORION STREET, 1958

11.VEGASTREET, 1960c14.MlLUCEN7 AVENUE, 1962c136, MNMALEE ROAD, 1926

External IntegrityGenerally original

Streetscape ContributionOne of the Modernist house designs sprinkledamong contemporary but more conservativehouses.

SignificanceArchitecturally, typical of architect designedhouses of the era and area also well-preservedexternally: of regional interest.Historically, evocative of the special role played byNorth Balwyn as the new post-war suburb andhence the place for architectural invention: ofregional interest.

Canterbury State School,Molesworth Street

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1908First Owner: Victorian State GovernmentArchitect: Cohen, JB

HistoryAfter an unsuccessful plea for a school in the late19th century, Boroondara Shire Secretary R.W.Smellie reapplied in 1903 only to have theapplication dismissed as 'an extravagance'.William Tennant sold 2 acres to the EducationDepartment later that year, after a deputation hadfinally secured a school. An eight- class room brickschool, with hall, office, a cadet corps armory, twoteachers' rooms and cloakroom was opened by theMinister A 0 Sachse, in 1908, under Patrick, 5Maloney as head teacher.By 1915 the near doubling of the original roll of 400pupils meant erection of two 'pavilion' cla~srooms;a third was added in 19166 Overcrowdmg afterthe war and the consequent leasing of local hallsled to a new wing in 19,4 at the east end and theremoval of the pavilions. After conversion of thearmory to a science room, a cloakroom wasconverted to a class room and another eventuallyto a library. The new Isla Noble library replaced itin 1%3.The first wing was designed under Public Worksarchitect, JB Cohen, and reputedly emboiied so~enew concepts in education architecture. A Widepassageway linked classrooms with a domedassembly hall at its far end, whilst classrooms

12345678

BA 1962.31037; BACBA 1962.31037BA 1972.50459; BA 1983. 73066TD 1990FreePress" 27.1 Ll968. p.12; V&R VoL3. p.423V&R vei.a p.423Ibid., Free Mess, 27.l1.1968Free Press,27.11.1968


retained the old concept of separate door ways tothe outside1.

An English oak tree plated by Lady Talbot, in 1905,after the site was fenced is still apparent.

DescriptionIn parallel with the popular Queen Anne villastyle, this school possesses that style's sameprominent half-timbered gables (now painted out),Marseilles pattern roof tiles, red brick walls andcasement window groups. The flared hip-rootedtower provides a French flavour to the style (SeeParish Church, La Hulp, 13th Century, Belgium).Although visually similar to earlier governmentschools, the use of the half-timbered gable lends adefinite Edwardian flavour to this example andrepresents an era when little new school buildingwas carried out.Added classrooms have adopted a similar style tothe first wing, whilst still maintaining separationby means of a spine-like corridor linking the wings.

Comparative ExamplesThe following government schools may becompared with this site.Mortlake; Essendon High School; Graham Street,Port Melbourne; and part Camberwell State School(q.v.),

External IntegrityGenerally original given sympathetic additions asabove.

Streetscape ContributionTypically, as a public building, it is the focus of,rather than part of, the surrounding contemporaryresidential streetscapes.

SignificanceArchitecturally, evidently a prototypical design ineducation buildings, given the new corridor-linkbetween classrooms, also an adept realization in apublic building of the domestic Queen Anne style,evident in surrounding streetscapes.Historically, a major public building in the area forover 80 years and hence the focus of thecommunity's memories of the area.

I ibid.2 RB 1889-90. 16613 RB 1892-3.1520& 1521;RB 1893-4.1393 & 13944 RB 1896-7.15345 RB 1899- 1900.15376 ibid.7 Sutherland. p.524

Cullymont & Eyrecourt,2 Molesworth Street & Selwyn Street

Historic Buildings Register RNational Trust of Australia (Class/Rec.):ClassifiedNTA File Number: 1517Study Grading: APrecinct: 22.00Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1889First Owner: McCully, Alex

HistoryThe Rev Alexander McCully was the first ratedowner of the suitably named Cullymont, on oneacre of grounds, in 1889-9<Y. Three years on, bothAlexMcCully and John J McCully were listed side byside in Molesworth Street only to be eventuallyreplaced with the Equity Trustees and ~ecutors

Co, as the owner of both properties. Theownership of what was described as a grand 11room brick house, then passed to the CommercialBanking Co who leased John's former house toWalter McNicol company secretary to the SilvertonTramway Co Ltd.4. He called the house Eyrecourt.Edward Goode, a railway storekeeper, continuedthe houses' association with rail tr!vel into thiscentury in leasehold of Cullymont. The ownerwas again the Equity Trustees Co.6

A John James McCulley was described in Victoria &Its Metropolis as a native of Aughnacloy. Tyronecounty, Ireland who had arrived at Port Phillip in1853 and joined the civil service under the PostMaster General. Over the years he rose in seniority,eveno/ally supervising the ship's mail despatchroom . This may be the same 'J J McCully'. Alex


McCully subdivided the land surrounding theHorsfall property at Surrey Hills, during 1886. AtCullymont, he described himself as Rev AlexanderMcCully MA, LLB (Professor of Elocutionj'.The MMBW Detail Plan 1978 (1907) shows the twohouses as a pair sharing a verandah and divided,terrace style, through to the servants wings at therear. An extensive complex of outbuildings,including a 'plant house' lined a thoroughfarewhich connected Salisbury and Selwyn Streets atthe rear of the properties. Louis LJensen, and later,Mrs. ElizabethThe Jensen family owned Cullymont for a longtime this century/,An 1980 article in House and Garden illustratedextensive internal renovations, with the conversionof a '!lotting shed' to a sun room at the side of thehouse3.

DescriptionA grand Italianate styled stuccoed brick mansioncomposed of two opposing two-storeyed bayedwings between which an arcaded verandahextends on two levels. Near the verandah corneris a parapeted tower dividing the two houses as iftwo comfortable suburban villas had been joinedback to back. Cement balustrading is used todecorate both the tower parapet and verandahlevels, while palred brackets, string and impostmoulds provide more conventional ornament.Impressive leaded fanlights over boldly paneleddoors, with generous leaded side lights face bothupper and lower verandah levels at the north andwest elevations as augmented by other minorentrance doors onto the verandahs showing plainlythe former dual occupancy.Mature exotic planting mainly 20th Century incharacter supports the house era, aided by aperimeter hedge joined onto an impressive castand wrought iron gateway in Molesworth Streetbearing the McCully crest (as seen on the building),matched by another in Selwyn Street.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1881630,RlVERSDALEROAD,18822, BERIrWCK STREET, 1885c53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7320,CAMBER~'ELLROAD, 18863, FERM.A/I.'ACH ROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR GROVE, 1887

.n ALMAROAD, 188819, CANTERBURYROAD, 18884:6, PARUNGTON STREET,1888635,RlVERSDALEROAD, 188889, UMON ROAD, 1888

2.. PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (7)

I DI890. Alpha listing2 BA 1940. 12884' BA 1969.461193 Houseand GarJen6.80. p.70-1 (NTAFilel

25, ALMA ROAD, 1889(7)

54. MONTALBERTROAD, 1889-936, ALMA ROAD, 1889208, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1889

15, 1RIL8ARRA ROAD, 1889

21,IRILBARRAROAD, 188943,KENT ROAD, 1889137,MOI',7ALBERTROAD, 1889

32,.PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1889

10, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 188926A, WM'DSWOR1H ROAD, 188950, WA."lDSWORTH ROAD, 1889

42, WARRIC.ALROAD, 1889

322-394, CA}tfBERVVELLROAD, 189(1.1261, uz..70N ROAD. 18901900

15, ALMA ROAD, 1890

544, BURKE ROAD, 189017, lNCLESBYROAD, 18907, VICTORIA AVENl1E, 1890

13, VICTORlAAVEz..llE, 189057, YARREAr AVENUE, 1890c:

7A AL\1I\ ROAD, 1891-113, BALWU\' ROAD, 18914

73-79, BALl<\17-.' ROAD, 1891310, CAMBERWELL ROAD, 1891

622, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALCARROAD, 1892

125, WATTLE ~'ALLEYROAD, 1892136,CA."iTERBURYROAD, 1893

668'<;70, BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895

816-822 RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOWARD STREET, 1895c29. CAz..TERBURYROAD, 18975.2. PROSPECT HILLROAD,l897

15, KASOUKA ROAD. 1898150. MO,"'TALBERT ROAD. 1899

26, ~7crORlAAi'E!'.llE.1899

External IntegrityThe house is generally externally original with theexception of eastern additions, new brick fencesand garages and painted brickwork to the southface.

StreetscapeThe pair is a prominent representative of an earlierage in an Edwardian and later, residential area.

SignificanceArchitecturally, perhaps Victoria's largest rowhouse pair, this near intact version of the popularltalianate style is distinguished by its former dualoccupancy and towered form; of regionalimportance.Historically, little is known of the McCulley's in theCamberwell context.


III

External IntegrityThe verandah has been partly enclosed and agabled wing added at one end.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.2, BERh1CKSTREET, 185919. CAJl,TERBURtROAD, 18tW9, BAR."lSBURYROAD, 186118, BALWYl'; ROAD, 1863290, CA,\1BERWELLROAD, 1868·8, AlRD STREET, IBiO

35, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 18i3-4

SignificanceArchitecturally, among the earliest group of housesin the area, it has a high integrity for its age, anempathetic setting, fine verandah detailing and itrepresents an uncommon style among 19th centuryvillas in Victoria.Historically, it was also for a long period the homeof the Taylor family, 'pioneers' of the district.

represents a favoured style for picturesque rural orsuburban villas of the 1840's-70's at Port Phillip(particularly designs from architect Charles Laing).The high attic-roof and its two-storeyed porch arevariations on that theme but the French windowsopening on to the verandah reinforce the early villatype. Face brickwork, cement label moulds abovewindows and the grouped chimney stacksunderscore the Medieval source but it is the finetimber verandah which best expresses the style, aswell as fine craftsmanship. Sited still in largegrounds facing a graveled driveway andsurrounded by mature trees the house possesses ahighly appropriate setting, still separate from theincreasing number of institutional buildingsaround it.

Mountfield,6 MontAlbert Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1865First Owner: Taylor, George H

History

A plan of the Boroondara Shire thought to datefrom the early 1870's, shows one G H Taylor'shouse sited on an ample sized block, frontingBurke and Mont Albert Roads. When Mont AlbertRoad was Surrey Road, Taylor owned 'house andland' there from as early as 1865, after owningvacant land since the surviving rate bookscommenced in 18631. Solicitor, George HenryTaylor's tenure was noted as 'house and ten acres'in 1885, his wife (?) Maria becoming the owner ofnumerous subdivision lots there in 1889, sopredictable for the land boom era2. Another ofTaylor's subdivisions was 'Taylor's Paddock', sixhectares south of Riversdale Road and west ofBurke Road, at the junction. This was sold andmostly built on in the later 19th century. Taylordied in 1886.Ten years later merchant and 'poultry keeper',Adam Taylor Wilkinson and John Francis Keepoccupied a ten room brick house on the Taylorfamily's reduced acreage (lots 12 and 13, 3 acres)remaining there until at least the 1920's3.By World War II the Grey sisters occupied theprope'l and had carried out extensive additions tothe site . In 1947 the company of Our Lady of theBlessed Sacrament had erec~d a welfare centre,adding nurses quarters in 1951 .

DescriptionAppropriately Tudoresque for its presentecclesiastical use, the former Taylor house also

I RB 1863-4;RB 1865-6 2822 RB 1885.613; RB 1889.7323 RB 1896-7.50Sactualoccupiers?4 BA 1945.17231.17503.17519; BA 1946. 17731.18113. 18358. 183665 BA 1947. 19623;BA 1951.8235


Roystead, 51 Mont Albert Road,Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1884-7First Owner: Vial,Oliver

History

The property first appears in the rate books in1884-85 as a house and acres of land with a NetAnnual Value of £110.1 The proferty was ownedby Oliver Vial, a tea merchant. In 1885-86 theproperty was defined as 15 acres of land with ahouse and a NAV of £120.3 The NAV increased to£25.0 in 1886-87 and to £400 in 1888-89.4 Possiblymajor alterations and additions took place at thistime. In 1889-90, ~e NAV decreased to £330 andin 1892-93 to £200. By 18%-97 the property wasrated in two parts; the brick house and 4 acres ashaving a NAV of £145,and 10 acres of land havinga Nett Annual Value of £506 In this year OliverVial, ~hHe continuing to own Roystead, no longeroccupied it, but renjed it instead to George R.Rand, a gentleman. Vial again occupied theproperty in 1900.8

;I~ns fro~ e~rly this century show Roystead, likeKillegran (Kmgussey), Banool and Highton (q.v.),

all facing away from Mont Albert Road, to thenorth. In the case of Roystead, a long carriagedrive, entered from a recessed gateway on MontAlbert Road, curved around the front of the houseand reached the stables on the west side of theproperty. At that date a tennis court was shownsome distance to the north east of the property(now the ovalt The house is shown with

I RBI884-85.60S2 ibid.3 RBI885·86.8344 RBI886-87. 972; RB1888·89 16685 RBI889-90.841; RBI892·93· 7046 RBI896-97.379.380 •7 ibid.8 RBI900-I.3959 MMBW0P2002c1927?10 RBI90I·2.435II 0190012 01910; 01920; 01930; 01935

verandahs facing north, south and west, twoprotruding room bays, and a cellar.Alexander Macneil, a merchant and importerpurchased Roystead from Oliver Vial in 1902.16

Macneil owned Briscoe & Company, the wholesaleironmongers and merchants of 3% Little CollinsStreet, in 1900.11 He owned and occupiedRoystead until it was sold in !he early 19308 toCamberwell Grammar School.1 The property isstill part of the Grammar School complex today.

DescriptionTwo-storey and stuccoed, the house presents afull-arched arcaded verandah at ground level and asegment-arched one at the upper level, both withtrabeation overlaid. The entrance is distinguishedby a central protruding bay which covers asweeping entry stair, terminated by piers withlamps atop. On the west of this main elevation is atwo-storey, more conservative wing, which may befrom another construction stage (shown on earlyplans). It has arched windows at ground level andrectangular openings at the upper, set in abas-relief arcade. It has similar eaves bracketing tothe main elevation. On the east side thecement-balustraded verandah extends from underthe arcade as an open terrace (not shown on earlyplans). This has since been built on and partlyroofed. The ground level terrace is similarlybalustraded and its floor tiled. A grand doorwayhas typical side panels, but also less typical glazedpanels carried over the fanlight. Arched openingson both levels repeat the verandah arcade motif.

Comparative ExamplesThe two-level arcade places the house in a smallcomparison field. However, on broaderparameters, the following contemporaryCamberwell sites may compared with this site.35, PROSPECTHIll. ROAD, 1881630,RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18811, BERWICK STREET, 1885t53, PROSPECfHILL ROAD, 1886-7310,CAMBERlIV£LL ROAD, 28863, FERMANAGH ROAD, 1887

s: SEYMOUR CRo\'E, 188733, ALv{A ROAD, 188819, CAN7ERBURY ROAD, 1888

46, PARLINCTON STREET, 1888635. RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 188889, UMON ROAD, 18882. PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (7)15, ALMA. ROAD, 1889(7)

54.MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-9


36,ALMAROAD,1889208, CANTERBURYROAD,188915, lRlLBARRA ROAD, 188921, lRlLBARRA ROAD,188943, KE.....'YROAD, 18892, MOLESl'VORTH STREET, 1889137, M01'.7 ALBERT ROAD,1889sz, PROSPECT HILL ROAD,188910,T.RAFALCARROAD, 18892M, WA,....'OSWORTHROAD, 188950, WAlI.'OSWORTH ROAD,188942 WARRIGAL ROAD,1889322·394, CAMBERWELLROAD, 189().1262, UMON ROAD,d89015,ALMAROAD, 1890544,BURKEROAD,1890

2~~~~~YROAD,1890

7, I/ICTORlA AVENUE, 189013, \o7CTORIAAVENUE, 18905~Y~ATAVE1\U£.1~?

7A, ALMAROAD,1891·213,BALlNYN ROAD, 1891-473--79. BALINYN ROAD. 1891,320,CAMBERYV!LLROAD,1892622, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALCARROAD, 1892125,WAITLE VALLEY ROAD,1892136.CAz..TIRBURYROAD, 189330. HOWARD STREET, 1895,29, CA.....7ERBURYROAD.189751. PROSPECT HILL ROAD,189715, KASOUAA ROAD, 1898150, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 189926, \o7CTORIAAVE1\'UE, 1899

External IntegrityAdditions on the south (rear) side and partenclosure of the added eastern terrace. An air unithas been added to the west wing. The groundshave been redeveloped as a school, but the nearbyoval and vacant ground to the north of the mainfacade help maintain the impression of a mansionin its grounds. The street fence has been replacedand the main house concealed, by redevelopment,from the Mont Albert Road view.

StreetscapeIsolated from the street view, it is still visible fromthe north. It is one of the many individuallynotable houses which distinguish this part of MontAlbert Road in the metropolitan area.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a successful Italian Renaissancerevival design, with a small group of survivinghouses which possess both a two- level arcadedverandah and an open upper-level terrace. It alsocontributes to Mont Albert's place as an importantcatalogue of building styles from the mid-to-late19th century through to the mid-20th century: ofhigh regional importance.

Historically, the house has been occupied byregionally prominent merchants in the late 19thearly 20th centuries and, as a school, attracts theassociations of a building used by a section of thepublic over a long period (60 years to date): ofregional importance.

Frognall,54 Mont Albert Road

Historic Buildings Register RNational Trust of Australia (ClassjRec.):ClassifiedNTA File Number: 1516Study Grading: A Precinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1888-89First Owner: Hicks, ClarenceArchitect: Gall, JamesBuilder: Gamlin, Robert

HistoryClarence Hicks acquired 7.5 acres here in 1887 and,with architect James Gall and contractor RobertGamlin

fcommenced erecting this 16 room mansion

in 1888 .Financial difficulties during the early 1890'spredictably led to Frognall's mortgage andforeclosure by the National Bank of Australasia, in18%, and meant lease hold to such as LouiseGubbins as a ladies' college and privately to JamesWarne2. Burdett Laycock purchased the propertyin 1901, residing there until his death in 1941, afterwhich Frognall was offered for use during WorldWar II

3becoming a major RAAF Communication

Centre.The Australian Commonwealth compulsorilyacquired the house after the war and it became theMelbourne Telecommunications Unit until 1976,then housing diploma cadet training4

.

1 NTAFNI516;RB 1887-8,1381;CLFH522 NTAFNI516;RB 1895-6,9;RB 1896-7,IO;RB 1898-9,103 NTA FN1516; CLFH52; RB 1901-2.104 CLFH52;NTAFNI516


Clarence Hicks owned the Junction Timber Yards,saw and moulding mills, at the Burwood andCamberwell Roads intersection in the era ofFrognall's construction': He was also a shirecouncillor (1888-93) which perhaps explainsarchitect, Gall's commissions for bothCamberwell's new shire hall and Frognall.Burdett Laycock shared with George Laycock theadministration of Laycock, Son and Nettleton, wiremattress makers of Normanby Road, SouthMelbourne2

. The firm had commenced underFrederick Laycock in Brunswick during 1879,moving to Collins Street and later Flinders Streetwith expansion of machinery and new premises atSouth Melbourne. This matched thecommencement of a Sydney branch underNettleton, employing in total 160 persons in thelate 1880's. Uniike Hicks, Laycock did not ventureinto municipal politics (however one JamesNettleton did, as mayor in 1932-4).Thearchitect, James Gall, created many similar butgenerally less grand designs to that of Frognall (see54 Jolimont Terrace, [olimont, 1877) with theexception of the Winter Irving mansion, Noorilim,which matches the scale but not the vigour ofFrognall's design. Gall's Boroondara Shire Hall(Camberwell) has a similar dynamic compositionto Frognall, the massive towers of both buildingsbeing the key elements. J M Barry's Rostella (1868,dem.) was among the first examples of thistowered Italianate style in Melbourne, followed bymajor examples like Werribee Park (1873-8):creating the style for mansion architecture to whichGall added the exuberance of the late 19thcentury.

DescriptionSited on an elevated part of the estate, the house isoff-centre in its original block and has two mainfacades, the north and the west. The north facadeaddressed the Winding carriage drive from MontAlbert Road and the west looked towards thedistant city of Melbourne, surmounted by itsobservation tower which marks the entry to thehouse. Presumably the design expected arrivalsfrom Melbourne to be more important andnumerous than by travelers going in the oppositedirection. Frognall was then at the limits ofsuburbia.Deriving from the ltalianate Renaissance in asimilar manner to the numerous suburban villaswhich were to follow at a lesser scale, the stuccoeddetail on the house is profuse but alwayssecondary to the dramatic massing of theelevations and tower. The massing and void of

open terraces and loggias, set within a trabeatedframework on the main facades, are echoed invisual effect by the successive viewing points fromeach tower level which are expressed with goodeffect on the tower elevation. Pediments, deepeaves brackets, ornamented string moulds andfriezes, and decorated panels set within tower pierswhich, on the main building, aresmooth-rusticated, all contribute to a grand design.Of note is the use of stilted segmental arches on theupper level windows, seen by some as the Englishinfluence on the Italian Renaissance inspiration.Other details include the iron finials and balconettebalustrading, the encaustic mosaic tiling bothinside and out, and the swags and fruit achieved inpressed cement in the French manner on the tower,consoles and pilasters''.The internal layout of 31 rooms (half of themservice areas) probably consisted of a largedrawing room, entered from the west end of thehall, followed by a breakfast room, and a diningroom close to the grand main staircase at the eastend of the hall. Opposite these rooms were thelibrary and billiard room: rooms which wereevidently not intended to benefit from the viewsover the incoming driveway and garden. The nearself-contained service wing stretched to the south,invisible from the drive, heading towards thefour-stall stable block with its groom's room, coachhouse and bricked yard. Upstairs there were thebedrooms (4), the main bedroom relatively giganticand linked to a sitting room on its east side. Themaids' rooms wrapped around the back stairwhich led down to the service wing4

.

Ornament varies from the ornate plaster,free-standing hall columns, polished joinery andencaustic floor tiling of the original concept, to theArt Nouveau pattern anaglypta wallpaper dado ofworks early this century which also saw theinstallation of internal water closets on each level.A similar style of pressed metal ceiling lining isused on only one other room in the house. Originalwindow glass in the stair hall was created byWilliam Montgomery, the noted 19th centuryMelbourne decorator. Fine marble fireplaces existin most main rooms but some plaster ceiling roseshave been removed or covered over.The garden, disposed to the north and west of thehouse, was and is dominated by lawn with shapedbedding perhaps originally filled with brightlycoloured annuals in the gardenesque manner.

123

4

01891WD 1900-1899see Allam Lovell Sanderson. Conservation Management Plan Frognall Canterbury Victoria. p.66 (for Dept. Housing& Construction. 1984)ibid.


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site being of the same period but mostdiffer markedly in scale except for Veralurn,Parlington Street. Other examples ou tside ofCamberwell include: Werribee Park, 54 [olimontTerrace, [olimont, Mintaro at Monegeeta andNorrilim near Murchison.35, PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 2881630,RlVERSDALE ROAD,18822, BERWICKSTREET, 188&53, PROSPECT HILLROAD,1886-73.20,CAMBERMU ROAD, 18863, FERMANACH ROAD, 288757,SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 188819,CAf',,'TERBURY ROAD,188846, PARm-fGTONSTREET, 1888635,RIVERSDALE ROAD,188889, liMON ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (?)25, ALMA ROAD, 1889(7)36,ALMA ROAD, 1889208, CANTERBURY ROAD, 188915,IRlLBARRA ROAD, 188921, lRILBARRAROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 18892, MOLESVVOR1H STREET, 1889137,MONT ALBERTROAD,188932 PROSPECTHill ROAD, 188910, rRAFALCARROAD, 18892M. WANDSWORTHROAD, 188950, WANDSWORTHROAD, 188942, WARRIGAL ROAD, 1889322·394, CAMBERltI;'ELLROAD, 1890-1262, LIMONROAD,1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890

544,BURKEROAD,189027, lNCLES8YROAD, 18907, VICTORIA AVENUE, 189013, VICTORIAA\'EM1E, 1890S~Y~ATAVENUE,I~·?

7A, ALMA ROAD, 1891·213,BAL~' ROAD, 189147,3-79, BAL~ ROAD, 1891320,CAMBERYVELL ROAD,1892622,RIVERSDALEROAD, 18926, TRAFALGARROAD, 1892

125, ViATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892

136,CANTERBURYROAD,1893668-670, BURKEROAD, 18956$0, BURKE ROAD, 1895816-82.2, RIVERSDALEROAD, 18953D, HOWARDSTREET, 189&29, CANT.E.RBURYROAD, 18975.2, PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 189715,KASOUMROAD, 1898150, MON7 ALBERT ROAD,189926, VICTORlAAVENUE, 1899

External IntegrityGenerally original except for the enclosure ofupper-level terrace, internal detailed alterationsand the addition of numerous defence-relatedstructures in the grounds, general elimination ofornamental landscape elements including fences'.

