HOUSE
59 King William Street, RESERVOIR VIC 3073
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Edwardian brick bungalow, constructed by 1919, at 59 King William Street, Reservoir is significant. It has a low pitched tiled gable roof with a projecting gable over a porch, which has rendered arch. The windows in the front elevation are side-hung casements with transoms arranged as shallow curved bays.
Later alterations and additions, including the front fence, are not significant.
How is it significant?
The house at 59 King William Street, Reservoir is of local historic and architectural significance to Darebin City.
Why is it significant?
Historically, the house at 59 King William Street, Reservoir is historically significant as a representative example of a house that is associated with the beginning of the first phase of suburban development in Reservoir just after World War One. It is architecturally significant as a representative and well-detailed example of an inter-war bungalow, which is notable as relatively early example of this style that illustrates the transition between Edwardian and inter-war bungalow architecture. The significance of the house is enhanced by its relatively high degree of intactness. (AHC criteria A.4, D.2)
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
This is afineexample of alate Edwardian brick bungalow. It has a low pitched transverse gable roof clad in terracotta tiles with ridge capping and finials with smaller projecting gable at the side. The roof has a small gablet near the centre of the ridge and a large projecting gabled bay, placed off-centre. Set forward of the projecting bay is aporch clad in roughcast render around the front door, which has single arch opening and a flat roof with projectingeaves supported by carved brackets. The front door has a leadlight window and leadlight side windowsand there are tessellated tiles to the floor of the porch. The windows in the front elevation are side-hung casements with transoms arranged as a shallow curved bay to one side and a box bay on the other. Other detailing includes roughcast render band in the lower part of the wall and in the upper section of the wall under the eaves, and timber shingles to the gable ends. There are slender brick chimneys with terracotta pots.
The house is in good condition and has a relatively high degree of external integrity to the main elevations. The fence is not significant.
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Study
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2011
Grading: Local
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