Euroma
2 Beaconsfield Road HAWTHORN EAST, Boroondara City
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Statement of Significance
Euroma, 2 Beaconsfield Road, Hawthorn East, is of local historical and architectural significance. It was constructed in 1888-9 in broadly Italianate in style, which is reflected primarily in the materials and detailing, rather than in the unusual double-cube massing. The bichrome brickwork, asymmetrical plan, and prominent parapet-crown also represent elements which were popularly employed in Melbourne houses of the 1880s. The house's relatively close placement to the street, in its immediate context, is additionally of interest, and in combination with the unusual design, contributes to the character and diversity of the streetscape.
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Euroma - Physical Description 1
Euroma, at 2 Beaconsfield Road, Hawthorn East, is substantially intact externally, and is a single-storey, double-fronted bichromatic brick house with verandah, in a broadly Italianate style. It is sited unusually close to the street for houses of this type and in this locality. The roof is screened by a parapet, with an Italianate balustrade punctuated by urns (all of which appear to be present), and scroll brackets to the parapet and eaves, regularly spaced with rosettes between; female heads are placed at the apex of each flanking wing wall. An elaborate central stylized pediment is located in the parapet over the verandahed bay, with a moulded 'scallop shell' element and 'Euroma' picked out in relief beneath the shell. The chimneys are stuccoed and solidly corniced. The massing resembles two single-storey terrace units side by side, with one 'terrace' (living room wing) projecting forward. A later garage, with similar brick treatment and detailing to the original house, forms a third bay, recessed behind the projecting bay and of lesser height. It is also fronted by a large concrete apron. A small bay was added to the north side in recent years. Euroma's walls are Hawthorn brick, tuckpointed and interspersed with cream brick patterned to represent stepped quoins and arch stones above each window. The verandah has a floral cast iron frieze and concave roof, clad in corrugated galvanized iron. The door case and front door appear to be original, although placed behind a wrought iron screen door that is later. The front and side garden setbacks are limited, and located behind a recent picket fence.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Review of C* Grade Buildings in the Former City of Hawthorn
Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
Year: 2006
Grading: C*Boroondara - Hawthorn Heritage Study
Author: Meredith Gould Conservation Architects
Year: 1993
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