SignificanceFrognall is si nificant for:

1 see AllamLovellreportfor detailedanalysis

historically,its retention of most of its original grounds andsome of its landscaping, compared to thesubdivision of most similarly scaled properties inthe metropoli tan area;its high integrity to its construction date, evokingboth the boom era lifestyle generally and theindividual lives of at least two distinguishedfamilies, by the retention of service areas and stableblock as well as the opulent architecture of themain rooms;the grandness afforded for a suburban timberdealer's residence of the 1880's also locally notableas built for a local businessman and councillor andlater the residence for businessmen withmetropolitan wide interests.architecturally,its architectural quality which promotes thedesigner, James Gall, as among the foremostcreators of grand Italian Renaissance derivedtowered mansions in the state and is of specialinterest to Camberwell because of Gall's design ofthe Boroondara Shire hall; andits detailing which provides in a superior wayexamples of the full vocabulary of decorative iron,stucco and coloured glass used in the late 19thcentury.

Highton,65 Mont Albert Road

Study Grading: B Precinct: 24.00Streetscape:Construction Date: 1906First Owner: Doery, George H

HistorySamuel Henry Rye was Managing Director ofBuckley & Nunn Ltd. from 1934 after starting atRobert Reid & Co. in Adelaide (1907) and workingup to manager in 1926. He was also a councilmember of Camberwell Boys' Grammar School


and the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce.George Deery, a woollen manufacturer of the firmDavids, Doery & Co, owned vacant acres here in1905-6 until he erected a ten-room brick house inthe period 1906_71

. By courtesy of the Doeryfamily Highton became the CamberwellConvalescent Home for soldiers during WorldWar I, reverting to Edward Deery's occupationuntil it went to Walter H Buxton in 19232. SamuelRye was the new owner-occupier prior to the nextdecade, Dare Holyman owned it from the mid1930's, living further east on Mont Albert Roa1(146), and Camberwell Grammar by the 1970's'.Holyman was a marine engineer whose travelsbrought him back to the family firm in 1919,eventually becoming a director and TrafficManager of Holyman's Airways Pty. Ltd. (1933)and manager of ANA Freight in 1941.

Description

Probably to the design of Inskip & Butler, thehouse is V-shape in plan: being the characteristicform used by the British Arts and Crafts architects,as an adaptation of the Tudor house (referVoysey's Annesley Lodge, Hampstead, 18% andPrior's The Barn, 1897, Devon). Where twohalf-timbered gabled bays meet is a bowparapeted entrance porch. Here a miniaturebow-plan arcaded verandah shelters the doorway.Plant ornamentation is used in the stucco but theoriginal contrast intended with the red brickworkhas been lost because of painting. Dormer atticsand spirelets enrich the already picturesquecharacter of the design whilst plant ornamentationto the parapet verandah frieze and chimney potsadds to the associations the house possesses withthe Arts & Crafts movement.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY, 1900-1

20, BRYSDNS'TREET,1900608,RIVERSDALEROAD, 19001, 5AUSBURY STREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, 1900It WENt\. ROAD,1900coil BRYSON STREET,190158, CANTERBURY ROAD,19016, KINTORESTREET,190123, ROYAL CRE5C£1','T, 190135, BROADWAY, 190239, PROSPECTHIll. ROAD,1901169,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-46, LOGAJ',,' STREET, 1903142,MONTALBERT ROAD, IS«7,MANGARR.I'\ ROAD, 1905-62:4. CHAUCERCRESCENT, 1905633,RIVERSDALE ROAD,1906-827, BALM'N ROAD, 1S\'.l658, BROADWAY, 1906

65,MON? ALBERTROAD,190673-75, BROADWAY, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190717, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718. PEPPIN STREET, 1907c138, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1908-941, 1l'lGLESBY ROAD, 1908-910, SEFTON PLACE, 190841, u-.'GLESBYROAD, 1909·10n BROADItVt\ Y, 190973, BROADWAY, 190931, CA."'7ERBURY ROAD, 1909206, CAl\.'TERBURY ROAD, 190922, VICTORIA ROAD, 19091293, TOOR.<\,KROAD.191O·8, ST. GEORGES CRESCENT, 19102, CLAYfON STREET, 191{J,:199, INHITEHORSEROAD, 1910c24, ALBION STREET, 191117·19, BROADWAY, 191196·98, UMON ROAD, 191124, KENT ROAD, 1912·1354, BROADWAY, 191235, MATLOCK STREET, 191264:8, BURKE ROAD, 1913·186, KITOiENERSTREET. 19138, FITZCERALD STREET, 1915-20c117, !l'<1N,\fALEE ROAD, 1925_2Oe17A, ALMAROAD, 191576,ATHELSTM'ROAD,1915347·349, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915,353, YVHITEHORSEROAD, 1915f

150, ltVINMALEE ROAD, 1915c

External IntegrityA Canary Island Date Palm and other remnantevergreen shrubbery contribute to the setting. Thebricks have been painted; the porch cum terrace cutback to a porch only; air units have been addedand reglazing taken place. The fence has beenreplaced and the grounds surfaced for a car park;additions have been made to the north-east corner.

StreetscapeIn a street, well appointed with large houses ofdiverse architectural styles and adjacent to a 19thcentury mansion, also occupied by CamberwellGrammar: this house shares the status of a largehouse set in grounds as elsewhere in the street.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an accomplished although altereddesign in the English Arts & Crafts tradition ofVoysey and others which consequently stands inmarked contrast to the more frenetic Queen Annevilla style so prevalent in Camberwell and presentsa novel approach in Australia to large domesticcommissions; of state interest and regionalimportance.Historically, associated over a long period withmajor figures in Victoria's 20th century commercialdevelopment; of regional importance.

I23

RB 1906-7. 52S; RB 1905-6.49001920; 01923; CLF A3 (1933) STR; RB 1922·3.209201928; MMBWDPA51870; BA 1935.5428; BA 1971.49197


RestorationRestore entrance as evidence allows; remove paintfrom brickwork by an approved method andconsider removal of additions to the north side;and rebuild fence as typical or original.

House,90 Mont Albert Road

Study Grading: APrecinct: 24.00Streetscape:Construction Date: 1924-25First Owner: Reynolds, William AArchitect: Griffin, W Bor Nicholls E (?)

HistoryWilliam A Reynolds, a former resident atWanstead also in Mont Albert Road, was the firstowner-occupier with Evelyn Reynolds,of this eight-room stuccoed masonry house inel9211

01921, D1922 Reynolds was an engineer with theBabcock & Wilcox Incinerator Company who laterwere opposition tenderers to the Burley Griffin an1Eric Nicholls designed reverberatory incinerators.This did not hinder Reynolds in writing acongratulatory letter to Griffin used in Knitlockcompany advertising in el928 which pictured thishouse. Later owners included 9 & D Field whorenovated the house in the 1960's.

DescriptionTextured stuccoed Knitlock walls are divided here,in modular fashion, with deep smooth knitlockpiers on all elevations including the north wherethey are symmetrically arranged about a centraland a deeply recessed porch. Window groups,attic skillions and two chimney shafts are alsosymmetrically arranged; the windows being setbetween the wall piers. The roof is a simple

I MMBW DPA 130120;2 P. Navaretti (1986)3 BA 1966.38749; BA 1967,41383

east-west gable, like the contemporary Bungalowstyle but more Japanese in its simplicity, anddistinctively clad with the Walter BurleyGriffin Knitlock cement tile.It is this, the house form and the knitlock tileswhich suggest the design was by Griffin or one ofhis collaborators. The house faces north and hastennis courts.Roy Lippincott's house at Glenard Drive (1917)Heidelberg is similar in form and aspect to this, asis a previous American design by Lippincott,published in el922. EdwardBillson and Lippincott left for New Zealand in 1912so it is possible Lippincott designed Reynold'shouse. However, Reynolds' Knitlockadvertisement dedication, addressed to Griffin,may indicate otherwise. Completion of thepatenting of both tile and block was as late as April1919, making this example one of the first group ofhouses to use the system (refer Griffin House,Darebin Rd, Heidelberg).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.J5.f, BURKEROAD. 192692,AWNT .A,LBERT ROAD, 1916Ii PINEAVEJ-;l1E, 19,26(452,BURKEROAD. 192:7-182, BARNSBURYRO.Jl.V, 1927360, BURKE ROAD, 1917

47, CA<'vfPBELL ROAD, 192738, HIGHFIELD ROAD, 1927L ARISMLL HILL,19271~, Vo;'ARRlCALROAD, 1927

3, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1928·307. ROCHESTERROAD, 1928·302. RICHTON CROVE, 1928-927, YARRBATA l'ENUE, 1918-.:21, CHRlSTOVVELSTREET, 192826, CHRISTO>'iHSTREET, 1928ir. LJl.NSfLL CRESCEf\;T, 19281.2, STODDART STREET, 19288, CHRISTOV\!LSTREET, 1928(2.26, DONCASTER ROAD. 192919, FAlRMO.~,;T AVENUE. 1929300. ¥\'ARRlGAL ROAD, 19.2934, stuorr A\'ENUE, 1929r15, FREEMAl': STREET, 1929,

External IntegrityGenerally externally original except for details suchas glazing, trim colours and an added air unit. Thefence is new.

StreetscapeScreened by a tennis court from Mont Albert Roadwith a narrow side elevation only to Athol Avenue.


SignificanceArchitecturally, identified with a noted Australianschool of architectural design which in turn relatesto the internationally notable Prairie School. By itsearly all-Knitlock construction, it is innovative asAustralia's bid in the world's move towardsinternational modular Modernism; of regional andState importance.Historically, one of three structures to exemplifythe internationally known Prairie School ofarchitecture in Camberwell; of local importance.

RestorationRestore fence as 'original, as evidence allows.


Study Grading: APrecinct: 24.00Streetscape:Construction Date: 1926First Owner: Gillespie, Walter DArchitect: Barlow & Hawkins

HistoryThe flour miller, Walter Gillespie, via his architectsBarlow & Hawkins, applied iO connect his houseto the MMBW sewer in 1917 . Records state thatthis was completed as late as 1926 whilst theMelbourne Directory for 1927 is Gillespie's firstlisting at this address2 Lat'f owners induded H.G. Beecham and A C Goode.Gillespie was presumably of James Gillespie andCo Ltd. who operated mills at Leicester Street,Carlton and earlier, for a long period in ElizabethStreet, Kensington.and Co Ltd.

I MMBW DPA 1078262 ibid.3 BA 1950.4973; BA 1962.32098

DescriptionAn early example of the 'Old English' orneo-Tudor style which has the benefit of a superband extensive Corner site.Angled to Mont Albert Road and on an axisperpendicular with the notable gateway, itsplacement accentuates the informal nature of thestyle. Pyramid roof forms over dormers, otherwindows and the porch are skillfully placedcounterpoint to the broad main roof forms.Half-timbering, grouped chimney shafts, roughbrickwork and broad intersecting and nestedgables are the house's main elements. 'Natural'materials such as the day shingles, timbering andstucco (all unpainted?) add to the Medievalcharacter of the house. The mature exotic plantingprovides a period setting and the heavy timbercarriage gates a fitting entry.No longer of the Queen Anne, this house typeinstead approaches pure Tudor revival which wasa continuing thread since 1900 and seenparticularly well represented in Banksia Street,Heidelberg and Studley Street Ivanhoe.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.354, BURKEROAD, 191692, MONT ALBERT ROAD. 1926

14, PINEA VE.1I,'U£' 19:16.-452, BURKE ROAD, 1927·28

2, BAR."iSBURYROAD, 1917360,BURKEROAD, 192747, CAMPBELL ROAD, 1917

38, HiGHFIELD ROAD, 19271, AfUS"VEll HILL. 1917294,WARRlC.ALRO,,\D,19273, ROCRESTERROAD, 1928·307, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1928·30

2, HICHTON CROVE, 1928-92~)~RRBATAVENUE,19~~

11. CHRISTOWEL STREET, 1928

16. CHRISTOYvH STREET, 192817, £.ANSELL CRESCENT, 192812.STODDA,RT STREET, 1928

8, CHRIS TOWEL STREET, 1918c

116, DOJl,'Q\STERROAD, 191919, FAIRMOJl,T AVEJ-,'UE, 1919300, WARRlC.AL ROAD, 191!~

15,FREElvfANSTREET, 1929<

External IntegrityThe house is generally original externally; the fencehas been replaced.

StreetscapeThe house is typical of this street's diversely styledand large houses, set in grounds. The corner siting


and diagonal axis of the plan is particularlysuccessful in its address to the street.

Significance

Architecturally, a superbly sited house which maybe the earliest example of the popular neo-Tudorhouse style of the 1930s-50s; of regional importanceand state interest.Historically, associated with the old milling firm ofGillespie and representative of Camberwell's risingmiddle classes.

RestorationRestore fence.

House,102 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1937First Owner: Stokes, C SBuilder: Pettigrove, L B

History

Hartwell builder, L.B. Pettigrove, erected a brickdwelling of 12 rooms for CS. Stokes, in 19371

Estimated to cost £3,SOO, with an area of 4479square feet, the residence was occupied by Charley

I BA81402 01940; 01944-5; 019503 01962; 01974; The Herald. 5/3/1977.p.184 BA6S45I

65 TheHera/d,5/3/1977.p.18

ibid.1 ibid.8 ibid.9 ibid.10 ibid.

1121 WWAI971.p.664

ibid.i3 ibid.14 TheHera/d,5/8/1977.p.18IS ibid.16 WWAI96I.p.56417 ibid.18 ibid.

Stokes until the early 194Os, by Daniel McVey in1944-5, and owned 1nd occupied by Sir MauriceA. Mawby by 1950. Sir M!urice Mawby livedthere until his death in 1977. G. Nicholson, theowner of the property in 1979, had alterations andadditions ifade to the property at an estimated costof £20,000.

Sir Maurice Alan Edgar MawbySir Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby was born in 1905at Broken Hill.5 Educated at Broken Hill HighSchool and Technical College, he started workunderground as a surveyor and w,rrked his wayup to mine management positions. In the 19305and 1940s he worke? for w.s, Robinson, exploringfor new mine sites. He is credited with findingbauxite at the giant Weipa deposit in NorthernQueensland and with helping to find the KingIsland Scheelite deposit/' After Consolidated Zincand the Rio Tinto group merged in 1%2, S~

Maurice Mawby became CR.A.'s first chairman.He presided over and heavily influenced thedevelopment of the Hammersley iron ore project,the Comalco Aluminium group and theBougainville Copper project.lO

Maurice Mawby married Lena White in 1929.11The couple had one son.12 Maurice was awardeda CB.E. in 1959 and created a Knight in 1%3,13 Hedied on August 4th, 19771 4 As Sir Rupert Clarke,in 1974 he was 'the father of CR.A.,,15

David McVeyBorn November 24, 1892, in Falkirk, Scotland,David McVey was educated at FaIkirk HighSchool1 6 He entered the Commonwealth PublicService in 1914 and became a communicationsengineerP In 1937 he was appointed as theAssistant Commissioner of the CommonwealthPublic Service1 S He went on to occupy manyimportant positions, which includedDirector-General of Posts and Telegraphs,1939-1946, Director-General of Civil Aviation,1943-46, Chairman and Managing Director ofS.T.C Pty. Ltd., 1946-49, Managing Director of


Metal Manufacturers, Ltd. and Austral BronzeCompany Pty. Ltd., 1949-62

fand Chairman of

Dunlop Rubber Australia Ltd.

i~f::ddth~~~~~lem:a:r:o~~~~~~ ~~ak~~~e:?He was created CM.G. in 1950 and a Knight in1954.3

DescriptionThe house is a good example of the Old Englishstyle, as applied in the 19305, using patternedclinker brickwork, terra-cotta shingles, picturesqueroof and chimney groupings, diamond-paneleadlighting and half-timbering to gables. A highmasonry boundary wall may be from the houseconstruction date, being empathetic in materialsand detail. Mature landscape surrounding thehouse also supports its period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.9, BOSTONROAD, 1930396,CAMBERWELLRO.'\D,1930460,CAMBERWELLROAD,193015,MUSMLL HILL 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930r177,DON0\STER ROAD. 1930f816-822, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 193Q(454,WARRl"CAL ROAD, 1930..-359,YV1ilTEHORSE ROAD, 1930<;397·399,WHlTERORSEROAD, 193<}C497,'WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193(!t"35, BALYvTh'ROAD, 1931·11292 TOORAKROAD, 1931.211,CHAmELDAVENUE, 1932·327, CHRISTOINELSTREET, 19313, FINSBURY ROAD, 1931

7,ARIRIELSTREET, 1932c4,FINSBURYWAY. 1933115,HICHFIELD ROAD, 19331,MAPLE CRESCENT, 293314,STODDART STREET, 19337,MANGAN STREET, !933c11, FAIRMONTA~'ENUE, 1934-587-87A. 80lAlENSTREET, 1934458,CAM8ERJ-VELL ROAD, 1934201,W'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1930k45, CHRISTOML STREET,193546, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193556, CliRISTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19359,MARLBOROUGHA VE."JUE, 193513,NfARLBOROUCHAVEJo.11£, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET,1935177,GLE.."l IRISROAD, 1935c361,Vv1ilTEHORSE ROAD, 19354:796-]98,BURKE ROAD, 193623, CHRISTOMLSTREET, 193641. COOKSON STREET,19369,JUDD STREET, 193649, THE RIDGE,193620,WALSH STREET, 19368, REIDSTREET, 1937-8716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937f

31-39,COOKSONSTREET, 1938-39

1 ibid.2 ibid.3 ibid.

311-317, (A,\.fBERv\lELLROAD, 19381, FAlRMOll.T AVEIvUE, 193824. FINSBURY Jll,ay, 193831, HORTENSESTREET, 19384, A1ARLBOROUCHAVENUE, 193826,REID STREET. 1938660, RH'ERSDALEROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,YI.'HITEHORSE ROAD, 193814, CASQ\DE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOINEL STREET, 19391, MO/lll;TAlN VIEltVROAD, 193943, YWLLE STREET, 193943, CASaDE STREET, 19391."7


StreetscapeOne of many large, individually significantdetached houses along Mont Albert Road, many ofwhich are from the period c192D-40 and make thispart of the street notable as an impressivecollection of house styles within a particular scaleand date range.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a good and complete example ofthe Old English style, a popular choice inCamberwell for large houses of the 1930s: ofregional interest.Historically, important as the setting for the lives oftwo important men, Mawby and McVey, eachachieving State-wide recognition in markedlydifferent fields: of state importance.


Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Streetscape:Construction Date: 1942


First Owner: Cameron, Colin 5Builder: Cameron, C

History

Colin 5 Cameron, builder, moved from ChatfieldAvenue, Balwyn to his new house at this address,probably early 19421

. It is assumed that, althoughthe house is unusual and hence suggestive of anarchitect's involvement, Cameron was its designer.The house was of two ~toreys, eight rooms and anestimated cost of £2550. Later owners included NRogers and W Brodrick3

Cameron built and designed a number of Modernestyled houses in Camberwell including 246 BalwynRoad, North Balwyn which was also his ownresidence.

DescriptionClad in glazed and unglazed manganesebrickwork, the gleaming finish and geometricvolumes fitted the fashionable Moderne stylewhich had patterned itself on aspects of both theEuropean Moderne movement and the decorativeapproach showcased by the Decorative ArtsExpositions in Paris, during the 1920's. Curvedforms, in particular, are used here to provide thestyle's essentially plastic form, with the majorcurved volumes counterpointing curved line, asexpressed at the porch entry and over windows.Sand blasted patterns adorn much of the steelframed glazing and the mature garden appears tobe from the construction period.Comparison might be made with the FentonBowen house, Toorak and the building-designwork of J.A.L. Humphries in Camberwell.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9,BOSTONROAD, 1930396, CAMBERVVELL ROAD, 1930460,CAMBERYVELLROAD, 193016,MUSMLL HILL, 19303, 8RENBEAL STREET, 1931k177, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930c816-822 RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1930(4SoJ., WARRlGALROAD, 1930c359,lNHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c397·399,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930<497,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1931k35, BALVIi'YN ROAD, 1931·11292.TOORAK ROAD, 1931·211.CHATFIELDAVENUE. 1932-327,CRRISTOWELS1REET, 19323, ffi,'SBURY ROAD,19327,MURIELSTREET, 1932c4,FlNSBURYWAY, 1933125,HIGHFIELDROAD, 1933t MAPLE CRESCENT,193314,STODDARTSTREET, 19337,MANCA.!l,[ STREET, 1933,

1 MMBWDPA 227406;ER 1941; BA 1941, 151922 BA 1941, 151923 BA 1958,22973; BA 1965,37439

11.FAIRMONTAVEl'.'UE, 1934-58i-87A, 80YVENSTREET, 1934458, CAMBERMLL ROAD, 1934101,YvH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1934<'45, CHRlSTOMLSTREET, 193546, CHRlSTOMLSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19351, FAI&ViOl-.'T AVENUE, 19359, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 193513,MARLBOROUGH A VElvl1E, 19353, SALISBURY STREET, 1935Iii, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935<:361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935f796-798,BURKE ROAD, 193613, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193641, COOKSON STREET. 1!U69, JUDD STREET, 193649, THE RIDGE, 193610, WALSH STREET, 19368, REID STREET, 1937-8716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, Yv7ilTEHORSEROAD, 1937,31-30,COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311-317,CAMBERWELLROAD, 19382, FAIRll-{OlvT AVElvl1E, 193824, FlNSBURYWAY, 19383.2, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, M.4.RLBOROUGH A VENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEt'ARD. 2938136.WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1938101, CASCADE STREET, 193924, CHRISTOVVELSTREET, 19391, AfOl11\'TAINVIEWROAD, 1939013, YUILLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 19391."7

External IntegrityThe fence may have been replaced, albeit in similarmaterials to the house: otherwise generallyexternally original.

Streetscape ContributionOne of the diverse styles seen in the large houses inMont Albert road.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an accomplished and near intactdesign in the Moderne manner; of regionalimportance.Historically, the home of a local prolificbuilder-designer in the 1930-50 period; of localinterest.


Haselmere,137 Mont Albert Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1889First Owner: Quittenton, Richard Snr.

History

Richard M Humphries Quittenton, a clothier, wasthe first owner- occupier of this 10 room brickhouse, in 1889, sited on a prestigious 2 acres, at thecorner of Balwyn and Mont Albert Roads1 Heremained there for over 35 years; a laterowner~ccupier being George Wiseman from the1930's.

Quittenton was of the firm Quittenton Brothers' ...clothiers, purchasers of gentlemens' lef!i-offwearing apparel...' of Russell Street, Melbourne' .

Description

Italianate in style and stuccoed and asymmetricalin plan, the house rises two storeys and possesses atwo level cast-iron verandah with unusual friezeand balustrading patterns. Typically this verandahspans between the two protruding room bays, onthe south and east elevations, but atypically thesebays have outrigger balustraded parapets,suggesting that an architect was involved in thedesign. The mature landscaping around the housesupports its period, particularly the conifers andsilky oaks, as does the partially complete picketfence. Remnants of the garden appear to survive inthe adjoining blocks.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 188163Q, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18822. BERNa STREET,1885c53. PROSPECT HILLROAD, 188(5..7320, CAMBERW£UROAD, 1886

[ RB[889,90.8492 BA [930. [%53 D[89O

3, FERMANACHROAD,188757, SEYMOUR GROVE. 188733,ALM.A ROAD, 288819, CANTERBtlRYROAD, 188846, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635, RIVERSDALE ROAD,188889, UNION ROAD, 1888Z. PEPPINSTREET, 1889(7)25. ALMAROAD, 1889('!)54.MONT ALBERT ROAD,1889--936, ALMAROAD,1889208, CANTERBURY ROAD, 188915, IRILBARRA ROAD, 188921.IRILSARRAROAD, 1889e, KENT ROAD, 28892, MOLESWORTH STREET, 188932, PROSPECTHIll ROAD, 1889IO, TRAFALCARROAD, 18892M, WANDSWOR1HROAD, 1889so, W!tNDSWORnl ROAD, 188941. WARRIGALROAD, 1889322w3..Q4, CAMBERWELLROAD, 1890-1262,UMON ROAD, 1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890544, BURKE ROAD, 189027, lNGLESBYROAD, 18907, VICTORlAA\,ENUE, 189013, VICTORlAAVEI\'UE, 189057, YARRBAT AVENUE, 189Oc?-7A;XLMA'ROAD, 'U9l·}.

