HOUSE (FORFARSHIRE)
86 LAURA STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 4974
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
'Forfarshire', 86 Laura Street, Brunswick, constructed in 1910, is significant. Non-original alterations and additions and the front fence is not significant.
How is it significant?
'Forfarshire', 86 Laura Street, Brunswick, is of local representative and aesthetic significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
'Forfarshire' is significant as an intact and well-detailed example of a 'Victorian Survival' symmetrical timber villa. It displays many of the key characteristics of the style, including the M-profile hipped roof with bracketed eaves, imitation Ashlar boards to the facade, rendered chimneys with cornice tops, the slightly recessed front entrance with sidelights and highlights flanked by tripartite double-hung sash windows, the separate bullnose profile verandah supported on turned timber posts with cast iron frieze. It is of note for the gabled portico supported by timber brackets at the centre of the verandah, with the house name 'Forfarshire' painted on glass in gilded letters set in a panel with a floral motif above and framed by shaped barge boards. Only one other example of a painted glass gable end is known in Moreland. (Criteria B, D & E)
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HOUSE (FORFARSHIRE) - Physical Description 1
The house at 86 Laura Street, Brunswick, is a double-fronted detached Victorian 'Survival' timber residence, situated on the south side of the street. It has a shallow setback from the street boundary and small side setbacks.
Typical of the style, the house has a M-hip roof clad in corrugated iron with bracketed eaves and there are two rendered chimneys with cornice tops. The separate front verandah has a bullnose profile, scalloped detailing to the fascia and is supported on turned timber verandah posts with cast iron frieze. At the centre of the verandah is a gabled portico supported by timber brackets marking the entrance, with the house name 'Forfarshire' painted on glass in gilded letters set in a panel with a floral motif above and framed by shaped barge boards. The symmetrical facade has a central front entrance, flanked by tripartite double-hung sash windows. The front door is slightly recessed, with highlights and sidelights. The windows and door have decorative timber surrounds.
HOUSE (FORFARSHIRE) - Physical Conditions
Good
HOUSE (FORFARSHIRE) - Integrity
Viewed from the street, the house appears highly intact, with only minor modifications. The picket fence is not original, but sympathetic to the style of the house.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2017
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2017
Grading: LocalMoreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading:Moreland - Keeping Brunswick's heritage: A Report on the Review of the Brunswick Conservation Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1990
Grading: Not Assessed
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