75 Lord Street
75 LORD STREET RICHMOND, YARRA CITY
Fraser Street Precinct
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Statement of Significance
The dwelling at 75 Fraser Street, Richmond, dates from 1889 and is a triple-fronted timber house with multiple hipped roof forms, and a canted bay on the south side of the frontage. The triple-fronted canted bay form, and the verandah which does not extend across to the bay, are part of the original design, albeit the current verandah has modern materials. The main windows are double-hung sashes, with those under the verandah having sidelights, as does the front door. The roof eaves are bracketed with pairs, with raised panels between each bracket. The front (west) wall is timber-clad in an ashlar pattern; there is a masonry dividing wall with a vermiculated lug on the south side of the property; and chimneys are unpainted stucco-covered with moulded cornices. While individually significant, this place is also within the Neptune Street Precinct.
The dwelling at 75 Fraser Street, Richmond, is of local historical and aesthetic/architectural significance.
The dwelling at 75 Fraser Street, Richmond, is of local historical significance. It dates from 1889, is associated with the later development and consolidation of the eastern area of Richmond, and was also constructed at the end of a localised boom, whereby the number of houses in Richmond doubled in the decade of the 1880s. Unusually, Fraser Street had an earlier origin as Euphrasia Street in 1847, when several allotments were auctioned leading to some early building development on the street. The dwelling is also of local aesthetic/architectural significance. It is a substantially externally intact house, and singular in terms of the triple-fronted canted bay combination, which is unusual for more modest timber houses of this period. The free-standing masonry south wall, treated as a terrace divider with a vermiculated lug, is unusual. The window scale is also large for a canted bay dwelling of this period. Other elements of note include the pairs of bracketed roof eaves, separated by raised panels; the ashlar patterning to the timber cladding; and the unpainted stucco-covered chimneys with moulded cornices. The strong stepped form of the dwelling to Fraser Street enhances its presentation.
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75 Lord Street - Integrity
The property at 75 Fraser Street, Richmond, comprises a triple-fronted timber house with multiple hipped roof forms, and a canted bay on the south side of the frontage, protruding to the west. The verandah, which does not extend across to the canted bay, is in two sections with a timber frame and a new convex, corrugated, galvanised steel roof. The verandah may originally have had a lacework frieze. The MMBW plan (above) indicates that the triple-fronted form of the dwelling, and the accompanying verandah, are part of the original design. The main windows are all double-hung sashes; the windows under the verandah have sidelights, while the front door has two very narrow sidelights. The roof eaves are bracketed with pairs at outward angles, and raised panels between each bracket. The front (west) wall is timber-clad in an ashlar pattern that finishes just short of a masonry dividing wall with a vermiculated lug on the south side of the property. The chimneys are unpainted stucco-covered with moulded cornices. The north side wall is conventional weatherboard. A medium height timber picket fence, and gate, to the front boundary is of recent origin.
While the rear of the property was not inspected, the aerial image reproduced above indicates that there are non-original additions to the rear of the dwelling.
75 Lord Street - Intactness
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Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra - Heritage Gap Study
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 2007
Grading: LocalYarra - City of Yarra Heritage Gaps Study 2012 (Heritage Gaps Amendment two)
Author: Lovell Chen
Year: 2012
Grading: Local
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FORMER INVERGOWRIE LODGEVictorian Heritage Register H0517
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0710
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FORMER LALOR HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0211
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