13, BALWiN ROAD, 1891-47].79, BALYvTh'ROAD, 1891320, CAMBERWELL ROAD, 1892622. RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALG.A,R ROAD, 1892125, WATTLE Vt\LLEYROAD, 1892136, CANTERBURy ROAD, 1893668-670,BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895816-812 RH'ERSDALEROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895(29, CMTERBURYROAD, 189751, PROSPECT fIlU ROAD, 189715,KASOUKA ROAD, 1898150,MONT ALBERT ROAD, 189926, \'lCTORIA A VENUE, 1899

External Integrity

The fence has been replaced in part; otherwisegenerally externally original.

Streetscape

The house is on a prominent comer site but isunrelated to the adjoining houses except as asimilarly detached, large villa set in grounds.

Significance

Architecturally, although of a common large villaform and style, the cement and iron detailsdistinguish this example among others; of theregional importance.Historically, the home of a prosperousbusinessman in the metropolis and representativeof the middle class content of much of today'sCamberwell.

Restoration

Restore fence as existing.


St. Hilary, Formerly Ravensdown,142 Mont Albert Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1904First Owner: Varley, CharlesArchitect: Ward & CarletonBuilder: Cooper, N H

HistoryArchitects, Ward & Carleton designed this 11room, 27 square brick house in 19041 N H Cooperwas the builder and th~ first owner-occupier, astationer, Charles Varley. Later fwner-occupierswere Joseph and Isabel Gras-y-fort .Ward & Carleton are better known for the largehouse at 1 Oarendon Street, East Melbourne.Charles and Thomas Varley were the VarleyBrothers...'Mercentile and art printers, andmanufacturing stationers, publishers of art fashionplates and drapers specialities..: of Flinders Lane,Melbourne. The popular Varley school exercisebooks may have come from this firm.

DescriptionAlthough almost symmetrical, with its two majorhalf-timbered gabled bays, either side of thesemi-circular porch entry, Ravensdown stillpossesses most of the characteristics of the moretypically asymmetrical Queen Anne villa style. Abroad expanse of Dutch-hipped Marseilles tiledroof serves as a backdrop for gabled dormers andovershoots the walls to create verandahs at thenorth and south ends. The verandah is supportedon masonry piers in contrast to the more typicalturned timber posts.Red brick walls and chimney shafts are relieved bythe usual bands of rough-cast stucco. A cappedtimber picket fence and gates, a remnant hedge and

I MMBWDPA57OS8;BA 1899-1918,4332 ibid.3 BA 1937.8326; DI915

a mature garden, enhance the already highintegrity of this house.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWAY; rsoe-r20, BRYSON STREET, 1900

608, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 19001, SAUSBURYSTREET, 1900

5, VICTORIA ROAD, 19001z. LUEl'·iAROAD, 1900c42,.. BRYSON STREET, 1901

58, CAl\:TERBURYROAD, 19016, KIJ-rTORE STREET,190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 1901

35. BROADWAY, 1901

39. PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1902169, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-46, LOGAN STREET, 19037,MANCARRA ROAD, 1905-624, CHAUCERCRESCENT,1905633, RlV£RSDALE ROAD, 1906-817, BALvVY1I.'ROAD, 190658. BROADWAY, 1906

65, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1906

73-75, BROADWAY, 1907

31.CfMUCER CRESCENT, 190717, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718, PEPPI.1\,' STREET, 1907r138,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1908-941, 1l\'GLES8Y RO."\D, 1908-910,SEFTON PLACE, 190841, INCLES8Y ROAD, 1909-10n. 8ROADWA)', 190973,BROAD~ Y, If10931, CMTERBURYROAD, 1909106, CANTERBURY ROAD, 190912 VICTORIA ROAD, 19091193,TOORAKROAD, 1910-8, 51. GEORGES CRE5CE.II,T, 19101, CIA ¥fON ROAD, 1910c199,1'VHITEHOR5E ROAD, 1910c14,AL8ION5TREET,1911

17-19, BROADt-v:i\Y, 1911

96--98, UMON ROAD, 1911

14, KENT ROAD, 1911-1354, BROADWAY, 191135, MA.TLOCKSTREET. 1911648, BURKEROAD, 1913·18

6. KITGlENERSTREET, 19138, FITZGERALD STREET, 1915·10c117, \tV1NMA.LEE ROAD, 1915-10..

17A, .4.LMAROAD, 1915

76,ATHELSTAN ROAD. 1915347·349, Itl/HITEHOR5EROAD, 1915c353, VVHJTEHORSE ROAD, 1915r150,"i-\1NAtALEE ROAD, 1915(

External IntegrityPart of the verandah (north) has been enclosed;possible sympathetic additions at the rear.

StreetscapeOne of the large, stylistically diverse houses whichline this street; its style is well suited to the comerlocation and relates directly to the more grand 150Mont Albert Road to the east.


SignificanceArchitecturally, a near intact and successful designin the Queen Anne manner, prominently sited inone of Melbourne's best architectural streets; ofregional importance.Historically, owned by a prosperous businessmanin a design- related field thus epitomizingCamberwell's middle-class demography and thestyle chosen for the house; of local importance andregional interest.

RestorationRestore verandah; record fence for restorationpurposes.

Coorinyah,150 MontAlbertRoad

Study Grading: APrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1899First Owner: Mellor, AlfredArchitect: Ussher & KempBuilder: Turner, Edward

HistoryAlfred Mellor of A Mellor & Co, accountants andauditors, owned lots 50 and 51, at the HopetounAvenue comer of Mont Albert Road, in 1898-91 By189i"1900 he owned a ten room brick house on thesite. Architects, Ussher & Kemp acted for Mellorwhen the house was connected to the MMBWsewer, in 1907, and it appears that they were alsothe designers'', James Butler builder, added a shedto the property: during 1900and it is likely he builtthe house also4. Reputedly the contract drawings

1 DI899;RB 1898-9.1792 RB 1899-1900. 1933 MMBWDPA56779; NTAFN.252445

BA 1900. 120NTAFN.2524

6 D1915;NTA FN 2524; DI925; D193S7 NTA FN 2524

survive, dated 1898, and give BeverJey Ussher asarchitect and Edward Turner, builder.Sir Robert Best, barrister and eminent politician,lived at Coorinyah early this century, for a briefperiod but it was Alfred Holtz, journalisi whoresided there through the 1920's- 1930's. Hebecame general manager of The Australasian andThe Argusin 1920and was appointed chairman to anumber of national and internati0IYl committees,both work-related and charity based .

DescriptionGeorge Tibbitts in his article 'The So-CalledMelbourne Domestic Queen Anne' describes thisand the Woods house as '...grand expositions of thehipped genre', combining Tudoresque Englishreferences and American late 19th century timberornament, into'...a novel style'. Ussher and othershad, however, already developed the Queen Annevilla style in designs as early as 1889 (ie. 200Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, 1892). Coorinyahwas seen as the culmination of this style, withmuch of the late Victorian formality removed fromit.At Coorinyah, the broad hipped roof is thedominant backdrop for a number of gabled roofforms, chimneys and the unusual shingle- spiredlook-out, with its attached chimney. Below theeaves line giant arched timber supports springbetween gabled verandah or room bays, almostremoving the visual support for the large roofexpanses above it. A matching 'moon-gate' orChinese arched entry occurs on the east,punctuating a series of room bays which extendsaround the south elevation and relates to a dormerset high above it.The Victorian attached-verandah principal isdisbanded here for the flared verandah roof-hip ofthe Oriental tea-house which is continuous withthe main roof form. The oriental theme continuesin the d'oyley like lace in the arch spandrels andthe solid square-section duplex posts, at cornersand portals. This almost two-dimensional layeringof timber verandah detail has similarities withAnnear's The Eyrie houses, Eaglemont.The fence is sympathetic in general type if not so inits height and stepped profile and the landscapingmature and supportive of the period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECT HIll RO,,\D,1881


630, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18822, BERMCK STREET, 18BS.53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886--7320, Ct\.lvfBERW£LL ROAD, J8863, FERMANAGH ROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR CROV£., 188733,.ALMA. ROAD, 1888J9, CANTERBURY ROAD, 188$46, PARUNCTONSTREET, 1888635,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 188889, UMON ROAD, 18882, PEPPIN STREET, 1889 (?)

25, ALMA. ROAD, 1889(?)

54;. MOh'Y ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936, ALMA. ROAD, 1889208,CA,·..'TERBURY ROAD, 188915,lRILBARRA ROAD, 188921, lRILBARRA ROAD, 188943, KEl'o'TROAD, 18892,MOLESWORTHSTREET,1889137, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 18893Z, PROSPECf HILL ROAD, 188910, TRAFALCARROAD, 18892M,. WANDSWORTH ROAD, 1889SO, WM'DSWORTHROAD, 188942 WARRICALROAD, 1889322·394,CAMBERMLLROAD, 1890-1262, UJ-,70NROlI.D, 1890190015,ALM'.AROAD,189O544, BURKE ROAD, 1890zr. INCLESBYROAD, 18907, VICTORIA AVENUE, 189013, VICTORlAAVE1-o1lE, 18905~Y~ATAV~~UE..1~,?

71\, ALMA ROAD, 1891·2J3, BALWYN ROAD,1891.4-73-79, BALYvYN ROAD, 1891320, CAMBERMLL ROAD, 1892622, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 1892

125, WA1TLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892136,CANTERBURY ROAD, 1893

668-.670, BURKEROAD, J895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895816-822 RIVER5DALE ROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895c29, CANTERBURY ROAD, 189752 PROSPECTHILLROAD,189715, K,ASOUKA ROAD, 1898

26, VICTORIA. AVENUE, 1899

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced (gates and some postsmay be remnants); some reglazing may haveoccurred.

StreetscapeOne of the large, stylistically diverse houses inMont Albert Road, relating closely to number 142on the next corner.

SignificanceArchitecturally, beyond typifying the suburbanQueen Anne style this house is both its penultimatedevelopment and extension into areas nevertouched by the style; of national importance.Historically, associated with regionally andnationally prominent persons; of state importance.

RestorationRestore fence as original.


Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1920First Owner: Ross, R RArchitect: Gawler & Drummond

HistoryProlific Melbourne Architects, Gawler andDrummond designed this house for Robert R.Ross formerly of View Street, Canterbury in 19191

.After Ross's short tenure, Duncan S. Smith was anoccupier in the 1920's and later Catherine Stobie(c1932-) who had previously resided at 19 VictoriaAvenue2 David G. Stobie was among the firstBoroondara Road Board members (1956-7) andserved as the superintendent and secretary of thegiant Benevolent Asylum in North Melbourne untillate last century''.

DescriptionHidden behind a high masonry fence, the housepossesses distinctively ornamented, (until recently)unpainted stuccoed walls, a tiled and hipped roof,two storeys, and deeply bracketed eaves in theGeorgian manner (see English architect, JamesRansome's design for a house at New Forest).More distinctive than the ornamentation are thesuspended canopies which occur over entry-pointsand window groups around the house, lendingalmost a commercial air to the design. On the westelevation, deep window bays protrude, possessingtheir own carved bracketing (like the eaves) andshingle cladding to add further to the provincialtouch. On the east a heavy porte-cochere balances

123

MMBW DPA 115486D1925; D1935; ¥MBW DPA 115486WD 1893-4; Blalney.pp..13-14, 121


the composition. Massive stylized plaster capitalsand keystones plus a deep, mullioned window(stair hall) provide an overall northern Europeanprovincial character in the new-Baroque manner.The fence and mature landscaping (including aCanary Island Palm) are all from the period andthe garage designed as a complement to the house.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THERIDGE.191612, ffiIl\'TER ROAD, 19189, SEFTON PLACE,1919-206, CHRISTOWEL STREET, 1919718, RIVERSDALEROAD, 191933,BROADWAY,1920l1, PRETORIASTREET, 1920~SUNl\~SmEAV~UaI~Q

286,UMON ROAD,192044, Cl..lRI<AJONCAVE1I.'1IE.192Ol:6, IRAMOO STREET, 191&

17,THREADNEEDLESTREET, 192i}(65, YARRBAT AVEt-.11E, 191Qc42,.SPENCfRSTRE.ET, 1911·3899, rOORAKROAD, 1921930,BURKEROAD, 1922210,l-'.'HITEHORSE ROAD, 192216, ALMA ROAD, 1923648,BURKEROAD. 19232I, CAJ'.,'TERBURYROAD, 191331, DEEPDENE ROAD, 19237, WARMCKAVE]I.'UE, 1923

90,MONT ALBERTROAD, 192~5168A,MOl\'TALBERTROAD, 1914-59, ROCHESTERROAD, 1924-6630-638, BURKEROAD, 1924321-394,. CAMBERtVELLROAD, 192412,MONTALBERTROAD, 192410, FmCERALD STREET,192·k11, ALMA ROAD, 1925(1)269, UNION ROAD, 19zs..6c

20, DONNA BilANe STREET, 19252, MARTINROAD, 1925

4, ST. M'DRIES STREET, 19"..5

1, THREADNEEDLE S1REET, 1925

931, TOORAKROAD,1925118, WATTLE VALLEYROAD,192555, BATH ROAD, 1915c77, CREYTHORNE ROAD, 1925'1, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1915<359, 'NHTTEHORSE ROAD, 1915(513, V\lHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915c

146, YARRBAT AVEl\'UE, 1915,

External IntegrityThe house is generally externally original, despitepainting of the stucco.

1 RB1921-22. 19162 BR28303 lbid.; RBI923-24. 21454 01930; 01940: 01950: 01962: TheAge. 3/10/1963.p.35 BA383736 BA434537 ibid.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an unusual large and near intactdesign from a prominent architectural firm whichdraws upon contemporary nee- Georgian themesbut otherwise presents an uncommon stylishblend; of regional importance.Historically, associated with th pioneering Stobiefamily: of local imporlance.

House,168 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1923First Owner: Syme, Francis MarkBuilder: Rowe, LH.

HistoryFlorence Ada Rennick sold Allotment 22, whichhad an area of 890 feet by 235 feet, to Francis MarkSyme in 1922.1 Syme employed LH. Rowe erect toa bri~k dwelling on the land in October of the sameyear. The nine-roomed, one-storeyed house withattics was not built until the following year andwas estimated to cost £3,230.3 Francis ~me andhis family lived here until he died in 1%3.B.G. and Ann Randall owned and occupied theproperty by 1%6.5 In 1%8 they commissionedJohn Scarborough and Partners of East Melbourneto desigr alterations and extensions to theproperty. At an estimated cost of £5,000, B.P.Clarke buyt the extension, which included twobedrooms.


Francis Mark Syme, the son of David YorkSyme(q.v), a shipowner of Melbourne, was born onOctober 25, 1874, in Williamstown, Victoria. 1

Educated at Williamstown and Scotch College, heentered the insurance business and later becamethe Victorian Manager of Phoenix AssuranceCompany Ltd.2 He was also a director of manycompanies, including Southern InsuranceCompany and several brick companies.' He was amember of the Victorian Board of Management ofthe Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, St.Andrew's Hospital, Kilmany Farm Home for Boys,and a councillor of the Metropolitan HospitalAssociation & Community Hospital Association.4.

Francis Syme married Marion Gardiner in 1901 andthe couple later had three sons, one of whom wasSir Colin York Syme, and a daughter.f FrancisSyme died in 19636

DescriptionAs viewed from the street, the attic-gabled form ofthe house rises over the high brick fence, showingthe English Domestic revival mode in the form ofhalf-timbered ga~es and multi-pane leadedwindow casements .

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.19, THE RIDGE, 1916

12.HU!\'TERROAD, 19189, SEFTON PUCE, 1919-206, CHRISTQV"nSTREET, 1919718. RIV£RSDALE ROAD, 191933, BROADj..\i\Y, 1920

158, AfO.1\,TALBERT ROAD, 1920

11,PRETORLA. STREET, 192023, StlN/\,YSIDE AVENUE, 1920

186, lTh;]ON ROAD, 192044, CURRA.JONCA I,TE!'<l1£, 1920c

6, l'R.A.\-fOOSTREET. 1920,.

17. THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1no!

65, Y,'iRRBATAFE~l1E.1920r42, SPE.VCER STREET, 1."21-3899, TOORAKROAD, 1921

930. BURKE ROAD. 1922

210, l:VH1TEHORSE ROAD, 192216, AL\1A ROAD, 1923

648, BURKE RO.4.D, 191321, CA.1..;TERBURYROAD, 1923

31, DE£PDENE ROAD. 19237, Jt\.:"r.RMCKA1/£1\l1E, 1923

90, MONT ,4.LBERT ROAD, 1924-5

168A, MO!'<T.4.LBERTROAD, 1924-5

9, ROOiESTER ROAD. 1924-6

321·394,C.4.1vIBERV\'ELLROAD, 192412, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1924

10,FITZCERALD STREET. 1924..-11, AL'vfA. ROAD, 1925(7)269, l.1N10NROAD, 1925-6c

10, DO!\',\~~ BUASC STREET, 1925~,Ai.ARm..; ROAD, 1925

';', ST. .A..":DRJES STREET, 1925L THREA[JXEEDLE STREET, 1915931, roOR4KROAD,l925118, Vv:-tTTLE FALLEY ROAD, 192555, RA.TH ROAD, 1925,

-;'7. CREYTHOR.''':£ RO.An 1925.-

r. THR£4.Dr-TEDLESTREET 1925c35':1, hHITEHORSE ROAD, 1925(513, h1{ITEHORSE ROAD, 1925c

146, YARRBAT ,41.'£0,11£,1925(

External IntegrityAs much as is visible appears generally original.

StreetscapeAdjoins the individually notable 168A Mont AlbertRoad, also from the 1920s and joins the otherindividually notable houses from different eraswhich make this part of the road a showcase ofarchitectural style (precinct 24).

SignificanceHistorically strongly associated with a nationallyknown person and family (Syme) and remainsgenerally original to that occupation period: ofState importance.Architecturally, a generally well-preserved housewhich represents a relatively small stylisticexpression for that decade: of regional interest andlocal importance.

House,168A Mont Albert Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 24.00Construction Date: 1923

1234567

WWA 1944. g.777;The Age. 3/1 1/1%3, p.3ibid.; W"WA 1944. p,777TIle Age. op.cit.ibid.; WWA 1944. p.777The Age. op.cit.further inspection required


First Owner: San Miguel, RebeccaArchitect: SanMiguel, Lionel D

HistoryArchitect, Lionel D San Miguel, designed thishouse for his mother, Rebecca San Miguel, then ofYork Street, Mont AlbertI Rebecca occupied thehouse until the later 1920's when Lionel and InesSan Miguel took residence here an~ Rebeccamoved to Bow Bey Avenue Canterbury . Rebeccawas again living at 168A (then 39 Balwyn Road) in1934.San Miguel designed a number of houses inCamberwell some also notable buildings in the cityof Melbourne. These include the former TownAuto Wholesalers Building (1936) and theAdvocate Press Building (1937), both in A'BeckettStreet, and both for the Catholic Church. Hisdesigns adopted modish styles such as the Spanishmission or Mediterranean Villa styles, and the laterModerne style for commercial buildings.

DescriptionA stepped, broad picket fence and a fine clippedand profiled Cypress hedge provide thespectacular perimeter to this prominent corner site.This mature landscape character pervades insidethe property, surrounding the relatively modestbut intact textured stucco house. Set at an angle tothe street grid, the house is simply formed and nearto symmetrically arranged, with a recessed, centralverandah loggia set between two room bays- allunder a tiled hipped roof. Pergolas provide shelteralong the driveway and details, such as shuttersand deep angled brackets to window bays aresubtle touches to the otherwise simple form.Comparative examples in the Mediterranean orItalian villa style include 73 Ivanhoe Pde., Ivanhoe(1935); and Afton Rose Street Ivanhoe (1933) andthe more ornate Spanish flavoured 755 StudleyRoad (1929).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19, THE RIDGE, 1916

12 HUfo;TER ROAD, 19189, SEFTONPLACE,1919·206, CHRISrOWEL STREET, 1919718, RIVERSDAL£ROAD, 191933, BROADWAY, 1920158,MO~TALBERT ROAD, 192011, PRETORIA STREET, 1920.23, SI1N1I.'YSIDE AVE"f'>1J£.1910286, UMON ROAD, 192044, CURRAJONG AVE/'I.'UE. 192&6, fRAMOD STREET, 19ZOC17,THREADNEEDLE STREET,1920,;65, YAMBAT AVE1'..'UE, 1920f42,SPENCER STREET, 1921·3899, TOORAKROAD, 1911

1 MMBWDPA 1242142 ER 1931

930. BURKEROAD, 1922210, vVHITEHORSE ROAD, I9n16,AL\1AROAD,1923648,BURKERO...\D, 192311, CA".'TERBURYROAD,192331, DEEPDENE ROAD, 19237, WARWlCKA t'El\llE, 191390, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 192."..5

9, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1924-6630-638, BURKE ROAD, 1914311-394, CA.MBERI-VELLROAD. 192411, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1924

IO,FmCER.....w STREET, 1924-(

11, ......LMA ROAD, 1925(7)269, UNION ROAD. 1925-6('

10, DONNA BUAA'C STREET, 1925

1, MARl1NROAD, 1915

4, ST, ANDRIES STREET, 19251, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1925

931, TOORAKROAD, 1925118, WAITLE VALLEYROAI),1925

55, BATH ROAD, 192:kii, CRE"lTHOR".'EROAD, 1925('

I, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1925('

359, I-VHITEHORSE ROAD, 1925r

513. Y'v'HITEHORS£ ROAD, 1925r146, ):A.RRBAT AVEl>l1E, 1925,·


StreetscapeA prominent corner site and contemporary withthe major part of the adjoining streetscape.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an early and restrained example ofa transitory villa style which possesses amagnificent landscape setting and siting alsoamong the larger villas designed by San Miguel; ofregional importance.Historically, the San Miguel family have resided inthe area over a long period, Lionel San Miguelhaving been instrumental in designing many ofCarnberwell's houses and giving form to this villastyle on a metropolitan-wide basis; of localimportance and regional interest.

RestorationRecord garden planting and layout for restorationdata.


House,I Montana Street, Burwood

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 12.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1941First Owner: Harman, Douglas

HistoryArtist, Douglas Harman, was the first and majorowner-occupier of this house after its constructionin 1'1'11 He remained there at least until the1950s .During his tenure, he had W Payne build abedroom, garage and carport onto the building in1955. Further additions were made for T & J Bakerin the 1980s by AV. [ennings'',

Description

Designed in Manganese salt-glazed brickwork andin the Modeme style, the house occupies a sharplytapering triangular site with a plan comprised ofwaterfall curves. It resembles other houses inCamberwell, designed and built by e.S. Cameron,such as 123 Mont Albert Road and 6 Bulleen Road.

Almost concealed by rows of mature BhutanCypress, the one and two-storey massing of theh~lUse is .still perceivable as an assembly ofdifferent SIzed and shaped geometric solids, eachcounterpoised with the other to allow fullthree-dimensional utilization of the near bland site.Set as strips Or infills between masses, the windowsare steel-framed or glass block, both beingfashionable contemporary glazing methods.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1.940-11,MOf\.'TA.l\fA STREET, 19401297, TOORAKROAD 1940

I BA in computer data; D1944-5; SLY Biog. me2 DI9523 BAI7045; BAI6S66; BA79827

st.AVr.UD STREET, l!J4l.lc133, MAUD STREET, 1941:}r56, RIVERSIDE AVENUE, 1940<15, WALBUNDRY AVE!\'UE, I940c417-, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 194Ol:

113, YARRB:AT A\'E.".'UE.194Ot"113, Mor-.7 ALBERTROAD, 19H·22, BEATRICESTREET, 19416, BULLE£lI,: ROAD, 19o11lit DONCASTER ROAD, 19414,1111\YSL<\. STREET, 1941

46, THE BOULEVARD, 1941

1, KELBASTREET, 1941r666.RH'ERSDALEROAD. 19%-7119, DONCASTER ROAD, 19481, KALONC.A ROAD, 1948(166,Yv'H!TEHDRSE ROAD, 1951-22, TAURUS STREET, 1951c32 URSA STREET, 1951c6, Q\RRICALSTREET, 1951

43, KfREEP ROAD, 19521, MADDEN STREET, 19522, CA.RRICAL STREET, 1954

16, CARR/CALSTREET, 1954129. \l\fTNMALE£ ROAD, 1954

H ORION STREET, 1954c31, BALVlii'N ROAD, 1955c

45A, NARRAKROAD, 19551.'

External IntegrityGenerally original (see above).

StreetscapeSet in a precinct (12) of similarly aged if notsimilarly styled detached generally single-storeyvillas. The landscape setting (Cypress) enhancesthe house's period expression and is notable in itsown right.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an accomplished house design inthe Modeme manner using curved and rectangularforms, the much favoured Manganese brick andlandscaping which survives and relates to theperiod of the house: of Regional importance.Historically, the home of an artist known inmetropolitan circles whose house sitingrequirements may have determined the originalview towards native landscape on the cutting: ofregional interest.


