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STONE AND ADOBE RESIDENCE - CLAY NUNEHAM, 12-16 STANHOPE ST, ELTHAM
12-16 STANHOPE ST ELTHAM, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

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265 - Clay Nuneham Adobe House - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

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265 - Clay Nuneham Adobe House 03 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

265 - Clay Nuneham Adobe House 04 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

265 - Clay Nuneham Adobe House 05 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

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Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 1 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 2 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 3 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 4 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 5 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 7 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

Clay Nuneham Adobe House Colour 8 - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study 1992

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Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

What is significant?
The c1950 house and the surrounding site to the title boundaries.

How is it significant?
The house is architecturally, aesthetically and historically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik and potentially to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?
The house is historically significant because it was built by the journalist turned builder/designer John Harcourt, a pioneer in the development of the distinctive 'Eltham style' of architecture, and an associate of the founder of Montsalvat, Justus Jorgensen (Criterion H). The house is architecturally and aesthetically significant because, after Montsalvat, Clay Nuneham is Eltham's finest English/European historical style inspired dwelling. It features the extensive use of mud brick and stone, a tower and a slate roof and is one of the earliest examples of the use of mud brick (following World War II) in the area (Criterion F).

BICK STUDY, 1992
Clay Nuneham is, after Montsalvat, Eltham Shire's finest English/European historical style inspired dwelling. The property has historic significance for its associations with John Harcourt, a pioneer, builder, in pise-de-terre and mud brick in the Eltham Shire in the 1940s, and as an early example of the use of these materials in Eltham.

BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:

ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEMES

HISTORY

ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: ENTIRE BUILDING AND SITE

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- Historical Australian Themes
  
  STONE AND ADOBE RESIDENCE - CLAY NUNEHAM, 12-16 STANHOPE ST, ELTHAM - Historical Australian Themes
  
  DISTINCTIVE ELTHAM BUILDING STYLES
  
  PROMINENT RESIDENTS
  
  SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT
  
  3.14.2 Using Australian materials in construction
  
  8.10.4 Designing and building fine buildings
  
  8.12 Living in and around Australian homes
  
  Physical Description 1
  
  STONE AND ADOBE RESIDENCE - CLAY NUNEHAM, 12-16 STANHOPE ST, ELTHAM - Physical Description 1
  
  Style Eltham style.
  
  Design unique.
  
  Plan T-shaped.
  
  Single storey with attic, tower with three storeys.
  
  Walls local sandstone and pise/mud brick. Weatherboard clad gable walls.
  
  Roofs gabled with no eaves, slate clad.
  
  Features are the exotic design, stone construction slate roof, tower and the windows.
  
  Usage/Former Usage
  
  STONE AND ADOBE RESIDENCE - CLAY NUNEHAM, 12-16 STANHOPE ST, ELTHAM - Usage/Former Usage
  
  Original and Later Use: Residence
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Nillumbik - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study
  
  Author: David Bick
  Year: 1992
  Grading:
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- ELTHAM COURT HOUSE
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H0784
- FORMER POLICE QUARTERS
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H1539
- ST MARGARETS CHURCH AND ORIGINAL VICARAGE
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H0459
- "AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOL
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H1687
- 'Aqua Profonda' sign wall sign, Fitzroy Swimming Pool
  
  Yarra City H1687
- 1 Campbell Street
  
  Yarra City
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date

Miles Lewis • 01/08/17

This house is correctly dated 1945: refer Australian Home Beautiful, January 1946, pp 8-11, 15.