Ruthgur and Palmerston,26-28Moorhouse Street, Camberwell

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 27.04Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1890 (28),1903 (26)First Owner: Bannister, Henry W.Architect: Carleton, A.E.

History

Henry W. Bannister purchased allotment 48 inMoorhouse Street from J. Brown and had architectA E Carleton design a pair of houses for the site.'However, he only had one brick dwelling built onthe allotment, in 1890 (28)2 An importer,Bannister occupied the 9-roomed dwelling some ofthe time, but rented it to William Branton in 1899and W.A. Wiseman in 19043 In 1903 hesubdivided the lan1 and had another house builton the subdivision. The 7-roomed, two- storeyedbrick dwelling built by F.J. Austin had an area of2776square feetS

Bannister named 26 Moorhouse Street 'Palmerston'and 28 Moorhouse Street 'Rathgar' and rentedPalmerston to Herbert Salmon, a valuer6 In 1907,Mrs. Bridget Flynn occupiep Palmerston andresided there until after 1910. Occupancy of thetwo houses changed frequently after 1915 and by1935 they had been converted into flats.8

DescriptionA gabled two-storey pair with timber turned-postverandahs extending two levels, withsegment-arched friezes and heavy timber bracketssupporting the half-timbered gables above.Brickwork is tuck-pointed and intermixed with redrubbed voussoirs, combining with cementedarchitraves and sill mouldings. Glazing has

coloured glass borders and perhaps the onlyindication of the difference in construction date ofthe two lies in the glass pattern of 28 being of the[acobeathan mode of the 189Os, in contrast to thecurvilinear Art Nouveau oriented leaded glass inNo. 26. The verandah balustrading is turned andpierced timber executed in an intricate spindle andfrieze pattern, while the lower verandah frieze is aserpentine fretted pattern intermixed with a frettedtrefoil motif from medieval sources. The frontageof No. 26 is noticeably wider than No. 28, but thisdoes not disrupt the asymmetry of the pair.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site but its row house form is not wellrepresented in the city (see Rochester Road).35, PROSPECTHILL ROAD. 1881630. RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18822, BERMCK STREET, 1885c53, PROSPECTHILL ROAD. 1886-7320. CAMBERltVELL ROAD, 1886

3, FERAfANACH RO.4.D. 1887

57, SEYAfOUR CRO\'E, 188733, ALHA, ROAD. 188819, CA,!\TERBURYRO.A,D, 1888

46, PARLINGTON STREET, 1888635. RWERWALE ROAD, 188889. UNION ROAD, 18882, PEPN!\' STREET, 1889(?J

25. AL\1A RO.A.D, 1889(7)54.AfO./\"TALBERT ROAD, 188;:1.936, AL'viA. ROAD, 1889

208.C4.NTERBURr ROAD, 188915. IRlLBARRA ROAD, 1889.n.IRlLBARRA ROAD, 1889

.g KENT ROAD, 1889

2, MOLESVYVRTH STREET, 1889137,MOkT AL8ERT ROAD, 188932. PROSPECT Hill ROAD, 188910. IR.-4.FALCAR RO,-4.D, 1889

1M, VYto,NPSWORTH ROAD, 1889

50, WANPSWORTHROAD, 188942 VYI\RRIC.ALROAD, 1889262. UI\'ION ROAD, <'189015, AL\{A ROAD, rsso5#, BURKE ROAP. 189027, INCLESBY ROAD, 18907, \'lCTORIA A ,'n.rUE, 1890

13, VICTORIA AVEl\'UE, 1890

57, YARRBAT A\'EkllE, 189O,:?

7i\, AL\1A ROAD, 1891·113, BALWYk' RO.-4.D, 1891-4

73-79, FALM'N ROAD, 1891.

320, CAM8ERV'/ELLROAD, 1891szz, RIVERSDALE ROAD. 1891

6. TR'i.FALC.AR ROAD. 1891

12.5, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1892

136, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1893668-670. BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895

816-812. RIt'EFSDALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOVYto,RDSTREET. 1895<'19, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1897

52 PROSPECT Hill ROAD, 1897

15, KASOUKA ROAD, 1898

1 TheBuildingandEngineeringJournal.12f1/1890.p.24O; RB1889-90. 7532 RBI890-91,7823 RBI8!J9.1900, 77'};RBI903-4, 8334 RBI9Q4.5, 838, 8395 ibid.; BR6 RBI9Q4.5, 838, 839; 019057 RBI907-8. 855; 019108 01915; 01920; 01925; 01930; 01935


1.50, M01li7 ALBERT ROAD, 189926, VICTORIA A \~El\'UE, 1899

External IntegrityFence has been removed. New paving has beencarried out around the frontage and carport addedto No. 26 which, unlike No. 28, is set back from theside boundary.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive house form for themetropoli tan area, particularly Camberwell whererow house construction was seldom used. Itco.mbines the emergi~g Medieval inspired stylismWith the row form which had previously dependedon classical sources for its external expression. Itsstaged construction is also of interest given thesubtle differences between the houses as areflection of the era in which each was built. It alsocontributes to a late 19th early 20th centuryprecinct: of regional importance.Historically, of local interest because of process offlat conversion in the 1930s.

House,I Mountain View Road, Balwyn North

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1939First Owner: Dummett, Geo. C. manufacturerArchitect: Ritter, L.W.Builder: Ritter, L.W.

HistoryMaster builder, L.W. Ritter designed and built thistwo-storey brick house of seven rooms for Geor~Centennial Dummett, a manufacturer, in 1939 .The house was estimated to cost £2,ooQ2. Georgeand Mabel J. Dummett owned and occupied thispro£)rty from the time it was built until the late19405 . By 1952 Miss Lorna Hood was the

I ER 1943;BA 19392 ibid.3 D1940;D1944-454 D1952; DI962; D1974

owner-occupier of this property and remained hereuntil at least 19744

.

DescriptionA two-storey stucco and tapestry brick house in thestreamlined Moderne style with curved and squarecorners, steel-framed windows and decorativewrought-iron in balustrades and fence panels.Roofing is glazed terra-cotta tiles and the renderedchimney is stepped in the manner of the 'waterfall'plan form. Landscape is of the period.Drawings show the original ground floor layout ashall, lounge, den and stairs, with the dining areaopening from the lounge and to the kitchen, inturn. Upstairs there were three bedrooms and asun deck, unfortunately facing south.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930396, CAMBERVv'ELLROAD, 193046(1, CAA1BER~'ELL ROAD, 193016, MUSVv'ELL HILL, 19303.BREl\~EALSTREELI93O(

1rr, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930..816-821, RWERSDALEROAD, 1930<454, v\'I\RRICALROAD, 1930<'359, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 193O(397·399. VvH1TEHORSEROAD, 1930r497, }\H1TEHORSE ROAD, 193(.lf

35, BAHV)1\' ROAD, 1931·2119.1. TOORAKROAD, 1931·111, CHATFIELD A \'ENUE, 1932-317, CHRISTOV\!'ELSTREET, 19323, FlNSBURY ROAD, 19327, ,vfURIELSTREET, 1931,·4,FINSBURYWAY, 1933115, HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19331.MAPLE CRESCE.""T, 193314, STODDART STREET, 1933t, MAI\,'GA/I.'STREET, 1933c11, FAJR.,\IONT 1'\VENUE, 19J4..5

87-871\. BOV\!'ENSTREET, 1934458, CAMBERV\.'ELLROAD, 1934201, 1IVHITEHORSEROAD, 1934<'i5, CHRISTOWEL STREET, 193546, CHRISTOl:V'ELSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOl:VH STREET, 1935I, FAIRA,!Ol>.7 AVE/I,U£, 19359. ,vfAR!BOROUGHi\V£i\'U£, 193513, ,'vfARLBOROUCH A V£1I;11E, 193.53, SAUSBURY STREET. 1935177, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 193.5(361,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935(

361. YllHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935(796-798, BURKE ROAD, 193613, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 19369, fllDD STREET, 1936i9, THE RIDGE, 193620, WALSH STREET, 1936716, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, 1IVHITEHORSEROAD, 1937(31·39, COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311-317, CAMBERMLLROAD, 19382, FAIRM.01l;T AVE1Ii11£ 19382i Fll\'SBURYWAY, 193831, HORTENSE STREET. 1938


4, MARLBOROUCH AVENUE. 193816, REID STREET, 193866fJ, RIVERSDAU ROAD, 193866, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 293814, CASCADE STREET, 193924,. CHRISTOMLSTREET,19391, MOUb7AlN WEWROAD,193943,YWLLE STREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 19391:7


StreetscapeIn a contemporary detached villa suburb, withother Modeme and Old English designs.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large, successful and completeModeme style designwhich contributes to a contemporary streetscape:of regional interest.Historically, of interest as once the home of one ofthe manager/professional class associated with thearea: of local importance.

House,7 Muriel Street, Burwood

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1932First Owner: Gair, Mrs. Linda EBuilder: Crabbe, T F

HistoryMrs. Linda Eloise Gair of 44 Alfred Road, Burwoodowned two allotments of land in Muriel Street,Allotment 37 and 38, in 19311. In 1932 shecommissioned builder T.F. Crabbe to construct atwo-storey brick house on those allotments2 The

1 RB 1931-32.30701.307002 BA 1932.26133 ibid,4 RB 1932-33.30676;ER 19365 01933. RB 1931-32.307006 01945; ER 1945;BA 1942. 15612

fourt~n roomed house was estimated to cost£2,384. Linda Gair continued to reside at AlfredRoad leasin;; 7 Muriel Street to Mrs. CarolineLouisa Gair. Caroline had been liviry; at AlfredStreet with Linda and Mackay Galr. Carolinecontinued to occupy this property until the early19405 when it was sold to Lawrence E. Tewksburyand she moved back to Alfred Street to Jive withLinda and Geoffrey Hugh Gair, a solicitor.

DescriptionPerhaps best viewed from the adjoining reserve,this three-storey Old English or neo-Tudor styledhouse has unpainted stucco walls, the black andwhite of traditional English half-timbering, andunglazed terra-cotta Marseilles pattern tiles.Typical for the style, the house form is comprisedof picturesque roof gables placed over one andtwo-storey walls. Upper levels are set into the roofform as attics and windows are multi-paned.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 193Q396,CAMBERhUL ROAD, 1930460,CA.MBERv\/ELL ROAD, 193026, AfUSvVELL HfLL. 19303, BRENBEAL !:>1REET, 1.Q30..177,DONCASTER ROAD, 1930c816-812,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 19.30(454,V.:.o\RRlG4L ROAD, 193(k359,Vv1i1TEHORSEROAD,1930(397·3.99, VvHITEHORSEROAD, 19.30c497,Vv1i1TEHORSE ROAD, 1930c35, BALW'lN RO•.o\D. 1931-11192,TOORAKROAD, 1931·111, CRATHEW A i'ENUE, 1931_317, CHRISTOMLSTRE£T, 19313, FINSBUR'l'ROAD. 19327,MURIEL STREET. I932(4, FI."·:SBURYWAY, 1933225,HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19331, AMPLECRESCENT, 193314,STODDART STREET, 19337, MANC.AN STREET, 2933c11, FAiRMONT •.o\i'ENUE, 1934-587-8704, BOWEN STREET, 1934458, CAA1BERltVELL ROAD, 19.34101, vVHITEHORSEROAD, 19]4{45, CHRlSTOWfLSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOMLSTREET, 193556, CHRISTOYvELSTREET, 19351, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19359, ,\1ARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193513. ,\1ARLBOROUCHAi'L".'UE., 19353, SALlSBURYSTREET, 1935I7i, CLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935{361,VVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935(361, v..HITEHORSEROAD, 1935c7:16·798. BURKEROAD. 193613,CHRlSTOh'ELSTREET, 19369. JUDDSTREET, 193649, THE RIDGE, 193610, WALSH STREET, 1936


716,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, lI'.HITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31-39,COOKSON STREET, 1938_393II-317, CAMBERYVELLROAD,19382, FAIRMONT AVE/I.'UE, 193824, FlNSBURYWAY, 193834HORT£NSESTREE~1~8

4, MA.RLBOROUCHAVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938660, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 19386&. mE BOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1~814, CASCADE STREET, 1~924, CHR1STOWELSTREET, 19391,MOUNTAIN VTEWROAD, 193943, YUILLESTREET, 193943, CASCADE STREET, 1939c?


Streelscape ContributionProminent among other contemporary lower scalehouses and visible over long distances from thesou th across the reserve.

Significance

Architecturally, a distinctive, well preserved andprominent example of the Old English house style,continuing the romantic associations of earlier erasinto the more cerebral Modernist era of the 1930s:of Regional importance.Historically, associated with themanager/professional classes linked historically tothe Balwyn area: of local importance.

House,I Muswell Hill, Glen Iris

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1927First Owner: Johnston, N ? builderBuilder: Johnston, N

L BA 1927, 16302 01935; 019403 01944-45; 01952

HistoryBuilder N. Johnston constructed a five roomed,brick dwelling for his own use in 19271

. GrahamD. Longwell occupied the property in 193!i. andWilliam E.C. Treyvaud occupied it in 1940". By1945 Mrs. E.M. Evans owned and occupi~d theresidence and remained there until after 1952 .

DescriptionBungalow in form, with its broad low-pitchedshingled gable facing the street, but overlaid withJapanese detailing which recalls the origins of theCalifornian Bungalow. There are the typical stoutpiers on the extensive porch, matched by theexpressed chimney shaft which penetrates thegable and possesses two unusual low-levelbuttresses to one side. The roof is clad withterra-cotta tiles, with moss layers attributable to thelow pitch, and the walls stuccoed but less typicaldetails include the window glazing, window hoodsand rafter ends, all in a Far Eastern manner.The fence is empathetic to the period if notoriginal.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.3!>t-BURKEROAD, 192692, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1916

H, PINEAl'E1vlIE,1926ri52, BURKEROAD, 1927-282, BARl\'SBURYROAD, 1927360, BURKEROAD, 1927ii. CAMPBELLROAD, 192738, HICHFIELDROAD, 1927I, ,MUSMLL HILL, 192729f, WARRlCALROAD, 19273, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1928-307, ROaIEST£R ROAD, 1928-302, HICHTOl\' CROVE, i.Q28-92i, YARRBAT A\'ENUE, 1928-1."21, CHRISTO~'VEL STREET, 192826, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 192817,!ANSELL CRESCE/l.7, 192811, STO[lDARTSTREET, 19288, CHRlSTOYVELSTREET,1928c226,DONCASTER ROAD, 192919,FAIRMONT AV£1\'11E, 1929300, Y\i1\RRIGAL ROAD, LQ2934. ELUOTT AVENUE, 1929c15,FREEMA."l STREET, 1929,


Streelscape ContributionContributing part of a Bungalow precinct.

Carnberwell Conservation Study 1991

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive example of a commonCamberwell house style, contributing visually to acontemporary residential area: of regional interest.Historically, of interest as a builder's own home,providing a signature for other houses built in thearea: of regional interest.

House,16 Muswell Street, Glen Iris

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1925First Owner: Plaisted, Oswald V., salesArchitect: Plaisted, A WBuilder: Plaisted, 0 V

HistoryOswald Victor Plaisted, a builder and engineer,constructed this residence in 1925 on landpreviously owned by Jane Black1

. Arthur W.Plaisted designed the stucco and weatherboarddwelling of six rooms. Oswald Plaisted, thebuilder Walter Benjamin Plaisted of Malvern, andarchitect Arthur W. may have been related. ArthurPlaisted designed many houses and flat blocks inMelbourne during the 1920s-194Os such as flats inEast Malvern built by W.P. Plaisted and a brickresi.d~ce in Union Street,Surrey Hills for Dr. J.L.Blaikie . Oswald and Annie A. Plaisted gwned andoccupied this property at least until 1974 .

DescriptionBungalow in form but withSpanish/Mediterranean overtones, the house is anunusual and early example of a style (Spanish)which was heralded as new when the samearchitect designed the Dr. Thomas house at 9Rochester Road (1924-6l The Cordova pattern

roof tiles, the parged stucco, Mission detailing onthe chimney, and the window hoods are among theunusual elements on the house. The Far Easternstyle pergola gateway is notable and the adjoiningrubble fence may be original. The landscape is ofthe period.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THE RIDGE,191612,. HUNTER ROAD, 1918

9, SEFTONPLACE, 1919·206, CHRISTOl-VELSTREET, 1919718, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 191933, BROADWAY, 1920158, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 192011, PRETORIASTREET. 192023, SUNNYSiDE AVEl'.tUE, 1920286, lIMO....' ROAD, 1920

+.t,CURRA/ONG AV£l\'UE. 1920,6. IRJ\..c\100 STREET, 1920,-Ii. THREADNEEDLE STREET, 1920<"65, YARRBAT AVENUE, 1910(42 SP£NCERSTREET, 1921-3899, TOORAKROAD, 1911930, 8URKE ROAD, 1921210, j;VHITEHORSE ROAD, 1921

16, AL\1A ROAD, 1913648, BURKE ROAD, 1923

11. CANTERBURY ROAD, 1923n. DEEPD£NE ROAD, 1923r. M.-:4.RWlCKAI'ENUE, 192390. AfONT ALBERT ROAD, 1914-5168.4,,HOr-.T ALBERT ROAD, 1924-59, ROCHESTER ROAD. 1924-6630-638, BURKE ROAD, 192.f322·394,CAMBERltVELLROAD, 192412, MONT AL8ERT ROAD, 192420,FITZGERALD STREET,19.2oh-n. AL\1A ROAD, 1925(?)169, !.ll\10N ROAD, 1915-6f

20,DOKNA BUA.>':G STREET, 19232, MARTIN ROAD, 19254, ST.•A,.!'·;DRfES STREET, 19251, THREADNEEDLESTREET; 1925

931. TOORAKROAD, 1915

118, WATTLE I'ALLEYROAD, 192553, BATH ROAD, 1925c77, CRE"rTHORNE ROAD, 1925f

1, THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1915{

339, l"1HlTEHORSE ROAD, 1925c313, II.ffiTEHORSE ROAD, 1925c146, YARRBAT At'El>ill£, 1925{


Streetscape ContributionContributes to a Bungalow era precinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, one of the State's earliest MissionStyle Bungalows and in near original conditionwith supporting landscape and notable gatewayalso contributory to a Bungalow precinct: of Stateimportance.

1234

RB 1920-21. 1944; RB 1925-26.23187; BA 1947 221; D1930CCS, I986.p.47; Building, VI7, No.99, p.S9; Building, V20, No.1 12, p.74D1974; ER 1938; ER 1931; Dl%2see 1986 CCS


Historically, significant as an example of the workof O.V. Plaisted, a central figure in the localbuilding industry: of regional interest.

Myambert, 1-3 Myambert Avenue, Balwyn

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 18.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1902First Owner: Reid, Arthur M.Architect: Bates Peebles & Smart ?Builder: Longstaff, N.

HistoryA warehouseman, Arthur M. Reid, bought sevenacres of land from William E. Bales in 1902 andimmediately commissioned builder, N. Longstaff,to erect a dwelling on it l The brick dwelling hadan area of 2883 square feet and was of 10 rooms2

Reid owned and occupied M~ambert, as he namedthe property, until after 1908.John Cook, a merchant, had purchased Myambertby 1910.4 Cook had a brick garage and workshopwith an area of 956 square feet built on theproperty by WJ Steele in 1934.5 It was estimatedto cost £2006 He and Ivy Cook, probably his wife,owned and occupied the property until after 1952.

The Reid family are intimately linked with thesurrounding estate (known as the Reid estate) andassociated Belmont Park. Robert Reid, of RobertReid & Co., the large Flinders Street manufacturingand warehousing firm, was in the ~rea during the18805, creating a subdivision then . He was alsovery active in the local community, laying thefoundation ston~ for the Balwyn Road BaptistChurch in 1891 . The architects Reed Smart &

Tappin carried out many commissions for this firmand this house is probably one of them9

.

In 1913, Reid's widow gave seven acres toCamberwell Council to be used as a park whereonly the trees native to the area could be grownand where only passive recreation could be had:there was to be no sporting activities. A similardonation (Napier Park) was made by an Essendonfamily in the Edwardian period, an era whennative planting was again in fashion. A memorialfountain was also \jrected and the park's namechosen by Mrs Reid1

.

The fact that Myambert's site was purchased byReid from land near his father's (?) estate isintriguing. The eventual subdivision (by Reid?) ofMyambert's own grounds for Myambert Courtmay explain the retention of an old gum in amedian at its end.

DescriptionThis is a red brick Federation Bungalow stylehouse with extensive additions at the rear, carriedout in an empathetic fashion. There are alsoconverted gabled stables and loft further to the rear(1930s). Typically for the style, the house roof ishipped and carried down as a spreadingverandahed form. A gable, set into the main hip,in a tea-house form, is half- timbered and theverandah posts are turned timber with a segmentarched frieze between each. Chimney stacks areribbed with stuccoed caps. The garden is exoticand empathetic to the period, but not of the period.Myambert stands out as an early house in the area.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.69, BROADWA Y.1900-1

10. BRYSON STREET. 1900

608.RWERSDALE ROAD, 1900L SAUSBURYSTREET, 19005. l7CTORlA ROAD, 1900

11. LUENA ROAD, 19O(l(

42. BRYSON STREET. 190158, CAl',TERBURYROAD, 1901

6, KlNTORE STREET. 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY, 190.239, PROSPECT HIURDAD, 1901169,C,U'"TERBURY ROAD, 1903-46. LOC.ANSTREET, 1903141,MO/\7 ALBERT ROAD, 1904

r. MA}.'CARRA ROAD, 1905-614, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 1905633, RH'ER.'lDALE ROAD, 1906·817, 8AL~11·.' ROAD. 1906

I2345678910

RBI901-2d44; BR249ibid.; RB 1';:i'U2~3

RBl907-8 533DI9LO; RBl9l H2, 551BR4574ibid.see precinct 18citationAllin, p.182M T Shaw,BatesSmart &:McCutcheon Historical Survey 1852-1972.p.lOAllan. p.231


58, BROADWAY, 190665, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1906J3..75, BROADWAY, 1907

31, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190717, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718, PEPPTNSTREET, 1907c138, CA.....TERBURY ROAD,1908-941, "",GLESSY ROAD, 1908-910, SEFTON PLACE, 190841, INGLESBY ROAD, 19(19·1071, SROADW4.Y, 190973, BROADWAY, 190931, CAJl,7ERBURY ROAD, 19092~, CANTERBURY ROAD, 190922, VTCTORrA ROAD, 19091293, TOORAKROAD, 1910.8, ST. GEORCES CRESCENT, 19102, ClA'(TON STREET, I9iOe199, INH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1910c14, ALBION STREET, 191117-19, BROADWAY, 19119{}.98, Ulo.10N ROAD, 191124, KENT ROAD, 1911·1354, BROADWAY, 191235, MATLOCK STREET, 2911648, BURKE ROAD, 1913·186, KITOfENER STREET, 19138, FITZGERALD STREET, 1915·20,127, YWNMALEE ROAD, 1915~20c

17A, ALMA ROAD, 191576, A1HELSTAN ROAD, 1925347-349, INH1TEHORSE ROAD,lSl15.:353, INH1TEHORSE ROAD, 1915cISO,YWNMALEE ROAD, 1915c

External IntegrityThere is an addition at rear which is empathetic tothe house period. The front fence has beenreplaced with a creeper-covered low paling andsome of the glazing replaced.

StreetscapeMyambert stands out in an otherwise 1940-505residen~al court, as the oldest surviving house inthe (Reid) estate and although not contributory tothe physical form of the estate, it provides anotable historical perspective to its development.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an early example of the FederationBunl?alow style, probably by the notedarchitectural firm of Reed Smart & Tappin: ofregional interest and local importance.Historically, a landmark in the area given that thesubdivision drew its name from the Reid familyand the adjacent park was donated in a similarperi~ to the house's construction, by the Reidfamily aJso of Interest as a connection with thelandscape philosophies embodied in the nativeaspect of the park and the retention of an old gumat the head of the court: of high local importanceand regional interest.

1 BAS0792 ibid.3 019524 01962; 01974

House,6 Myambert Avenue, Balwyn

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 18.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1935First Owner: Henwood, Leslie F.Architect: Hamilton, Robert?Builder: Harding, D.

HistoryBuilder, D. Harding, was commissioned by LeslieF. Henwood to construct a brick dwelling on Lot 6,Myambert Avenue, in 1935.1 The two-storeyedhouse was of nine rooms with an area of 337,7square feet and it was estimated to cost £2j99ff.Leslie Henwood resided here until after 1952 andH.T. Doherty was the occupant during the 1%Osand early 1970s.4

DescriptionThis house is in the Old English style withhalf-timbered gables and textured stucco. Thesefinishes combined with the clinker brickwork,black-stained timbers and hand-hewn oak beamsof the verandah provide an authentic Tudoresqueappearance, complete with a basket-archporte-cochere on the right-hand side of theelevation, with a room poised above it. Chimneysare tall with dark terra-cotta pots and ruggedbrickwork to further enhance the rustic nature ofthe design. Window bays, notched gable valancesand the crazy-paving applied to the front fence andgarden seat, plus other authentic garden elements,complete the period imagery of the house.The architect may have been Robert Hamilton, thenoted Tudor revivalist.


StreetscapeSet in a court of similarly large comfortablecontemporary houses with concrete roads, a centremedian with aged gum and other landscapeelements, the house contributes to the overallcharacter of the street and the precinct (18).

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may comparedwith this site.9, BaSION ROAD, 1930396,CAMBERWELLROAD, 1930460,CAMBERWELLROAD, 193016,MUSMLLHILL.19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930c177,DONCASTER ROAD, 19301.'816-821, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1930c454,WARRIGALROAD, 1930c359, Y.HITEHORSE ROAD, 1930c

397·399, WfflTEHORSE ROAD, I930c497,W1i1TEHORSE ROAD,1930c35, BAHVYN ROAD, 1931·21292. TOORAKROAD, 1931·211, CHATFIELD AVENU£, 1932·32.7, CHRlSTOW£LSTREET,19323, FINSBURYROAD, 19327, MURIELSTREET, 1931(4, FINSBURYWAY, 1933125, HIGHFIELDROAD, 19331, ).,f.A.PLE CRESCENT, 193314,STODDART STREET, 19337, MANCA},' STREET, 1933(1I. FAIRMONT AVEIVUE, 1934-587-87A, BO~ STREET, 1934458,CAMBERV.t:LLROAD, 1934101, JIoiHIT£HORSE ROAD, 1934<"45,CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOI-VELSTREET, 1935

56, CHRISTOVv'£LSTR££T, 19351, FAIRMONT AVENUE, 19359,MARLBOROUGHA \'ENUE, 193513, ,\lARLBOROUGHA VEl\'UE, 19353, SAUSBURY STREET, 1935177,GLENTRlSROAD,1935c361.TNHlTEHORSE ROAD,1935c361. i'VHlTEHORSE ROAD,1935c796·798, BURKEROAD,193623,CHR!STOINE'L STREET, 193641.COOKSONSTREET, 19369, JUDDSTREET, 193649,THE RIDGE,193620,WALSH STREET, 19368, REID STREET,1937-8716, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517,WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937c31-39, COOKSON STREET, 1938.39311-317, CAMBERi'VELLROAD, 19382, FAIRMOl\7AVENUE, 1938U. FINSBURYWAY, 193832, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193826,REID STREET, 1938eeo. RIVERSDALE ROAD,193866, THEBOULEVARD, 1938136,WHITEHORSE ROAD,1938l4. CASo\DESTREET; 193924,CHRISTOINE'L STREET, 19391, MOw..7A1N VIEWROAD, 193943, YUILLESTREET, 193943, CASO\DE STREET,1939r?

External IntegrityGenerally original, with new driveway paving.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a superior and externally intactexample of the Old English style, a style popular inCamberwell, here also set in a period garden. Thehouse also contributes to a small residentialprecinct built up in a similar period and style: ofregional importance.

House,14 Orion Street, Balwyn North

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1955First Owner: Squire, JohnArchitect: McIntyre, R PBuilder: Dore, GW.

HistoryR. Peter McIntyre designed a dwelling for JohnSquire, a photographer, and a building applicationwas submitted in 19541

. GW. Gore was thebuilder of the residenc~ which directories list asstill being built in 1956. At an estimated cost Ql£3,800 the brick veneer house was of five rooms.John Raymond and IsabelSquire lived here until Francis Hudson became theowner-occupier in 19624

. Hudson, a dyer, livedhere with Violet Lucilla Hudson, a dress de~igner,

and continues to reside at this address today .Peter McIntyre, the architect, designed a number ofexperimental structures during the 19505 whichincluded the co-design of the Olympic Pool andhouses such as the nearby Stargazer House. Hispractice broadened into town planning, with the

12345

BA 1954,14803Ibid.; 01,56BA 1954. 1480301957.1961 196201962; 01974; TO 1990


City of Melbourne Strategy Plan (with PlanningInterface) and private developments such as DinerPlain. He has been appointed head of theMelbourne University Architecture faculty.

DescriptionFacing north and the view, the full-width slidingwindow wall is sensibly sheltered by a deep(originally timber louvred) pergola which extendsto form a carport on the east end of the streetelevation. The walls are typically painted brick andthe roof (intended as Malthoid) near flat. Unlikeother contemporary skillion-roofed designs, theroof sloped with the site and towards the frontage,as does the brick-paved concrete slab step downthe slope. The ceiling finish was Solomit.Diagonal bracing acts as ornament in both thepergola end-wall and posts, evoking the passionfor pseudo-structural decoration to meet bothfunctionalist and fashionable goals. Mclntrye usedthe same bracing on his more adventurous CoilHouse in Heidelberg.Windows to side walls were the modish slot-likeopenings, the window to the study (like Boyd'sGillison House) being high enough not to distract astudious occupant. Inside all rooms except thelaundry open off the large split-level (4 levels)Iiving/play room, with even the kitchen beingself-contained.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.106, Yv'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1~11.MOl\7ANA STREET, 194<>1297, TOORAKROAD, 194091, MAUDSTREET, 194(k133,MAUD STREET, 1940<:56, RIVERSIDE AVEl\'UE, 19401.-15,WALBUNDRYAVEl\'U£ 1940r417·,"0IHITEHORSE ROAD, 1940"113,YAMSAY AVEJ..'UE, 194Ot113,MOll!rALBERT ROAD, 1941·12. BEATRICE STREET,19416, BULLEENROAD, 194117l.DONCASTERROAD,l9414, lliYSlt\ STREET, 194146, THE BOULEVARD,1.9411,ULBA STREET, 1941c666, R/V£RSDALE ROAD, 1946-7119,DONCASTER ROAD,19481.KALONGA ROAD, 194&166,WHITEHORSEROAD, 195:1·21, TAURUS STREET, 1951c32. URSA STREET, 1951c6, CARRlGAL STREET.195243, l<1RE£P ROAD,19511,MADDEN STREET, 19522, CARRlCAL STREET, 195416,CARRICALSTREET, 1954129,VVTNMALEE ROAD, 195414,. ORlON STREET,195k32. BALv"Th'ROAD, 1955c45A,. NARRAK ROAD, 1955c


Streetscape ContributionContributes to a street which has a concentration ofarchitect- designed houses (see 24 Orion),contrasting with the majority builder- designedhouses in the balance of Balwyn North.

SignificanceArchitecturally, an early design by P~ter Mcintyrean innovative and important architect, of theModern era, which is externally complete andshows most of the attributes sought after by theyoung post-war architects, including the flat roof,split-level, open-planning and north aspect: ofRegional importance.Historically, the house of John Squire, a notedphotographer and hence evocative of those whochose North Balwyn as a 'new frontier' wherearchitectural experimentation matched theachievable pleasant rural views: of regionalinterest.

Verulam, later Parlington,46 Parlington Street

Historic Buildings Register RAustralian Heritage Commission:National Trust of Australia (Class/Rec.):ClassifiedNTA File Number: 1515Study Grading: APrecinct: 16.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1888First Owner: Mcintosh, JamesArchitect: Gall, James?


History

The history of the Parlington site is in two mainstages and the present building is thought torepresent both of these eras1

The portion at the rear may have existed on the sitesince the 1860-70s,being owned and occupied overa long period by William Elsdon who becameChief Engineer of the Victorian Railways. Thelater portion, which includes the distinctive towersection with its fine staircase and splendid stainedand frosted glass panels, was constructed in 1888for James Macintosh probably to the design ofJames Gall. The Macintosh clan crest, a springingcat with the motto, 'Touch not the cat bot a glove,'is depicted in a stained glass panel over the frontdoor. James Gall was the designer of the adjacentproperty, Frognall. .During the 1890s and at the tum of the century, thehouse was known as Verulam and was owned andoccupied by Albert Terry, pioneer Victorianbrewer. It was renamed Parlington afterParlington Street by the Kellet family whopurchased the property in the 1950s.Canterbury, once a rural district with orchards andopen fields, became attractive to the subdividersfrom the 1860s. The vanguard of suburbia arrivedthere in that decade, usually city men who wanteda comfortable estate of ten or twenty acres. Theybuild roomy houses with wide verandahs lookingout on lines of pines or elms or oaks. They wereproud of their fruit trees and vines, their trimEnglish lawns. As early as 1868 Canterbury Road,then called Delaney's Road, was a fashionable ruralroad. John O'Shanassy, draper; David Syme,Snowden and Arthur Manton lived in the areaduring the 1860s.With the extension of the railway in the 1880s newsuburbs were opened up between Malvern andCanterbury. Many large estates were subdivided.In 1881 the Metropolitan Gas Company decided tolay pipes to the Camberwell area. As a result ofsuch developments Camberwell, Canterbury,Surrey Hills and Riversdale and qlen Iris becamethe scene of a vigorous social life. According tothe historian, Geoffrey Blainey,

Visitors who walked from CamberwelJ railway stationinto Burke Road in the late 1880s heard on every3sltJethe sound ofthe hammers and the tapping ofbricks.

By the 1890s there were three good shoppingcentres at Surrey Hills, Balwyn and Canterbury.

~The last was the largest.

William ElsdonIn May 1872 William Elsdon, later Chief En.gin.eer~

Victorian Railways, became the owner of this site,At that date the property extended back from MontAlbert Road to Canterbury Road and covered 7acres6 Elsdon was first rated in 1871-2 for 'houseand land' in 'Survey Road', the I1reviousownerI occupier having been Alfred Eldret .Elsdon arrived in Melbourne from England in 1854,acting as Robert Stephenson's representative, a~daccompanying two Englishlocomotives ordered by the Melbourne andHobson's Bay Railway Company. The early 18505saw the birth of the Victorian railway system, thefirst two lines being the Sandridge (PortMelbourne) and 51. Kilda Iines8

At first, Elsdon resided at the Railway Reserve,Sandridge, where a son, William Percy, was bornin 1865. William Percy Elsdon became a surveyor,was articled to the firm of Terry & Oakden andbecame a member and fell~w of the RoyalVictorian Institute of Architects.Melbourne directories confirm that WilliamElsdon, thenof the Melbourne & Hobson's BayRailway Company, was at Mont Albert Road byc1876 although municipal rate books gIve an earlierdate of c1868. By 1880 he was described as ChiefEngineer, Victorian Railways. TItles Office .recordssuggest that on 27 October 1887 he sold his MontAlbert Road property to James Macintosh. By the18905 Elsdon was listed at Brentani Terrace, GreyStreet east, East Melbourne.Elsdon's first house at Mont Albert Road appearsto have been a modest structure. A house waslisted on the site as early as 1868 with a valuationfor house and land of only £22 11 Valuation haddoubled to £40, by 1877, after interim rises and

I2345678910II

~tionneededto verifyGeoffrey Blainey.A Hisiorv ofCamberwell (1980), pp,32~33. 55~60. 70.lbid., p.S7 •ibid.,.10Title Vol.496 Fol.IIS held by Kellett family . 5ibid.; RB187S-6 282 flISt entry to givearea-AV unchanged to 1873-4; SeeMMBW dramageplan (190 )RB1871-2.269; RBI870-1.266Leo T. Harri~. Victorian Railways (1962). pp.38-30Cyclopedia iif Victoria Ill. pp.128- 129Title Vol. 1913. Fol.464Cambetwell RB1868Nos. 261. 268. 270


falls i. From 1882-3, the valuation ~gan a steady

rise, going from £40 to £100 by 1887-8

James McIntoshBy 1888-9 the rated value of the property hadtripled to £300, confirming the construction of thehouse as 1888, during James McIntosh's tenure'.The architect, James Gall, called tenders to 'erect amansion' at Mont Albert Road in August 1888:however this was probably for Frognall, next door4

Further confirmation of the 1888 date andMacintosh's involvement may be found in anarticle in Victoria andits Metropolis (1888) describingthe work of the builder, Robert Gamlin. In thatyear, Gamlin constructed new residences for O.Beale at Toorak and J. McIntosh at Camberwell.Gamlin built many notable Victorian structuresincluding the Fitzroy Town Hall, Eastern Market,Wilson Hall, Richmond cable tram engine houseand the Grand Hotel at Queenscliffe.f.A motto set in the stained glass over the front door(Touch not the cat bot a glove') is the motto of theMacintosh clan in Scotland.6

The designing architect for Parlington is thought tohave been James Gall. During the 1880s Galldesigned a number of Canterbury and Camberwellresidences, including the similar and adjacentmansion, Frognall (q.v.),

AlbertTerryA new owner, the brewer, Albert Terry was listedfor the first time in the 1893 directory. Theprevious year, Macintosh's residence was recordedas vacant.Terry, who arrived in Melbourne in 1852 was apioneer of the brewing industry of Australia. Hewas founder and proprietor of the West EndBrewery which in 1889 bought out Latham'sCarlton Brewery. He was also, from the 1890s andat the tum of the century, a~ciated with theBurnley Brewery in Richmond. By 1900 Terry'shouse in Mont Albert Road was de~ribed ashaving 15 rooms and was valued at £150. In 1902the valuation was £2759

A 1905 MMBW Record Plan shows Terry's propertyVerulam with its neighbour, Frognall; bothproperties with extensive garden and orchard areasand sweeping carriage drives opening on to MontAlbert Road.

Terry's property is shown with a largecoach-house/stable block at the rear. Bothproperties have large orchards. A tennis court isindicated at the sides of each property.lOAlbert Terry died at Verulam on 27 August 1907.Mrs. Julia Terry was the occupier the followingyear but by 1910 it was vacant.

Kellett familyThe Kellett family, who recently sold the propertyto James Smith were the owners from the 19505. Bythat date the 7 acre property had been subdivided.In 1915 Parlington Street was created, named aftera property south of Terry's residence. ParlingtonStreet roughly followed the line of the Verulamdrive to Mont Albert Road. The Kelletts renamedthe house after this street.

DescriptionThe house is both externally and internally in aremarkably intact conditionll The Italianatehouse with its asymmetrical composition decoratedby loggias and a tower still has an unpaintedrendered facade. The interior is equally intactwith its splendid stained glass over the front doorwith the cat motif bearing the motto 'Touch not thecat bot a glove: stained glass panels in the halldoors depicting spring and summer and above theelegant staircase panels with bird motifs. It isbelieved that encaustic mosaic tiles survive underthe front hall carpet. Memories of a more affluentlife style are suggested by the servants' buttonsthroughout the house beside the marble fireplacesand the original elaborate gas fittings in the halland front room. When the Kellett family moved induring the 1950s, there was electricity only in oneroom.Like Frognall, the house uses the ItalianRenaissance villa revival as a vehicle to impress,both in the grandeur of its massing and the detailof its ornament. As with Frognall, both arcuationand trabeation are applied to the house elevations,each providing the required void or mass to aid thedynamic nature of the composition. Both coveredand open terraces are utilized towards the sameaim but it is the tower, with its massive pedimentsand balustraded parapet, which provides the mostdistinctive element in the composition. The stiltedarch and segment arch forms also play a role inbreaking up the massive wall planes created by the

1234567

89lOII

RBI877-8.319Cemberwell RB1883. Nos. 429-30; 1884. Nos. 611- 3; RBI886-7. 980; RBI887-8.1382RBI888-91694BEM) 25.8.1888 sp.8Victoria and irs Metropolis, Vol.f, p.639C Kellaway: conversation with Andrea Blasiurti(nee Kellett), 7/11/88Sloane and Sullivan. 'TheCarlton brewery,'M.U. Arch. Essay, 1966; MelboumefVic. Directories; Australasian. 14Sept.1907 (obilll'U):)CambetweU (North Riding), RB 1894~1902. 9-10, or 10-11ibid.MMBW RecordPlan,No. 70 (1905)drawing from the HBc inspection, 3 November 1988


building's scale. Deep eaves brackets, an ornateimpost mould, keystones and bracketed sills arefew of the standard architectural devices used incontemporary Italianate style villas. Swags,elongated modillions and barreled chimney topsadd to the mounting detail.An exceptional feature of the house is the intactstable block at the rear which comprises theoriginal stables, coachhouse and coachmen'squarters shown in the 1905 MMBW plan. Thestables still contain the original timber stalls andfeed bins. There is also a cellar under the housewith a wired-in pantry!creamery area. Some workhas been done on the stables in more recent times.Although the extensive garden!orchard area hasgone, the curved carriage drive with its ovaloidlawn design shown in the 1905 plan still remains.

Comparative ExamplesWerribee Park (1873-8), Mintaro at Monegeeta, 54[olirnont Terrace, [olimont, Noorilim at Murchison(1878).The above examples although equal in scale andornament do not possess the same dynamicmassing as either Frognall or Parlington mainlybecause of the symmetry of their planning incontrast to the dedicated asymmetry applied in thelate 19th century villa designs.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35~ PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1881630,RlVERSDALE ROAD, 18812, BERWICKSTREET, 1885c53, PROSPECf HILLROAD, 188607320,CAMBERWELLROAD, 18863, FERMA,..l>.JACH ROAD, 188757,SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 188819,CAhTERBURYROAD, 1888635, RIVERSD."\L£ ROAD, 188889, Uf\,70N ROAD, 1888

2, PEPPIN STREET, 1889 (?)15,ALMA RO.-'\D, 1889(?}54.MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889--936,ALMA ROAD, 1889208,CAfI.'TERBURYROAD, 188915.1RILBARRAROAD,188921,lRILBARRA ROAD, 188943,KEl¥'TROAD, 18892, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889137, MONT ALBERTROAD. 188932.PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910,TRAFALCARROAD, 18892M, WA.>';'DSWORTH ROAD, 188950, WMDSWORTH ROAD, 1889

42,. WARRIGAL ROAD, 1889262, UMON ROAD, 1890190015,ALMAROAD,189Q544,BURKE ROAD, 189027, INGLESBY ROAD, 1890

7, VlCTORIAAVEl'.'UE, 1890

13, VICTORIA A VENUE, 189057, YARRBAT AVEl'.'UE, 189Q.:?

7A AL\.fAROAD, 1891·213,BALM'N ROAD, 1891-4

73-79, BALvV"I1'; ROAD, 1891

320, CA.A1BERYI'''ELLROAD, 1892612:, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 1892

125, WATTLE VALLEY ROAD, 1891136,CANTER8URYROAD, 1893816-812, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOWARD STREET, 1895<"

19, CAl-;TERBURYROAD, 189751, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 189715, KASOUKA. ROAD, 1898

15C, MotaALBERT ROAD, 189926, VICTORIA A i'ENUE, 1899


StreetscapeDistinguishable as a pre-subdivision house, in alargely Edwardian context and, importantly,identifiable as the near twin of Frognall, eachvisible from the other's tower.

SignificanceArchitecturally:Considered with Frognall, both as fully developedexamples of the ltalianate style, Parlington isamong the best of its style and scale group : bothbeing distinguished by the high integrity,application of ornate cement detailing and thedynamic composition employed in both buildingsas aided by their towers and overallthree-dimensional treatment: of State importance.The building also has significance for its intactunpainted rendered facade and intact interior withits elegant staircase, splendid stained and frostedglass, the servants' bells throughout and originalgas fittings in the hall and front room also theintact stable and coachhouse block with its originaltimber stalls and feed-boxes. The curved carriagedrive with its ovaloid lawn design as shown on a1905 MMBW drainage plan still remains, providingpart of the original setting.Historically:Parlington, with its distinctive tower illustrateswell the lifestyle of the affluent merchants andbusinessmen who flocked to the suburbs ofCarnberwell, Canterbury, Surrey Hills and GlenIris during the boom years of the 1880s followingthe extension of the railway system.Parlington's site has associations with 19th centuryrailway development through its occupancy byWilliam Elsdon, Chief Engineer of the pioneerMelbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Companyin the 1850s and then of the site in the 18705 priorto the extension of the railway to the Camberwellarea.The house has associations from the 18905until theturn of the century with the pioneer Australian


brewer, Albert Terry, who died at Verulam (theearlier name for Parlington) in August 1907: ofState importance.

Marysville, Formerly Maratbon,2 Peppin Street

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1889First Owner: Watt, Alexander

History

Alexander Watt was the first owner-occupier ofMarathon in 18901 Watt's occupatipn wasdescribed as that of a 'gentleman' (retired) .During the late 1890's he leased the house to Mrs.EllaThomson3 A Mrs. Mary Dutton occupied thehouse subsequently, well into this century, duringa period of ownership by a Mrs. M Oswald ofMaldon4. Later owner-occupier5included E C VBurden during the 194O's- 60's. Reputedly thebuilder was a W. Watt and the house was used torehabilitate soldiers after World War I. It was saidto be owned by the Doery family at that time.Charles V Potter is said to have died there in 1906after inventing a mineral flotation methodmarketed as Potter's Sulphide Ore Treatment Ltd.after 1901. There is no record of his occupation ofthe house.

Description

This is a typical Italianate villa style house withhipped and slated roofs, stucco ornament and acast-iron verandah. The verandah floor is ofpolished marble and slate tiles, whilst spandrel sillsdistinguish the window openings.

1 RB 1890-1,2262 RB 1894-5.3143 01897; RB 1896-7.3084 01907; MMBW OPA 539665 BA 1940. 13027;BA1950. 6257; BA 1969,44709

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTmu ROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 18822, BERY\-1CK STREET, 1885.·53, PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 188(j.i320, CAMBERlA'ELLROAD, 18863, FEAAfAJ',[ACH ROAD, 188757. SEYMOURCROVE, 18$733, ALMA ROAD. 1888

19,CA!'.'TERBURYROAD, 188846, PARLn':CTON STREET, 1888635, RlVERSDALE. ROAD, 188889, U/I;10N ROAD, 1888

25, AlMA ROAD, 1889(?J54,MONT ALBERTROAD, 1889-936, AL\-fAROAD, 1889108, CA.1I,TERBURYROi\D, 188915,IRILBARRAROAD, 188921, JRILBARRAROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 18892, AfOLESWORIH STREET, 1889137, MOl'-T ALBERT ROAD, 1889

32. PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 188910,TR.'\FALGARROAD, 188926.4, VI-:A,l-VSWORTH ROAD, 1889

50, WANDSWORTIi ROAD, 1889

i2.. vVARR1C~"'LROAD, 1889312·354, C.'\MBERWELLROAD, 189Q.I262. ill.10N ROAD, 18901900

15,AL\H ROAD, 18!lO544, BURKE ROA.D, 1890

27, INCLESBYROA.D, 1890

i, t'ICTORIAAVE!'.11E, 1890

13, VICTORIA.AI'El-11E, 18%57, l'ARRBAT AVENUE, 189lJ,,-?

7A ALAfA ROAD, 1891·213, 8ALV\'\J\' ROAD, 1891-4

73·79, BALY',Y1\' ROAD, 1891

320, CAM8ERWELLROAD, 1892

6l:!, RI\'ERSDALE ROAD, 1892

6, TRAFALC.AR ROAD, 1892

125, f-,,:...TTLE I'ALLEYROAD, 1892

136, CANTERBURY RO......D, 1893

668.fjiO-BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKEROAD, 1895

816-822, RH'ER..."DALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOvV.-tRD STREET, 1895c

29. CA.....7ERBURY ROAD, 189;

52.. PROSPECT HILL RO.'\D, 1897

15, KASOUM ROAD, 1898

150, MO/l,T......LBERT ROAD, 1899

26, VICTORIA. A VE1\11£,1899

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced but otherwise thehouse is generally original, except for additions tothe north face and consequent verandahalterations.

StreetscapeOne of an altered Italianate styled streetscape.


Significance

Architecturally, a large and near original exampleof a common 19th century villa form: of localimportance.Historically, little is known of Watt in theCamberwell context.

House,18 Peppin Street

141,MO,'\T ALBERTROAD, l~7, A{.'\.":C.-'I.RRA. RO.....D, 1905-624, CHAUCER CRESCL"\'T, 1905633,RIVERSD.A,.LE ROAD, 190(..827,B,....U""·r'l\' ROAD. 1~58. BROADM<:'I.'( l~

65, MO."..'T ALBERT ROAD, 190673-75, 8ROAD"'VA Y.1907

31, CHAUCER CRESCE,"...r. 1~717, 1HREAD!,>'E£DL£STREET, 19Q;138, CA.."''TERBURYRO.AD, 1908-941. l?\'GLESFY ROlID, 1:J(l8-9

10,SEFTO!'>' PlACE. 1~841. II"GL£SSYRO,A,D. 19Cf.l-1O71, BROADWA Y, 19:19

73, BROAD!'Vin-, 1~9

31. CA."''T£RBUR),RO_'\D. 1909

206,CANTERBURYRO.....D. 1:J(l922,. t'ICTORIAROi\D. isos1293. TOORAl< ROAD. 1910-8. Sf. GEORGES CRESCH:r. 19102, ClA1TO.".' RO.... D. 1:'l10(

1951, vVHJTEHORSERO,'\D, 1910(24,. ALBro."" STREET. 19i117·151, BROADM;4Y. 15111


StreetscapeThe house is in a mixed residential street.

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1908First Owner: Coverlid, Francis

History

The Melbourne Directory for 1909 was the first to listFrancis Adolphus Coverlid at this address. Anauctioneer with rooms at Swan Street, Richmond,he was replaced as owner by R G Dixon, a builder,by the 1930'sl

Description

A timber house in the Queen Anne manner withmuch of the style's Oriental ornament, thehalf-timbered gabled bays, a minor gabled porchto the verandah and, of particular note, a lych-gatein an intact picket fence and gate. Marseillespattern tiles and the fancifully Oriental dragonfriezes along the ridge augment the contrivedtea-house manner.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADvvr. Y, 1S(l().120, BR1'50.""STREET, 1900

608, RI\'ERSDALE RO."ID, txot SAUSBURY STREET, isoo5, FlCTORlA ROAD, is»1r.LUr.lI,'A 11.0...0,0, l?OOc42,811.'150.',: STREET, 190158, CA.\7ERBURYROAD, 19016, J<.P.o.70RE STREET, 1:;(1123. ROYAL CRESCEl>7, l?Ol35, BROADvvJo\.Y, 190239, PROSPECT HlU RO.".D, 1902169.CA'''·:TERBURY ROAD, 190~

D1909; BA 1935,5321

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near original example in thecommon Queen Anne style which is distinguishedby its timber detailing; of regional interest andlocal importance.Historically, the home of a locally prominentbusinessman; of local importance.

House,14 Pine Avenue, Camberwell

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 8.00 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1926cFirst Owner: Hedger, William Jcarpenter


HistoryWilliam 1. Hedger owned AlIotment 177 on whichthis residence was built c19261 William Hedger, acarpenter, have owned and occupied the residencewith Eileen M. Hedger continuously with theexception of 1934 when the property was vacantand the period from 1935 until 1939 when HaroldW. Mclean occupied the property/.

DescriptionThe house is an unusual variation on the Bungalowstyle, with the characteristic shalIow roof gablesbut configured in a different way from the norm.The emphasis lies with the deep return verandahwhich supports the main roof gable and holdsdistinctive Far Eastern detailing around thesupports. The gable-end has unusual notchedshingling and a trellis vent in the apex. the rest ofthe house is more prosaic with common elementssuch as diamond-pattern window leading andterra-cotta roofing tiles. The original garage lies atthe rear and the front brick pier and trellis panelfence is also original. Colours may be original orearly.

Comparative ExamplesThe following CamberwelI sites may be comparedwith this site.354, BURKEROAD. 19269Z,. MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1926

14. PINEAVENUE, 1926r451, BURKEROAD, 1927·182, BAM'SBURY ROAD, 2927360, BURKEROAD, 192747, CAAfP8ELL ROAD. 292738, HIGHFIELD ROAD, 19271, ,\illSl-\'Ell HILL, 1927294,WARRlGALROAD, 19273, ROOiESTER ROAD, 1928-307, ROOiESTER ROAD, 1928·302, HIGHTON GRG VE, 1928-9

2~Y~ATAVENUEl928~

n. CHRISTO~LSTREET, 192826, CHRlSTOVv'ELSTREET, 192817,£ANSELL CRESCENT,192812,. STODDARTSTREET, 19288, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 1928,226,DONCASTER ROAD, 192919,FAIRlvfOl\7 AVEl\.'UE,1929300, WARRlGAL ROAD,192934, £LUOrr AVEl'.'UE, 1929(15,FREEMANSTREET, 19191"

External Integrity

Generally original.

Streetscape ContributionContributing part of an important Bungalowprecinct (8).

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive and completeexample of a popular Camberwell house style,with valuable original elements such as the fenceand garage also a major part of an importantBungalow estate: of Regional importance.Historically, of interest as a building tradesmen'sown home over a long period: of regional interest.

House,l! Pretoria Street, Balwyn

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 192()"First Owner: Studach, John VBuilder: Dunlop & Hunt

HistoryJohn U. Studach Senior commissioned Dunlop &Hunt to build a wooden four roomed house at thisaddress in 19203 The residence was estimated tocost £73r. John Studach Senior5lived here withJohn Studach during the 1920s. By 1930 theproperty had been purchased by James F. Brownwho owned and occupied it until the early 194056

.Thomas Herbert Leonard, a civil servant, was thenext owner-occupier, residing here with ElizabethC. Leonard, Maurice Patrick Leonard, g. clerk, andJohn Herbert Leonard, a traveler'. ThomasLeonard owned and occupied the property until atleast 19748

I RB 1925-262 01930.01934.01935,01939,01940.01950.01962,01974; IDI9903 BA 1920, 10024 ibid.5 019256 01930; 019407 ER 1943:ER 1945;019508 01962: 01974


DescriptionTwo storey, steeply gabled with an attic and clad inred brick and textured stucco (side gables) thedesign appears after the EnglishCottage/Bungalow manner with distinctive detailsincluding the arched attic porch opening, the flaredand shingled attic balustrade, and the deeplyrecessed ground-level porch. Cement tiles are usedon the roof.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19. THE RIDGE, 1916J2HU?\7£RROAD,19189, SEPTO,\.' PL4.CE, 1919-20286, UNI0....' ROAD, 192044.CURR.A.!ONCAVE1'-1.1E, 1920c6, lRAMOO STREIT, 1920c17, THREADNHDLE STREET, I9l0,55, YAMSAT A ~'E.\'UE, 1920,42. SP£,,",'CtR STREET, 1921·3899, TOORAKROAD,1921930,BURKEROAD, 1912210,Yv'HITEHORSERO.'\D,192216,AtM.'" ROAD, 191.3648,BURKEROAD, 19;:321, CAl>.7ERBURYROAD, 192331, DE:E:PDE..>.:£ ROAD, 1923

t. i".-;A;RYv1CKAVE!';'UE, 192390,M01'.'TALBERTROAD. 19.::4-5168A,. MO....T ALBERTROAD, 1924-59, ROOiESTER RO.'l.D, 1924-6630-638. BURKERO.'i.D, 1924322-394, CWBERJII.'ELLROAD,192412, MOl\;j ALBERT ROAD, 191410,FITZCERALD STREET, 1924<! t ALM'\ ROAD. 1915(7)269, l.J]\;70N ROAD. 1925-6r10, D01-:....•....BUA.~G STREET, 19252, MARTIN ROAD, 19254, ST. M'DRlE5 STREET, 19251, THREAD.\'EEDLESTREET, J915931, rOORAK ROAD, 1915118, ~il.TTL£ VAUEYROAD, J91555, SA TH ROAD. 1915r77, GREYTHOR.\'E ROAD. 1915r1. THRE.ADi':EEDLE STREET. 192.5r359, WrllTEHORSERO.A.D,1915r513, ]/>,HITEHORSEROAD, 1915r146,YARRBAT AVEl\'UE, Z925r

External IntegrityGenerally original, except for the new picket fencewhich is unsuited to the house period.

Streetscape ContributionContributing element to a generally Bungalow-eraprecinct.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near original design in a minorityresidential style which is a prominent contributorto a contemporary streetscape: of regional interest.

1 Allan, p.326f2 ibid,3 EST.

Masonic Temple12 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1923-24First Owner: Carnberwell Lodge

HistoryThe Emulation Lodge of 'Ancient Free andAccepted Masons' was the first Masonic group inCamberwell, consecrated in 18891 This Lodge,Camberwell (number 159), was consecrated in1890.Other 'craft lodges' (Acanthus, Ashburton, Balwyn,Boroondara, Burwood, Camberwell Grammarians,Canterbury, Corinthia, Deepdene, East Burwood,East Camberwell, Glen Iris, Hartwell, Prudence,Riversdale, Surrey Hills and Wattle Valley) alsoexisted, some meeting at this hall, others going toEmulation Hall, Canterbury. 'Mark Lodges' alsomeet at Carnberwell, along with the Rotal ArkMarine Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter. From1891 the Camberwell Lodge rented rooms at thetown hall, meeting once a month and arrangingcharity balls on other evenings.The Foundation Stone of this building was laid inSeptember, 1923, by RW. Bro. W. Hattam,Chairman of Trustees. The architects were Gawl~& Drummond and the builder, RW. L.F.Lewellen.

DescriptionTypical, stylistically, both for its era and its use, the'temple' is designed exactly as that, a modemGreek temple. Using the prevailing neo-Grec orGreek revival style evident in major buildings likethe Shrine and Port Authority Building, thetwo-storey building is rendered, parapetted andpilistraded. Only the west elevation breaks fromthe conservative tradition, with its two-storeysegment bowed bay.


The many Masonic temples in the Greek mannerinclude one in Dandenong Road, Caulfield andanother in Gheringhap Street, Geelong, both of asimilar date. Onlv the Rochester Road EmulationLodge (q.v.) broke' away from the Greek tradition,using the mystic Egyptian style instead. The morerecent East Melbourne Masonic Centre continuedthe Greek manner, but in a stripped form. Thecypress specimens and forecourt landscapingappear original.


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.19,THE RIDGE, 191612, HU?\.TERROAD, 1918

9, SEFTO!'.'PLKE, 1919·206, CHRlSTOv'vnSTREET, 1919718,RIVERSDALE RO.'\D, 1919

as. BROADVYf\Y, 1920158, ,HO!';! .4LBERT ROAD, 1920

11, PRETORH STREET, 192023, sw...'~J:'smE AI/D.VE. 1920286, w\JON RO.A.D, 192044, CURRAJOl\'CA I/El\l1E, 1920(

6, JRAMOO STREET, 1920,17,THREAD,\,'EEDLE STREET,1920c65, YARRBAT AVEi\l1E 19l0,~2, SP£KCER STREET, 1921-3899, TOORA.K ROAD, 1921930,BURKE RO.A.D. 1922lID, vVHJTEHOR5E ROAf\ 1922, H'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1922

16,AL\{A, ROAD, 1923648, BURKE ROAD, 1923

zr. C.4}..TERBURYROAD. 192331, DEEPDE.'\'E ROAD, 1923

7. lA.:-'\.RFv7CKA \'[;\'UL 192390, MO?\T i\LBERT RO."oD, i924-5

168A, M00.T ,"oLBERT ROAD, 1924-59, ROCHESTER ROAD, 1924-6

630-638,BURKE ROAD, 1924322·394, CAMBERl-VELL RO.4D, i924

12,MOST ALBERT ROAD, 191-f

10, FiTZCERALD STREET, 1924,11,ALMA,ROAD,1925(?J269, usrm,: RO,,\O, 1925-6,

10, Dm,-I":.4 BU.4"-C STREET, 1925

2, AtA.RnNROAD, 19254, 5T A0.·ORfESSTREET, 19251, THREAD,',TEDLE STREET 1925

931, TOORA.K ROAD, 1925118,V\:HTLE VALLEY ROAD, 192555, 8.-4, TH ROAD, 1925(77, CREHHOR;\,'EROAD, 1925,

1, TIiRE.40l\'EEOLE STREET, 1925,

359,v'/HlTEHORSE ROAD, 1925,513, v....H1TEHORSE RO.4o. 1925,'146, '(ARRBAr A 1/£.\'11E, 1925(


Streetscape

Isolated by vacant sites from contemporaryelements in the shopping strip further to the west.

1 RB 1890-[.521: RB 1898-9.483; RB 1900-1.5052 RB 1892-3.599; RB 1893-4. 597;RB 1899- 1900,5073 D1933; D1934; eLF HSI

SignificanceArchitecturally, a near original Masonic Templesuccessfully designed in the style traditionally usedfor lodges and large commercial buildings of theera: of regional interest.Historically, a long-term meeting place for manyfacets of the masonic craft in Camberwell: ofregional interest and local importance.

Waverley,32 Prospect Hill Road

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 29.10 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1889First Owner: McBean, John

HistoryAlreadv retired bv the construction date of thishouse (1889) and 'listed as 'a gentleman' in Shirerecords, John Mcbean changed his status to bootmanufacturer towards the end of 1890'51 Hishouse was described as brick and of ten rooms inthat period, being occupied briefly by JamesWamock in the mid 1890's but otherwise bv

2 'McBean. Mcbean was of the firm Mcbean,Hickman and Parker? boot makers and importerswho were appropriately located in Perry Street,Collingwood. Melbourne directories do not listthis firm until the late 1890's. McBean died in1907, achieving recognition in a contemporarytrade periodical, the Australian Leather [ournn',Later occupiers included the Henry McCutcheonfamily (01918-1931) and the better known Charles]Ansett, father of Reginald Ansett who foundedAnsett Airways Pty. Ltd., Ansett Motors (motorgarages) and Ansett Motor Services (road andpassenger services) during their tenure'). It isunlikely that Reginald ever lived here, being about23 when the family took residence. By the early1940' s, they had moved on to Black Rock whilstReginald l;imself had lived in the Boulevard,Hawthorn since the 1930's.

CamberwellConservationStndy 1991

DescriptionThis is a two level, asymmetrically planned,face-brick and stuccoed (new') Italianate villawhich has a two-storey cast-iron return verandahand sparse cement detail but is otherwiseundistinguished except for its size. A wild cypresshedge, probably from the 1920-30'5, now obscuresthe house. A corrugated iron side fence isprobably original.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Carnberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECT HlE1. ROAD, 1881630,RJ\lERSDALE ROAD, 18822, FER~'\TCK STREET, i8SS(53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886·~

320.CA.\1BER'V'v'ELL ROAD, 18863, r£R.\1A....'AcH RO.-1.D. 188737, SEYMOUR CROl'E, 18S;

33, !\L\-!A ROAD, 1888

19, C",-"'TERBURY ROAD, 1888

46, PARU?\'CTO!\' STREET. 1888635, RJ\'ERSDALE ROAD, 1888

89, waos ROAD, 1888

2. PEPPTK STREET, 1889 (.'J25,..A.LV.A Ro.A,D, 1889(:)5{ MO.....7 .....LEERT ROAD. 1889·936.....U-iA ROAD, 1889208, C1..'\:TfRBURYROAD, 1889

15, IRILB...:.RRA ROAD, 1889

a IRILBARR."\.ROA.D. 188943, tixrROAD, 1889

1, MOLES'0/0RTH STREET, ,889

13:".AIO!-:r ALBERT R0." D, :889JO,TR.."FALG.";.JUWAD, 1880116....,, ...:A...,\"DSl'v'ORTH RO,'i.D, 1889

50, V',:A..'\"DSl,/ORTHROAD, :889

41 V.:">.RRIG.".LRO....D, :889

322·394. CAivIBERI'l'ELLRCAD, :8:~O..1162, Ul\10XROAD, ,890:900

15, ....L\1A.ROAD, ,890

544. BURKERO.".D. 18902:", j?;,:CLESBY RCAD. 18907, FICTORL" A \'E!\:UE, 1890

13. \7crORlAA'l'E!'-uE.1S9057, Y.'\..RRB.".TA\'EXUE, iS90,?

7A, AL\·iA RO.".D. 1891-213, s.....UVYX ROAD, is:!]....73-79, B."LVc>7\.· RO.-'i.D, 1891

320, CA.MBERhTLL RC.-'i.D, 18926:.2, Rlt'ERSD.-'i.LE RO.".D, 18916, TR.~.FALC.""'-.R xc-n 1891

125,I'l·:A.TTLE I'ALLEYRO."W. is?':

External Integrity

The house is generally original; the stucco mayhave been renewed or applied sympatheticallyover original face brick (no ruling); some windowshave been replaced with French doors.

Streetscape

Adjacent to both large Victorian period villas andtypical Queen Anne styled houses also villas oflater and mixed periods; a large house on a corner

site and hence prominent despite the overgrownhedge.

SignificanceArchitecturallv, of a common villa style andsparsely detailed.Historically, built for a manufacturer ofintermediate importance within the leather tradeand briefly occupied by the more popularly knownAnsell family this century; of regional interest.

Fairholm,35 Prospect Hill Road

Australian Heritage Commission: RNational Trust of Australia (Class/Rec.):ClassifiedNTA File Number: 965Study Grading: APrecinct: 27.02 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1873-74First Owner: Copeland, JamesArchitect: Crouch & Wilson (1881)Builder: Ekins, R 5 (1873)

HistoryJames Copeland purchased a substantial acreagefrom AlexMcArthur, at the comer of Burke and Prospect HillRoads, in 18611 A Carlton builder, one R 5 Ekins,tendered a little over £2000, in 1873, to conslru:ft atwo storey house which was completed by 1874 .Barely five years later, Copeland was forced tomortgage the proferty ~nd it was advertised forauction soon after'. A snrular advertisement hadappeared twice in the Argus of 1876 where a'Hawthorn Family Mansion with about Seven

1 NTAFN9652 ibid.; Whitehorse & Eastern Suburbs Standard. Lll. 19763 NTAFN965


Acres' was proposed to be auctioned in favour of JCopeland Esqu.1

. Again in 1877, Fairholm wasoffered for private sale'...with about eight acres ofland, lai~ out in garden, shrubbery andpaddocks' . It was then only three years old andpossessed five generous receiving rooms on theground level and six bedrooms upstairs, oneopening onto a balcony; the basement was alsowell provided with large rooms and the usualstabling and coach housing was there'', Copelandeventually sold to wine and spirit merchant,George Anthoness, in 18784.

Three years later, architects Crouch & Wilsoninvited tenders for' ADDITIONS Balcony, paintingand repairs to Fairholme,5. Anthoness alsoexpanded the grounds reputedly to 23.5 acres butthis had reduced to 10 acres by 1888, although theproperty valuaJion had almost doubled between1884 and 1886. Anthoness died in 1890 and theproperty reverted to the Victorian PermanentBuilding Society who leased it to ~ teacher, AnnieMcNamara, over a long period. Reputedly afamily member, one Ms Henriques, conducted aschool at Fairholm, concurrent with AnnieMcNamara's occupationsBy 1901 what was described as a 13 room house,occupied a lot 180 x 230 feet: the previous year ithad possessed 9 acres'', Fairholm was sold to asolicitor, Arthur J Johnson, in 190710

Copeland was born in Ireland and conductedmerchandising thereuntil he commenced as a New York Importer in thelate 1840'sl1 Arriving at Port Phillip in the goldera of the 1850's, he started a business in FlindersLane with Samuel Finley, eventually becoming apartner with the clothing, manufacturing andwarehousing firm, McArthur, Sherrard andCopeland'r.Prior to Fairholm's sale, James Copeland joined hisbrothers Hugh and Samuel in the selection of three320 acre blocks of the rich pasture near Warragul.James commenced residence on his property,Drumbimey Farm, by 1877, leaving the suburbsand his business for health reasons. Copelandachieved rural prosperity, accumulating over 1000acres in ten years and serving in a number ofpublic offices. He died in 1912, aged 96.

The Anthoness family reputedly came from theWest Indies; George Anthoness conducting hiswine and spirit business form Queen Street,Melboume13 Later listings have this business inElizabeth Street, as 'G Anthoness', and a GeoAnthoness and brewery at Arginger Street,Richmond14.

DescriptionTwo storey, stuccoed and most importantly,surrounded by a two- level column-supportedverandah, Fairholm is of a particularly unusualform-type for its era and is made more impressiveby its scale and the extent of its surviving grounds.Like Shrublands (q.v.), Fairholm has a TuscanOrder colonnade encircling the house at two-levels(added 1881?) and as such makes it part of a verysmall group of 19th century houses. In contrast toother early Camberwell mansions, such asWanganella and Shrublands, cast-iron has beenused for the balustrading, marking perhaps thelater addition of the verandah and the emergingfashion for cast or machine-made detail. A similariron pattern was registered locally in the 1870s so itis still possible that the verandah dates from thehouse's construction, particularly as the facadebeneath is plain, stripped of its verandah.The garden has mature exotic plantings inharmony with the building era while the cypresshedge and surviving gateway are impressive andvaluable elements.

External IntegrityThe north verandah has been enclosed, presumablywithout damaging the original fabric. Reputedlythe interior has been altered.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.2. BERv"7CKSTREET,l85919. CA."-TERBURYROAD.18609. BAR.'-.'SBURYROAD, 1861

a BALltYi'N ROAD. 1863

290. CAMBER!<V'ELL ROAD, 1868·8, AlRD STREET, IBiO

I2345678910II121314

Argus.5.2.1876. p.t I: Argus,3.6.1876. p.zArgus.5.4.1877,p.3NTAFN965ibid.,4'Eus, 10.9.1881RB 1884-5,479; RB 1886-7.640; RB 1887-8,660; RB 1888·9.770NTAFN965; RB 1894-5, 764; RB 1896-7 718; 01906NTA FN965; 01895 'RB 1901-2,689; RB 1900-1,714NTAFN965Weekiv Times. (Obituaries) 20.1.1912ibid..NTAFN96SWD 1888-9


StreetscapeThe cornerstone of the important Royal crescentprecinct and one of a group of large 19th centuryhouses which still front this road, set in grounds.The hedge is a fine landscape element.

SignificanceHistorically, while not apparently prominent inlocal affairs, James Copeland's home extends ourunderstanding of the successful investors whocombined city business with rural land-holdingand who made their homes beyond the urbanfringe in Camberwell. His home is an importantreminder of Camberwell's role before the arrival ofthe railway. For much of the house's existence ithas. been the home of regionally prominentbusinessmen and professionals: of regionalimportance.Architecturally, of a small group of early Victorianhouses which possess superposed cementcolonnades and survive in grounds related to theirorigi~1 ~tting.and scale. It is also contributory tothe adjoining Important Royal Crescent precinct:of State importance.

Clapham,39 Prospect Hill Road

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 27.02 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1902First Owner: Paternoster, SimonBuilder: Green, F R

HistoryFrederick Green, the prolific Camberwell builder,erected this eight room brick dwelling for SimonPaternoster, a storekeeper, in 1901- 21. Paternosteradded to the house in 1905, again with Green's

assistance'. Mrs. E Paternoster resided there wellinto the 1930's. Paternoster was 69 when hecommenced to reside at Clapham, having retiredfrom his two es~blished general stores at Berwickand Pakenham", His sons, Matthew and Georgecarried on a business which he had commenced inthe 1860's at Berwick, creating a business namewhich was already 'old', in a colonial sense, by19004

.

DescriptionClapham's design, although possessing the QueenAnne villa trappings of half timbered gables,terra-cotta ridges and casement window bays, stillmaintained the typical Victorian period villa formof two projecting room bays, connected by a returnverandah, albeit built of timber. The verandahwas attached to the house rather than under themain roof line and the chimney cornices were onlyhalf way to the common Edwardian forms.Unusual Fan-pattern brackets support theprojecting eaves line at each bay and a nest ofgables (attic balcony and ground levels) to the eastelevation are distinctive aspects of the house,probably from the 1905 additions.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BRO.-'\DWA \: 1900.1

20, BRYSON STREET, 1900

608, RWERSDALE ROAD, 19001, SAUSBtlRY STREET. 19005, ncTOR1A RO.-'\D, 190011, LUENAROAD, 1900.-

41 BRYSON STREET. 190158, CAl\TERBURYROAD.19016, KINTORE STREET, 1901

23,ROYAL CRESCE."'Y, 190135. BROADI"-':4.Y, 1902169, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1903-4

6, LOGAN STREET. 1903142,uovr ALBERTROAD, 1904i, MA/'.'CARRA ROAD. 1905-624, CHAUCER CRESCENT. 1905633, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 191)6·817, BALVV'l?-.' ROAD, 190658, BROADIt\-i\Y, 1906

65, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 190673·75, BROADM-I'\Y, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCE....'T, 190i

Ii, THREADNEEDLE STREET, 15(li18, PEPPIN STREET, 190ir

138,CMTERBURYROAD, 1908-941, INGLESBY RO....D, 1908-910, SEFTON PLACE, 1908

41, INGLESBY ROAD, 1909-10

n. BROADWAY, 1909zs. BROADWAY, 190931, CAl\'TERBURY ROAD, 1909

206, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1909

zz \,ICTORIA ROAD, 19091293. TOORAK ROAD, 191G-

8, Sr. GEORCES CRESCEl'.'T,1910

2, CLA nON ROAD, 1910..

1234

BA 1899-1918.226; RB 1901-2,687; RB 190"-3 714BA 1899- 1918,578; MMBW DPA 47488 -.~1lB Cyclopaedia ofVictoria, Vo1.2,p.l40


199,Yv'HITEHORSE ROAD, mOe24, ALBION STREET, 191117·19, BROADWAY, 1911%-98, Ul\70NROAD, 191224, KENTROAD, 1912·1354.8ROADWAY,191235, MAnOCKSTR££T, 1912648, BURKE ROAD, 1913·186, KITaIENER STREET, 79138, Fl1ZCERALDSTR££T, 1915-2Q(127,Vv7NMALEEROAD, 19l5.2Oe27A,.ALMA ROAD, 197576, ATHELSTM'ROAD, 1915347·349, III/HlT£HORSEROAD, 1915c353,WHITEHORSEROAD, 1915c1.50, M1'-'MALEE ROAD, 1915c

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced and a garage added,both in a relatively sympathetic manner.

StreetscapeNear adjoining 35 Prospect Hill Road (q.v.) on thecrest, a host of Bungalows on the east andopposite, two large Victorian period villas, thishouse complements the Edwardian and Victorianexamples and relates to the Bungalows' gabled andtiled roof forms.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a generally original but commonform of Queen Anne styled villas which possessesnotable roof massing and detailing; of regionalinterest and local importance.Historically, for a long period the retirement homeof one of Victoria's early storekeepers.

Monda,S2 Prospect Hill Road

Study Grading: APrecinct: 29.02 Streetscape: 2

Construction Date: 1897First Owner: Michell, John Henry academic

HistorySimply recorded as allotment four, in 1896, itbecame a ten room brick house owned andoccupied by the nationally prominent academic,John Henry Michell, by 18971. The house remainedwith the ~chell (or Mitchell) family until at leastthe 1960's. John died in 1940, after retirement(c1891-) from academia in 1928.Residing here with his brother Anthony G Michell,John was firsta mathematics lecturer at Melbourne Universityand later a professor (1923-), specializing inhydrodynamics, having previously been a fellowof Trinity College Cambridge3 The Collected Worksof J H and A G M Michell was one outcome ofboth brothers invention. The other was ...'aremarkable garden, reminiscent of a tropicalforest'. Palms, exotic (from South Africa) andnative shrubs, a mulberry tree, feijoas, cumquatsand guavas provided a truly internationalassortment which is today suggested by theprofusion of original and later exotic planting.Other publications by John Michell includedTheory of Free Steam Lines (1890), The Highest Wavesin Water (1893), and The Wave Resistance of a Ship.These works gained him a reputation as 'one of theleading mathematicians in the world.' He waselected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1902.4

Anthony George Maldon Michell continued theconsulting engineer practice, winning the JamesWatt International medal in 1942 and inventingthe Michell Thrust and Journal Bearings and theMichell crankless engine along the way. ~e waselected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1934.Monda was the home of a leading educator. Overits history Camberwell has been home to manysuch figures and the Michell brothers form aninteresting and for a time innovative team inscientific history6

DescriptionA two storeyed Italianate styled villa with atwo-level, concave roof cast-iron verandah.Ornament is restricted to cement swags andmetopes under the eaves and the richly decoratediron verandah. A sympathetic picket fence hasbeen erected at the frontage, and containsplantings of palms, locust, natives and loquattrees. An outbuilding (stable?) survives at the rearof the block.

123456

~~~5.539; RB 1897.526; RB 1899,546

p~versity Archives, Michell Papers; ADB VoL 10, p.494ibid.WWA 1944 p.592Wider significance than either local or regional


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35,PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1881630,RIVERSDALEROAD, 18822, BERMCK STREET, 1885<;53,PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7310, CAMBERMLLROAD, 18863, FERMANACH ROAD, 188757,SEYMOURCROVE:, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 188819,CANTERBURY ROAD, 188846, PARm'GION STREET, 1888635, RIVERSDAU ROAD, 188889,UNION ROAD, 18882, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 tn25. i\LMA ROAD, 1889(?)

54, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936,ALMA ROAD, 1889208,CtV""TERBURYROAD,188915,lRILBARRAROAD,188921,lRILBARRAROAD, 188943,KENT ROAD, 18892, MOL£Sl-VORTIi STREET,1889137, MOl\T ALBERT ROAD, 1889

32, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910, TRAFALCARROAD, 1889

26A. WA.l\;'DSWORTH ROAD, 188950, WMVSWORTIi ROAD, 188942,.WARRIGAL ROAD, 1889

322-394, CAMBERVVELLROAD, 1890-126.2, UNION ROAD, 1890190015,ALMA ROAD, 1890

544.BURKERO.4D, 189027, lNCLE5BYROAD, 18907, VICTORIA AVE/l.l1E, 1890

13,VICTORIAA \'ENUE, 189057, YARRBATAVEh'UE, 1890(?7A,ALMAROAD,I891-213,BALMN ROAD, 1891173-79, BALwrN ROAD, 18913.20, CAMBER""''ELLROAD. 18!'12622, RIVERSDALEROAD. 18926, TRAFALGARROAD, 1892125,WATTLE VALLEYROAD, 1891136, CANTERBURYROAD, 1893668-.670, BURKEROAD,l895680,BURKEROAD. 1895816-822. R/VERSDALEROAD, 189530,HOWARD STREET, 1895c2~CAhT~URYROA~I897

15,KASOUKAROAD, 1898150,M01'.T ALBERTROAD, 189926, VICTORiA/WE1'.'UE, 1899

External IntegrityThe house is generally original, except glazing onthe ground level, north side and paintedbrickwork (outbuilding); the fence has beenreplaced sympathetically.

StreetscapeThe house adjoins a largely Edwardian villaprecinct and opposes a much renovated Victorianvilla. Its profuse planting is the most visible aspect

1 RBI885-6.573; RBI886-7.6362 RBI898-9.7033 MMBWDP1859

of this comer site, linking the two street frontagesby its association with exotic street planting andadjoining gardens.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large, prominent and nearcomplete, if late example of a common villa style(ltalianate) which is distinguished by its lushexotic setting deriving from 19th centuryplantings; of regional importance.Historically, by its profuse exotic garden directly,and by implication, it is expressive of its firstowners' academic pursuits, these pursuits being ofimportance in the academic realms of 19th centuryAustralia and evocative of the prevalence ofeducators in Camberwell; of regional importance.

Ubberholme,53 Prospect Hill Road

Study Grading: CPrecinct: 27.03 Streetscape: 2Construction Date: 1886-87First Owner: Law, James DonaldsonArchitect: Law, W S (?)

HistoryThe eventual general manager of the Bank ofVictoria, James Donaldson Law, was the firstowner of this house in 1886, then described as abrick house sited on three allotments of theProspect Hill Estate (18-20) measuring 180 feet by274 feetl Later descriptions credited it with 11rooms/ and the 1904 MMBW Detail Plan showed itas Ubberholme3 The same plan had an ox- bowshaped driveway from Prospect Hill Road,reaching a side entrance facing Stanhope Grove. Averandah extended across the front as it does today


61.2, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 18926. TRAFALGAR ROAD. 1891125, WATTLE \',ALLEYROAD, 1892136,CA!\'TERBURYROAD, 1893816-821, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 189530, HO~I\RD STREET, 1895.-29, CA."'TERBURYROAD.18975.2, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1897

15, KASOUKA ROAD, 1898150. MO!'-7 ALBERT ROAD. 189926, \'ICTORIAA VEI'.1lE, 1899

External IntegrityGenerally original, except perhaps for theverandah.

SignificanceHistorically, the home of two important personswithin the State sphere and representative of thelarge villas of the upper-middle classes whichestablished the reputation for the many similarpersons to take up, albeit lesser sized, dwelling inCamberwell.Architecturally, an unusual design, given that theverandah is original, and presumably architectdesigned because of its side entry and differentdesign approach. The house setting is evocative ofpre-l900 Camberwell, given the lot size andgarden, while it also contributes to the surroundingEdwardian & Victorian era residential precinct ofhigh regional significance.

StreetscapeA major contributor to the Prospect Hill Estateprecinct (27.3), an area of Victorian & Edwardianvillas of a lesser scale, also one of a number of large19th century houses which survive along this road(see Fairholm).

and another extended down the east and northsides of the house. There was a stable and coachhouse at the north-west comer of the block. Thearchitect, W S Law may have carried out thedesign'.Law stayed at the house well into the 1920l. Alater owner/occupier was William J Penfold, thehead of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratorieswhen it was set up in 1916 during World War Oneto manufacture urgently needed sera4. He laterbecame head of the Baker Institute at the AlfredHospital'',

DescriptionThe house is two-storey, stuccoed and detailedafter the Italian Renaissance revival, with itshipped and slated roof, eaves brackets, stiltedsegment-arch openings and the unusual openverandah (may have been altered). Its settingalthough reduced (Law's departure coincided witha subdivision, creating 53A Prospect Hill Road) isessentially as it was with notable mature trees andgarden.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35"~ PROSPECTfilLL ROAD. 1881630, RIV£RSDALE ROAD, 18822, BERlIVICK STREET, l8SSc53.PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERMLLROAD. 18863, FERMA:"'!ACH ROAD. 188757, SEYMOUR GROVE, 188733, AUAA ROAD, 188819,CA,/\,TERBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635,RWERSDALE ROAD, 1888

89, Ul\70NROAD, 18882, PEPPIN STREET, 1889 (?)2S,ALMAROAD,1889(?)

54. MONTALBERT ROAD, 1889-9

36, "tL\iA ROAD, 1889208, CA.".'TERBURY ROAD, 1889IS, lRlLBARRA ROAD, 1889

n lRlLBARRA ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 18892, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889

137, MOto.7 ALBERT ROAD, 1889

32 PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910, TRAFALCARROAD, 18892M. WA,...'VSWORTH ROAD, 1889

50, WM'DSWORTHROAD, 1889

42 WARRIGAL ROAD, 1889262, UMON ROAD, cI89()

15,ALMAROAD,189O544, BURKE ROAD, 1890

27, INGLESBYROAD, 18907, VICTORIA. A VENUE, 189013, VICTORIA A VE!v1.1E, 1890

5~Y~ATAVEN~E,1~·?

7A,ALMA ROAD, 1891·213, 8ALWYN ROAD, 1891473-79,BAL~'ROAD, 1891

320, C.WBERWELLROAD, 1892

t see Lewis. Architects index notes that Law was active in thisperiod, having some 48 references to his work on houses etc.2 DI900-253 DI93Q..454 Russell. Me/bourne Medical School 1862-1962, MUP, 1977 p.l255 ibid.


House (demolished),8 Reid Street

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1937-8First Owner: Thomas, Alfred CArchitect: Mewton & GroundsBuilder: Owen & Hans

HistoryThe innovative architectural firm, Mewton &Grounds, designed this mod'lrn styled house forAlfred C Thomas, a manager. Builders Owen &Hans constructed what was described as a fiveroom brisk house, with a MaIthoid membrane roof,for£1450.The permit was sought in September 1937 despitethe date given in Victorian Modern (1935). It wasdescribed by the author, Robin Boyd, thus...

'in steep Reid Street, Balwyn; a 1935 Mewton &Ground's house arranged in a U carefully to avoiddisturbing the trees on the Site, presents no more to thestreet than this. shadows on a white wall; and theindication of a court right turned to the sun... thebedroom is in the near block, living in the far servicerooms and the entrance gallery are in the connectingwing?

DescriptionDeriving from European Modem houses, thejuxtaposing of near flat-roofed rectanguloids isskillfully achieved about the north facingcourtyard. This is achieved by means of one ofMelbourne's early high masonry walls, built toseparate an outside living area from the streetview. Unlike other modem derivatives (e.g. Stookehouse by the same architects) the masses do notpromote a horizontal emphasis; they are simplylinked and do not overlap.

I ER 19382 BA 1937.8724

Openings are centred on each main wall face, asslots or wide slits and again, visually balance toensure that no directional emphasis occurs.This house precedes a similar design approachused in the more notorious, Clendon Flats andC1endon Corner by RoyGrounds. It also exemplifies the start of what wastermed the Australian Modern style.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930396, CAAfBERItVELLROAD, 1930460, CAMBERlNELLROAD, 1930

16, MUSWELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1930fIii, DONG4.STERROAD, 1930c

816-812RlVERSDALEROAD, 193(k

454, WARR/GAL ROAD, 1930c359, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930f397-399. WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930t

497, ~WilTEHORSE ROAD. 1930c35, BALJ.tVyr-: ROAD, 1931-2

1191, TOORAK ROAD, 1931·211, CHATFIELD AVENUE, 1931-31] CHRlSTOWEL STREET, 1932

3. FINSBURY ROAD, 19317, ,VfURJELSTREET, 1931(4. FINSBUR'n-\-i\Y, 1933125, HICHFIELD ROAD, 1933

i. A{APLE CRESCENT, 1933

14.STODDART STREET, 19337, AL'\..VC.AN STREET, 1933c11. FAIRlvIO....'T A.VElI.1lE, 1934-5

87.f37A, BOvv'EN STREET, 19.H

458, CA.AlBER~'\'El..L ROAD, 19.H101, ~../HITEHORSE ROAD. 1934.:

45, CHRISTOVta STREET, 193546, CHRlSTOVvELSTREET, 1935

56, CHRlSTO....ELSTREET, 1935

1. F.-vR..<HOlliT A \'ElI.l1E, 1935

9. MARLBOROUGH A \'ENUE, 1935l3. ,l.-fARLBOROUGH A \'ElIillE, 1935

3, SALISBURY STREET, 1935

177, GLEN IRIS ROAD, 1935(

361. V'Y'HITEHORSE ROAD, 1935(361, \A;mT£HORSE ROAD, 1935(

796~798, BURKE RO...;.D, 193613, CHRISTOWELSTREET, 193641, COOKSON STREET, 1936

9, JUDD STREET. 193649, THE RIDGE. 193620, WALSH STREET, 1936

716, RWERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, \;VHITEHORSE ROAD, 1937(

31~30, COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311-31i, CAAlBERYVELLROAD, 1938

2, FAIRAlONT AVENUE, 193824, FINSBURY WAY, 1938

32.HORTENSE STREET, 19384. MARLBOROUGHAVENUE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938

660, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1938

66, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136, V'YmTEHORSE RO•..;.D, 1938

14.CASG1DE STREET, 1939

24. CHRlSTOYVELSTREET, 19391, MOw.:TAlN V1EWROAD, 193943, '{UlLLE STREET. 1939

43, CASG1DE STREET, 1939f?



StreetscapeUnlike much of the housing surrounding it, thehouse purposely looks away from the street andremains unrelated, except by scale.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a pioneer in functional suburbanhouse particular in its introduction of the urbancourtyard; of State importance.Historically, little is known of Thomas in theCamberwell context.

Clovelly,26 Reid Street

Study Grading: CConstruction Date: 1938First Owner: Cuzens, Oswald T.Builder: Davey, O.L.

HistoryOswald T Cuzens, retired, was this house's firstowner-occupier in 19381

. The builder has 0 LDavey, the accommodation seven rooms, and theestimated cost £25002

DescriptionBorn out of the typical hipped roof and stuccoedMediterranean villa, this house shows its period bythe curved comers metal- framed windows and thesolid balustrading, adorned subtly withwrought-iron.The gates, fence and planting suit the period.


1 BA 1938,9807; ER 19392 BA 1938,9807

9, BOSTON ROAD, 1930

396, CAMBERVVELLROAD, 1930460, CA,\1BERVv'ELLROAD, 1930

16, MUSyY'ELLHILL, 19303, BRENBEALSTREET, 1931kIii, DONCASTER ROAD, 1930<816-812, RH'ERSDALE ROAD, 1930r45of. WARRlCAL ROAD, 1930c

359. J.Io..1ilTEHORSE ROAD, 1930<397·399, i'Y1ilTEHORSE ROAD, 1930r497, WHITEHORSE ROAD, 1930r35, BALWH',' ROAD,1931·21292 TDORAKROAD, 1931·211, CHATFlELDAVENUE, 1931·317, CHRlSTOl-'.'ELSTREET, 1932

3, FINSBURY ROAD. 1932

r.A-IURlEL STREET, 1931(4, FINS8URYY'.i'\}: 1933125.HiGHFIELD RO...... D, 19331. ,\1APLECRESCENT, 193314, STODD"I.RT STREET, 19337, MANC.A....' STREET, 1933c

11, FAlIVvlONT A\'ENUE.1934-587-87A, BOWEN STREET, 1934458, CAMBERyVELL ROAD, 1934

101, yVHIT£HORSE ROAD, 1930k45, CHRISTOYVELSTREET, 193546, CHRISTOJ-V'EL STREET, 1935

56, CHRISTOY\I'EL STREET, 19351, FAIRMOl\'Y AVElv1lE, 19359, ,\-fARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 193513, MARLBOROUGH A VENUE, 1935

3, SALISBURY STREET, 193517i, GLENIRIS ROAD, 1935.-361, I-VHITEHORsEROAD, 1935.

361, vVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1935.796-798, BURKE ROAD, 193623, CHRISTOVv'EL STREET, 193641, COOKSON STREET, 1936

9, }lIDD STREET, 1936

49, THE RIDGE,193620, Vv:4.LSHSTREET, 19368, REID STREET, 1937-8

716, RIVERSDALE ROAD, 1937517, Vv1iITEHORSEROAD, 1937c31-30, COOKSON STREET, 1938-39311-317, CAMBERHiHLROAD, 19382, F,A,JR..v[O....'Y A \'E....11E, 1938

2-1, Fll\'S8URYWAY, 1938

31, HORTENSE STREET, 19384, MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, 1938

660, RH'£RSDALE ROAD, 1938

66, THE BOULE\'ARD, 1938

136, vv'HTTEHORSE ROAD. 1938H CASCADE STREET, 19392-1, CHRISTOWEL STREET, 1939

1, MOU....7AIN VIEW ROAD. 193943. YUILLESTREET, 193943, C.4.SC4.DE STREET, 1939c?

External IntegrityThe house is generally original externally.

StreetscapeIn a street containing medium to large detailedvillas of varying styles, this house's comer location,set against mature trees in adjacent blocks and itsown garden, is a fine setting for its massive form,


SignificanceArchitecturally, a large near original Modeme stylehouse which is relatively undistinguished but isprominent and still possesses details from theperiod; of local importance.

Stanmore, later Travancore,608 Riversdale Road

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1900First Owner: Cupples, John

History

This house was used by architectural historian J MFreeland to illustrate the Queen Anne style in hiscomprehensive architectural history, Architecture inAustralia: 'Many oLthe roof shapes had nofunctional justification. Gables were built for nobetter reason than the style called for them. Cornertowers...were...merely an excuse to introduce asteep cone or pyramid of tiles'1 The design hasbeen attributed to prolific Queen Anne stylists,Ussher & Kemp.Rate books of 1899-1900record John Cupples as theowner of a vacant allotment2. By 1900-1 heoccupies ij"d owns a nine room brick house calledStanmore. Cupples' occupation was listed as'warehouseman', having previously resided inToorak4

.

More recent owners include E R Ritter, H G Morris,andF ZifcakS, It is nowaday nursery. Recentdescriptions of the house interior have citedblackwood hall paneling, original timber mantelsand iron grates, and a domed ceiling in the diningroom6.

DescriptionFreeland's description is apt, given the evidentintention to create a picturesque roof line and aplan which follows suit. Attic rooms had both thefunctional advantage of cheap second level spaceand the design advantage of potentially numerousroof shapes protruding from the archetypicalhipped main roof. Chimneys also, by bends in theample roof space, could appear at desirable andoften surprising locations in the roof line, such aseither side of the hipped attic at Stanmore. Unlikesome corner turrets,. Stanmore'5 rests on a windowbay, at the verandah comer, but the multiplegabled porches which promise generous access tothis verandah are true to their promise in oneinstance only. These varied forms and theverandah are assembled between the two typicalprotruding gabled bays: the hipped main roofshapes rising only as high as the attic roomsdetermined and allowing further opportunity for abreak in the roof line.The house compares favourably with many of themedium-sized Queen Anne houses from Ussher &Kemp, or other architects. In contrast to some itrepresents a more picturesque roof profile andverandah form (d. former King residence, ParkStreet, Essendon) but has none of the eccentricelements seen in Ussher's Mellor house, MontAlbert Road (1898) (i.e. engaged chimneys). Thefence pickets have been cut back but gate postssurvive; the exotic garden is sympathetic to theperiod.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROAVvv.4 Y,1900-110, BRYSOl\' STREET. 19001, SALlSBURYSTREET, 1900

5, 1-7CTORlA ROAD, 190011, LUENA ROAD. 1900!"42, BRYSON STREET, 1901

58, CAl\TERBURYROAD, 1901

6, l<JNTORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADVv;.ty, 1902

39, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1902169, CA.VTER8URY ROAD, 19034

6, LOCA.'-.'STREET. 1903H1, MOl\T ALBERT ROAD, 1904

r. MAl\'C.ARRA ROAD. 1905.6

24. CHAUCER CRESCENT. 1905633, Rli'ERSDALE ROAD, 1906-817, BALJ."IYr-,' ROAD, 1906

58, BROAD\t\<;4,Y, 1906

65, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 190673·75, BRO"~D\t\<I\Y, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190i

Ii, THREADNEEDLESTREET, 1907

123456

p.204RB 1899-1900.286RB 1900-1,285RB 1901-2,303; D1899MMBWDPA51136; BA 1950,5227; BA 1957,21412Free Press. 3.4.1914, p.zt


18,PEPPINSTREET, 190ic138, CANTERBURYROAD, 1908-9

41, INCLESBYROAD, 1908-9

10, SEFTONPLACE, 190841, INGLESBYROAD, 1909·1071, BROADWAY,190973, BROADWAY, 1909n. CAl'.'TERBURY ROAD-1909206,CAl'.'TERBURY ROAD, 190921.VICTORlAROAD, 1909

1293, TOOR,AKROAD, 1910.8, ST.GEORGES CRESCE..VT, 1910

2, CLAYTONROAD, 19101.:199, JM-l1TEHORSE ROAD,1910c24,. ALBION STREET, 191117·19, BROADWAY, 1911

96-98, UMON ROAD, 1911

24,. KENTROAD, 1912·1354.BROADWAY, 191235,MATLOCK STREET, 1912648, BURKEROAD, 1913·186, KITQiENER STREET, 29138, FITZGERALDSTREET, 1915·2Oc127,Yv'lNMALEE ROAD, 19I5·l0c27A,AL\-fAROAD, 191576,ATHELSTANROAD, 1915347-349, YllHITEHORSEROAD, 1915c353,YllHITEHORSE ROAD, I9IS,ISO, WIN,\1ALEE ROAD, 1915f

External IntegrityThe fence has been altered and replaced; the gatereplaced; part of the verandah enclosed in the1920s (7); the windows reglazed and an atticbalcony glazed in (7).

StreetscapeThe house is opposite and adjacent to similarlyaged and styled VIllas and a prominent comer site.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a distinctive Queen Anne designby the style's most adept architects which is sited~ithin a contemporary streetscape; of regionalImportance.Historically, Stanmore's first Owner is typical of theclass which has become associated with theCamberwell municipality.

RestorationRestore fences, gate, attic and verandah as evidenceallows.

Kantara, Formerly Yarronvale (orYarrondale),

622 Riversdale Road

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1892First Owner: Moody, Thomas AArchitect: Charlesworth, J

HistoryThomas A Moody may have been the mortgageefor the construction of this ten room bri~k house in18921. JCharlesworth was the architect.Perhaps the most notable occupier in this periodwas Thomas Press who manag1 the RosellaPreserving Co in North Melbourne. He took thehouse for the first 3 years of this century whilstLindsay Russell, a civil engineer succeeded him asoccupier4

•

Moody was a publisher, by occupation, workingfor F A Thompsonand ~o, wholesale newsagents of Little CollinsStreet. He had moved to Camberwell fromLiddiard Street, Hawthorn.The Albert Building Society appears to have usedarchitects for much of their work as evidenced byhouses in Chaucer Street, Moonee Ponds.

DescriptionRed brick walls, turned timber verandah posts,Marseilles pattern tiles, a hipped main roof and aprotruding half- timber gabled bay are the typicalEdwardian Queen Anne villa attributes,popularized ten years after this design. In additionKantara has a massive helmet-like cupola over acorner bay as well as the more typical corbeledchimney tops, in cream brickwork, and the unusualscrolled window heads to the protruding roombay.

12 BEMJ 10.18913 RB 1901-2.308; WD 1900~ g~8~1, 290; RB 1901-2,308; RB 1902-3, 325, RB 1904-5,328


Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECTWLLROAD, 1882630,RIVERSDALEROAD, 18822. BERMel STREET, 1885<:53, PROSPECTHILLROAD, 1886-7320, CAMBERMLL ROAD, 2886

3, FERMANACH ROAD, 188757, SEYMOUR GROVE. 188733,AL\1AROAD, 188819, CANTERBURY ROAD, 1888

46, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635,RIVERSDALE ROAD, 188889, UMON ROAD, 1888

2, PEPPINSTREET, 1889 (?)

15,ALMA ROAD, 1889(7)54,MOl'.'TALBERTROAD, 1889-936, ALMA ROAD, 1889

208, CM.TERBURY ROAD, 1889

15,IRILBARRA ROAD, 1889n. IRILBARRA ROAD, 188943, KEJo,T ROAD, 18892, MOLEmORTH STREET. 1889137,MO/o.7ALBERTROAD, 188932. PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 18892M, WAN"DSWORTIi ROAD, 1889

50, WMVSYVORTH ROAD, 188942, WARRIC.AL ROAD, 1889322·394, CAMBERMLLROAD, 1~1.262. UMON ROAD, 1890190015,AL'>1A ROAD,1890544,BURKERO.4.D, 189027,mCLESBYROAD, 18907, 'I'ICTORlAAV£."-'UE, 189013, VTCTORIAAVE/'.'UE, 1890

57, YARRBAT AVENUE, 189(\'?

7A, ALMA ROAD, 1891·213, BAtVVYN ROAD, 1891-4

73-79, BAtJIVYN ROAD, 1891320, CA.VfBERv\!ELLROAD, 18926, TRAFALC.ARROAD, 1892125,WAITtE VALLEY ROAD, 1892136,CA!\TERBURYROAD, 1893668-670, BURKE ROAD, 1895680, BURKE ROAD, 1895

816-822 RIVERSDALE ROAD, 189530, HOWARD STREET, 1895c

29,CA},7ERBURYROAD, 189752,. PROSPECT HILLROAD, 189715, KASOUKA ROAD, 1898

150, MOl-.'T ALBERT ROAD, 189926, VlCTORlAAVENlIE, 1899

External Integrity

The fence has been replaced.

Streetscape

Set on a rise and obscured by landscape the houseblends into the adjoining hedged elevations whereonly the cupola and finial are visible.

SignificanceArchitecturally, among the first Queen Anne villaprototypes in Victoria with distinctive details andan unprecedented cupola; of state interest andregional iIllPtC:lrtance.Historically, associated with prominentprofessional and commercial figures thus typifyingCamberwell's current sociological persenality; ofregional ii\terest and local importance.

RestorationRestore fence as evidence allows.

Warrawee, 626-628 Riversdale Road,Camberwell

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1884-5First Owner: Fielding, Thomas A

HistoryA rnaltster, Thomas A. Fielding, was the firstowner of Warrawee when it was erected on fouracres in 1884-51 This followed closely theconstruction of the adjoining Astolat (q.v.) for theDerham fami!y, reputedly by the same builder,James Swan. Given the Derham link withbiscuit-making and sugar refining, speculation thatthe ~eldings were connected in some way may betrue..Signatures on the internal plaster wall and remnantwall paper provide dates of February 1885 and1891 respectively.4 The first detailed ratedescription (1898-9) of the house was ~or a brickhouse of 8 rooms, still on 4 acres. By themid-1920s, the land had shrunk to 152 x 404 feet

12345

C. Kellaway, National Trust of Australia (Vic.] Research notes. 1980, FN970. cites RB 1883-4. 214-215pers.com. owners, 1991See ADB Vol.4, Derham entryibid.RB1898-9,296

CamberweUConservation Study 1991

and the ownership changed to Arthur E. Fielding,solicitor? Presumably Thomas's son, ArthurFielding, won scholastic prizes when attendingCamberwell Grammar.2

The next owner over some 22 years was Arthur S.Cudmore, an investor. He replanted the gardenUSing many Australian native plants' creatingtoday's dense front garden3 A late; long-termowner4was the radiologist, Dr. Boyard Taft, (34years). By the 1980s the house had grown tosome 50 squares, but with only 3 bedrooms. Itscoachhouse was used fgr a four-car garage, sitednext to the old stables. A swimming pool hadbeen added on the west side.

Description

Wa~awee is a large but typical single-storeyItahanate-styled VIlla, with an encircling cast-ironv~ra:,dah . and proj~ting roan bays.Distinguishing aspects Include its unpaintedstucco, the serrated fascia and the~il;ves-entabl~ture details. Internally plaster andJOinery details and some mantles survive in thegenerously sized rooms. The front garden andgravel dnves are notable for the mature planting.

External IntegrityThe verandah floor has been replaced with bricksand the covered pool added on the west. Thefront fence has been replaced (picket originally?).

StreetscapeOne of a notable garden pair, formed with theadjoining Astolat.

SignificanceHistorically, as the home of an industrialist andsuccessful professional, Warrawee is typical of themiddle-classes who sought out Camberwell fortheir home in the late 19th century.Architecturally, the house is a large and externallynear Intact example of the typical Italianate style,but benefits from ItS mature landscape setting andsiting, well back from the street, which accentuatesits expression of the period.

Astolat,630 Riversdale Road

National Trust of Australia (Class/Rec.): RecordedNTA File Number: 969

Study Grading: AConstruction Date: cl884-5First Owner: Derham, Thomas

HistoryA typical large Italianate villa of the period,Astolat's first occupiers appear to have been farfrom the ordinary. Its first owner- occupierThomas Plumley Derham, was junior to his betterknown industrialist brother, Frederick but suffere~the same indignities at the 1893 bank moratorium .Both were involved in the subsequent 'secretcomposition' and Thomas's house and four acregrounds went to a new owner, engineer MichaelSpencer, in 18957. Dugold Little followed in 1898and early this century, the Trustees Executors andAgency Co leased it to William Reilly8James Martyn, an iron founder, owned Astolatsoon after; his widow Lucy Martyn occupying thehouse, on its reduced allotment of 152 x ?31 feet.Astolat was converted to flats by the 1930's.In the brief period the Derhams occupied Astolat,Thomas's financial career peeked and troughed butthe future MajorGenerals Francis and Alfred Derham were eitherinfants or, in Alfred's case probably born at thehouse during this period. Alfred, a doctor, andFrancis a solicitor in the wake of his father, bothgained military honours during World War I,Alfred serving as Assistant Director of the 8thDivision AIF Medical Service and Francis receive

I RBI925-6.139562 Allan.p.337l The Age. 21/5~1983; Saunders, Historic Buildings ofVictoria. p.151

5The Age.Icc.cit.ibid.

6 CFL9697 ibid.8 ibid.9 ibid.


the DSO and Croix de Guerre. Francis became adirector of G J Coles and Co, McEwans Ltd., theMetropolitan Gas Co and Rocke Tompsitt and CoPty. Ltd.Both boys and their similarly distinguished sister,Enid, were infants during the brief period atAstolat and hence little light is shed on theirsubsequently successful careers by the house.Peter Watts reconnaissance of Victoria's historicgardens describes these grounds as extensive withwell planted beds and a superb setting for thehouse. Mature specimens of Kauri, Bunya Bunya,Silky Oaks and the more typical English Oakscreate an exotic skyline unrivaled elsewhere in thecity. The tennis court and early pavilion buildingcompliment the remarkable survival of a typicallarge suburban house of the 19th century still set inextensive grounds and served by its leisurefacilities.Its association with the Derham family apart, thehouse has significance for its long history ofoccupancy by leaders of Melbourne society. Itsconversion to flats in the 1930s marks anhistorically important transition.

Description1

The house is virtually as it was at its constructionalbeit a typical villa type (see a similar singlestoreyed house at 19 Mangarra Road, and twostoreyed at 7 Victoria Avenue, 10 Trafalgar Roadand 3 Ferrnanagh Road). The carriage sweepgarden and its accompanying pavilion distinguishthis house among its peers, illustrating well thecomfortable home life of its era. A cast irontwo-level verandah and cement detail are typical ofthe type.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35. PROSPECT HIILROAD, 18812, BERV\l7CK STREET, 1885(

53,PROSPECfHILL ROAD, 18$(5..7320, CA},.{BERV\lnLROAD, 18863, FERMANACH ROAD, 18875i, SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733,ALMA ROAD, 188819, CA.)"T£RBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNCTON STREET, 1888635,RIVERSDALEROAD, 188889,UN10N ROAD, 18882. PEPPIN STREET. 1889 (?)25,ALIA:A ROAD, 1889(1)54, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936, ALMA. ROAD. 1889208,CA.VT£RBURYROAD. 188915, IRILBARRAROAD,188921,IRlLBARRA.ROAD, 188943,KENTROAD,18892,MOLESWORTH STREET.1889

I inspection required2 Inspection required

137. ,\10"'T ALBERT ROAD, 188931 PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 188910, TRAFALGAR ROAD, 188925.'\. WMV5t-VORTH ROAD, 188950, WA....'DSWORTH ROAn 188942. WARRIGAL ROAD. 1889322·394, CAt....fBERltVELLROAD, 1890-1

262, UN]ON ROAD, 18901900

15,AlJ,-f..A.. ROAD. 18905<4,:;URKE ROAD, 189027, INGLESBYROAD, 18907, t'ICTORIA At'ENUE, 189013, VICTORIA AVE1'.l1E, 189{)57, YARRBAT AVE1'.l1E, 1890r:?7A.ALMA ROAD, 1891·2

13, BALlNYN ROAD, 18914

73-79,BALV\iYN ROAD, 1891

320, CAMBERj..V'ELL ROAD, 1892622, RII'ERSDALE ROAD, 1892

6, TRAFALCAR ROAD, 1892115,WATTLE i'ALLEYROAD, 1892

136, C..\NTERBURY ROAD, 1893668.f)70, BURKE ROAD, 1895

680, BURKE ROAD, 1895

816-822 RII'ERSDALE ROAD, 1895

30, HOj..Vi\RD STREET, 1895.-29, CAI'.7ERBURYROAD, 189752 PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 1897

is. KASOUKA ROAD, 1898150,M01\,7 ALBERT ROAD. 189926, VICTORIA A VENUE, 1899

External Integrity2

The picket fence has been replaced in a slightlydifferent pattern.

StreetscapeUnrelated to the nearby viIlas in Riversdale Roadbut perceivable, together with its westernneighbour, as presubdivision properties: thegarden and fence (replaced) contribute a sense ofperiod at the street alignment.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a large and externally near intact(?) example of a common 19th Century villa stylewhich is greatly enhanced by its exotic andornamental landscape setting; of regionalimportance.Historically, linked briefly with the Derham familybut, as the first owners, very expressive of thetastes and expectations of their like both in choiceof garden and home; of local importance andregional importance.


House,633 Riversdale Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 29.03Streetscape:Construction Date: 1906-8First Owner: Bate. RichardBuilder: Bate, Richard

HistoryCamberwell builder, Richard Bate, constructed thishouse in 19OY; it was then described as of brick andeight rooms. The house continued as a leasedproperty under one F Huttner of South Yarraduring and a~er the 1940's, when it was convertedinto two flats .Bate lived in Norris S!feet, Canterbury: a homealso from his own hand .

Description

In the Queen Anne villa style, this house possessesthe following familiar elements: projecting gabledbays which terminate a returning, slattedverandah; a comer turret which visually balancesthe front gable; and the high hipped, almostChinese tea-house type, tile-dad roof. Halftimbering, casement sashes and the archedOrientally inspired slatting in the verandah frieze,contribute to the high integrity already promotedby the leaded glazing, trim colours, picket fence,hedge and mature landscaping which surroundsthe house (i.e, pittosporum hedge).


The following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.69, BROADWA Y, 19QO.l20, BRYSON STREET, 1.900608, RlVERSDALE ROAD, 1900

1, SAUSBURY STREET, 19005, VICTORIA ROAD, 190011,LVENA ROAD, 19001;-42 BRYSON STREET, 1501

[ MMBW DPA 53507; RB [906-7. 36[2 MMBW DPA 53507; BA [947.8903 MMBW DPA 53507

58, CAl\TERBURYKDAD.19016. K.Il\"TORE STREET, 190123, ROYAL CRESCENT, 190135, BROADWAY, 1902

39, PROSPECTfUU ROAD, 1902169,CAIVTERBURYROAD, 1903-46, LOGAN STREET, 1903142.MO,"·iTALBERTROAD, 19')4r. A-fAl\'CARRAROAD, 1905-624. CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190527. BALM1\.' ROAD, 190658, BROADWA Y, 190665, MONTAL8ERTROAD, 190673·75, BROADWA Y, 190731, CHAUCER CRESCENT, 190717. THREADNEEDLE STREET, 190718,PEPPINSTREET, 1907,·138, CA!\'TERBURY ROAD.1908--941, ft.,'CLESBY ROAD, 1908-9

10, SEFTON PLACE, 1908

41, INGLES8Y ROAD, 1909·1071,8ROADWAY,190973, BROADWAY, 1909

31,CAl'-TERBURYROAD, 1909

106, CA."''TERBURYROAD, 190922 VICTORIA ROAD, 19091193, TOORAK ROAD, 191Q.8, ST. GEORGES CRESCENT, 1910

1, CLAYTON ROAD, 1910c199, J/l,HITEHORSEROAD,191Oc14, ALBION STREET, 191117·19, BROADY\I'AY, 19H96·98. UNION ROAD, 1911

li. KENT ROAD, 1912·1354, BROADWAY, 191235. ,Y1ATLOCK STREET, 1912

6#, BURKE ROAD, 1913·18

6. KlTCHE.""ERSTREET, 19138. FITZGERALD STREET, 1915';~(k

117, Vli1NM.ALEE ROAD, 1915·20c

27A, i\L\1A ROAD, 1915

76, ATHELSTA.."'· ROAD, 1915347·349, l<\1-IITEHORSEROAD, 19Z5r353, vVHITEHORSE ROAD, 1915,·

150, J/l,1N,\1ALEEROAD, 191;k

External Integrity

The house is generally externally original, the fencehas been modified and an addition, sympathetic inform and materials, lies to the north.

Streetscape

The house adjoins the Victorian period 635Riversdale Road and is enhanced by the adjacenttree avenue along Palmerston Street.

Significance

Architecturally, a near intact and articulateexample of the Orientally inspired version of theQueen Anne villa style which complementscontemporary and earlier houses in the street; ofregional importance.Historically, an unusually large speculative villabut otherwise little is known of its major ownersand occupiers in the Camberwell context.


Restoration:Restore fence as evidence allows.

Pits6go, Formerly Kirsdale,635 Riversdale Road

Study Grading: BPrecinct: 29.03Construction Date: 1888First Owner: Murdoch, Helen

HistoryOn allotment 2 of the Riversdale Estate Mrs. HelenMurdoch built this eight room brick house in 1888and the name Kirsdale is allotted to this propertyin rate books of that period but changes to Pitsligoin later descriptions". Apart from a briefoccupation by lessors such as Alex Lawson,Marcus von Steiger and Thomas Connor, theMurdoch family resided there until the first decadeof this century: Miss Grace Murdoch tea~hing thepiano and violin from the premises. Lateroccupiers were Percy Walker, also Ernest and Mrs.M W Hunt during the 1920-30's'.A connection may exist with the famous progenyof the Rev. James Murdoch, Walter and PatrickJohn; the latter (Rev. P. 1. Murdoch) residing fartherwest along Riversdale Road at the Presbyterianmanse.

DescriptionTwo storeyed, stuccoed and asymmetricallyplanned, this Italianate villa has a two-level ironverandah and simple cement ornament, ashood-moulds to windows or the atypically strongstring mould at the first floor level. Sited close toRiversdale Road and at a corner, the house isprominent.

Comparative ExamplesThe following Camberwell sites may be comparedwith this site.35, PROSPECT HIll ROAD, 1881630, RIVERSDALE ROAD. 18822, BERVI>1CK STREET, 1885.-53, PROSPECT HILL ROAD, 1886-7

320,CAMBERWELLROAD. 18863. FER..'v{Al'-:AGH ROAD. 188757, SEYMOUR CROVE, 188733, AL\1A ROAD, 188819,CAJo.'TERBURYROAD, 188846, PARUNGTON STREET, 188889, tiMON ROAD. 18882, PEPPf!\,' STREET, 1889 (?)25, AL\-fA ROAD, 1889(?)

54, MONT ALBERT ROAD, 1889-936, ALHA ROAD, 1889208, CANTERBURYROAD, 188915,IRlLBARRA ROAD, 188921, lRILBARRA ROAD, 188943, KENT ROAD, 18892, MOLESWORTH STREET, 1889137,;\101\7 ALBERT ROAD, 188932 PROSPECTHILL ROAD, 188910,TRAFALCARROAD, 188916A. Vv~'DSWORm ROAD, 188950, WAl\'DSWORTH ROAD, 1889~2, M-/\RR1CALROAD, 188932Z-394,CAMBEK\>\>'ELLROAD, 1890-1161. UMON ROAD, 1890190015.AU1A ROAD, 1890544, BURKE ROAD, 1890

17, NCLESBY ROAD. 18907, \'lCTORUL-H'ENUE, 1890

13. FICTORJAA \'ENl1E. 189057, YARRBAT A \'£.',;11E, 189Or:?

7.'1., .'\L\-fA. ROAD, 2891-113, BALVv1:1\' ROAD. 1891473-79, BALWYN RO.'\D, 1891

310, C.,\MBERWELL ROAD, 1891621, Rl\'ERSDALE ROAD, 18926, TRAFALCARROAD. 2891125.Iv.-"ITTLE FALLEYROAD, 1891136.CANTERBURYROAD,l893668-670,BURKE ROAD, 1895680. BURKE ROAD, 1895816-811,. RIVERSDALE ROAD, 189530, HOYo,.J'.RD STREET, 1895(

1~ CAl\TERBURYROAD. 189751,. PROSPECTHIU ROAD, 189715, KASOUKA ROAD. 1898150, MONT ,-"ILBERT ROAD, 189916, \'lCTORIAAVEKUE, 1899

External IntegrityThe fence has been replaced; a verandah, livingroom and stair at the south-east corner appear tohave been added.

StreetscapeAdjoins the Queen Anne styled 633 RiversdaleRoad and opposes a row of villas, commenced byno. 639, which is also Queen Anne.

[ RB [887-8,4[9; RB [888-9,4782 0[90[; 0[899; 0[897; 0[895; 0[904; 0[906; RB [905-6. 3533 0[9[5; 0[935; BA [929.775; BA [937,7963


SignificanceArchitecturally, a typical and generally original lateVictorian era villa which has interesting details, aprominent comer site and a complementary role inan Edwardian streetscape; of regional interest andlocal importance.Historically, a possible connection to the importantMurdoch family of Camberwell and of potentialstate interest and regional importance.

RestorationResearch further for family connection; restorecorner as evidence allows and rebuild fence astypical or original.

House,660 Riversdale Road, Camberwell

Study Grading: BConstruction Date: 1938First Owner: Whitehead, SBuilder: Whitehead, H R

History

In 1938, Samuel Whitehead, himself a builder ofHope Street Camberwell, commissioned builderL.R. Whitehead of Kew to construct a dwelling onthis property', The two- storied brick and timberdwelling was of seven rooms and was estimated tocost £l,4DQ2. The property was vacant in 1940 butby 1944-45 had been acquired by Harold G.Williams3 A. Ambrose Erswell occupied theproperty in 1950 but Arthur Louey Cook hadpurchased and occupied the residence bySeptember of that year". During his ownership, thehouse was extended by one rooms By 1962 theproperty again had a new owner, F.L. Phelan6

1 BA 1938, 10990: ER 19382 BA 1938, 109903 D!940; D!944-454 01950; BA 1950,56325 ibid.6 D1962; BA 1963,32434

DescriptionThis a large and striking house in a busy street,with brightly coloured brickwork set in patternsagainst the dark timbering and nostalgic OldEnglish styling contrasting with the ModernistBovd House at number 666. Two storev, with atticsand full upper levels, the massing of 'the house isfragmented to achieve the traditional informalelevations of the revived style. Windows aremulti-paned and window heads outlined in darkheader coursing.


9, 805TO,,- ROAD, 1930

39ti,CAAIBERIVELLROAD, 1930

460_ C4MBERnILLRO.A.D, 193016, MU51'/ELL HILL 1930

3, BRE:<BL4L sTREET, 1930(F~, DO;\-c.:\5TER ROA.D, 1930,

816·822. RIFERS[lALE RO/\D, 1930,454, ~\ARRICAL RD.4[1_ 1930,

359. I\HITEHORSE RO:W, 1930,

39;--399, lVHITEHOR5£ ROAD, 1930,

-19:-. V.,HITEHOR5E ROAD, I'l3!),35, B:1.Ll\"Y7\· RO,'1.D. 1931-21292,TOOR.4KROi1D, 1931_2u. CH.4.TFJEWA lTXUE, 1931-3r: CHRi5TOi,HSTREET; £qy::3, FIXSBUR1' ROAD, 1932t. MURIEL STREET, 1932,

4, n:-'-SBUR1' 1\,:41', 1933£::5, HICHFIELD ROAD, 1933

1, -'[ANE CRESCfSr. 19331+,STO[1[J.-\RT STREET 1933

,;, AL'\:\'C.-\:\- STREET. 1933,

11, FATRMOST A\'ESUE, 1"13+5

8~·8~A. BO;\!;\" STREET, 193+

458, c.:UfFERi\'ELLROAf\ 193+

1D( ;,\}{ITEHORSE RO.4[\ 1934,

45, CHRbTOlVEL STREET. 1935

,lb, CHRISTOHH STREET, 1935

50, CHRISTOHH STREET, 1935

1. FAJKHOi\'T A FEXUE. 1°35

9 ,IHRLBOROUC:HA 1/ESUE, 1935

13, ,IHRLBOROUc:H A t'E:-'-U[, 1935

3, S.4.USBURYSTREET,1 t135

F';, CLf): mrs RO.4D, i935,

361. hHrTEHORSE RO.'\[1, 1935,

361, HHTTEHORSE RO.,\[1, 1935,

7'96-';98, BURKE ROAD. 1"13623, CHRIST01VEL STREET, 1936

9, rU[1[1STREET, 1936

40, THE RIDCE, 1936

20, l-\:'\.LSH STREET, 1936

';16, RI\'ERSD.4.LE ROAD, 1937

517, j,'.HlTEHORSEROAf!.193i,

31-39, COOKSOS STREET, 1938·39

311-3F. CASfBERi-'.UL ROAD, 1938

2, FATRAfOi\T A 1-'E!':UE, 1938

2,1, nXSBURY 1'\AY, 193832.. HORTESSE STREET, 1938

4. V;..A,RLBOROUCH A I'L',;UE, 193826, REID STREET, 1938


66, THE BOULEVARD, 1938136, YVHITEHORSE ROAD, 193814, CASCADE STREET, 293924,. CHRISTOMLSTREET, 19391,MOUl\7AIN V1EWROAD, 1939

43, YUILLE STREET, 193943, C.....SCADE STREET, 1939c?


Streetscape ContributionSet prominently on a comer it adjoins theCamberwell Estate which contains similar housesin period and styie.

SignificanceArchitecturally, a superior, complete andprominent example of the Old English house style:of Regional importance.Historically, of interest as a builder's own houseand in such a location, potential advertising: ofregional interest.

House,666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell

Historic Buildings Register RAustralian Heritage COmmission:

[ NTA F.N. 580[2 ibid.3 ibid.4 ibid.5 ibid.6 ibid.; BA 1946. 191527 NTA F.N. 580[8 ibid.9 ibid.[0 BA 1946, [9[52[I ibid.; NTA EN. 580[[2 ibid.; BA 195t, 701013 ibid.

National Trust of Australia (Class/Rec.):OassifiedNTA File Number: 5801Study Grading: AConstruction Date: 1947First Owner: Boyd, Robin G PArchitect: Boyd, Robin G PBuilder: Murphy & Green

HistoryA building permit was granted to R.S. Whiteheadon 4 September 1945 for Lot 5, an irregularlyshaped block1 when the address was 158Riversdale Road 2 Whitehead, however, haddifficulty in sinking foundations in the front of theproperty because of the steep, unstable land and socanceled the permit on 12 December 1946 and soldthe land cheaply to architect Robin Boyd, whobought it sight unseen''. The real estate agent hadsaid that no one could see how it could be builton4

. On 13 D~cember 1946 a building permit wasissued to Boyd.Robyn Gerard Penleigh Boyd, commissioned thebuilding firm, Murphy & Green, to erect aresidence to his own design, in 19;¥i- 4~. Theoriginal plan was dated 11 March 1946 .The house is considered to be of great architecturalimportance as virtually the prototype of thepost-war Modem Victorian houseS The propertyabutted the Wandin Creek and the house was builton a long, narrow shelf along the top of a minorcliff to the creek bed'', Estimated to cost £1450, thebrick veneer and timber dwelling plann8d as fourrooms with an area of 1124.6 square feet1 .

As Boyd's family grew (he had three children) theresidence was extended, in 1951, to the southadding a bedroom and to the north with a newliving-sitting room and guest room11 These threerooms fdded an area of 742 square feet, costing£1.0001

. John Murphy was again the builder. The1975 two-storey brick additions comprised 1024square feet and cost $15,00013

Boyd lived at this address until 1959 when it wassold to David Ferrier, share clerk, and Heather


Heritage study - Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 ... · 26,REID STREET, 1938 660,RH'ERSDALEROAD, 1938 66,THEBOULEVARD,1938 136,VIHlTEHORSEROAD, 1938 ... Generally original: the

Documents