Manchester Street and Violet Grove and Marian Street and Riversdale Road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY
Manchester Street and Violet Grove and Marian Street and Riversdale Road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY
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Statement of Significance
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Manchester Street and Violet Grove and Marian Street and Riversdale Road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY - Physical Description 1
The Violet Grove & Environs Precinct is located between Riversdale Road and The Boulevard, and includes Marian Street, Violet Grove and Manchester Street. The land is sloping down towards The Boulevard from Riversdale Road where it adjoins a diagonal easement now called Scullin Park. Manchester Road takes a bend at what is now called Dixon Street and this short road connecting Riversdale Road was cut through later than the early subdivisions evidenced by the period of development of the houses. This relatively small precinct overlaps three land releases however the period of development is between 1881-1884 (Violet Grove), 1892 (Marian Street) and Manchester Street (1891- 1909).
Violet Grove retains a consistent streetscape of Victorian timber small houses. These are generally detached with small side setbacks and larger front gardens. Several typologies of Victorian residential styles are represented, including double fronted symmetrical form with verandahs across the full frontage, double fronted asymmetrical with projecting room and some attached single fronted terrace houses. Several houses such as 8 & 11 Violet Grove have slate roofs, indicating a higher quality of house. Most houses have cast iron verandah friezes and feature hipped roofs with bracketed eaves, single, double and triple light sash windows and stuccoed chimneys. 8 Violet Grove is representative of the asymmetrical Victorian typology and features block-fronted weatherboard, a hipped slate roof, triple light sash window to the projecting section and a double curved verandah with cast iron frieze. 17, 20 & 22 Violet Grove are Interwar bungalows, with 22 in red brick, contrasting with the timber houses elsewhere.
Marian Street comprises a consistent streetscape of timber Victorian single and double fronted houses. 6, 8 & 10 Marian Street are a set of three matching double fronted houses, two of which retain slate roofs. 9-19 Marian Street comprise five single fronted houses of matching design with 21 Marian Street as a matching double fronted house. The north side of 21 Marian Street is set back from The Boulevard with a bluestone paved laneway and landscaping indicating a change in the street width at this position.
Manchester Street reflects its slightly later period of development with predominantly Federation houses in both brick and timber. These are almost all detached and feature a combination of typical Federation building typologies including making use of the corner orientation. 3 Manchester Street is a good example with its return verandah, and angled box window with a gablet projecting above the terra-cotta tiled roof. A pair of Federation single-fronted houses at 9-11 Manchester Street offer different gable end treatment and front windows. 2 Manchester Street is a fine and intact example of a Federation villa with bow window, plain red brick walls, terra-cotta tiled hipped roof and geometric timber fretwork. 16 Manchester Street is an early interwar bungalow with a wide gabled front. A bluestone paved laneway at the side of 2 Manchester Street indicates the continuation of Dixon Street (formerly Manchester Lane).
Riversdale Road as a major east-west road is comprised mainly of larger residences, indicating its importance through its larger allotment sizes. The precinct takes in four of these at 137-139, 149 and 151 Riversdale Road, all of which were built by 1915. 137-139 Riversdale Road is one of the most interesting Federation buildings, with Arts & Crafts details that are quite advanced for the period. It is an attached pair but designed to appear as if it is one large, asymmetrically massed house. No. 139 retains the original slate roofing with terracotta ridgecapping. Both have tapered chimneys, timber fretwork, and a variety of decorative window forms, some of which rest upon rows of elongated timber brackets. The long side verandah of No. 137 facing Violet Grove acts as a visual entry to the precinct, and is balanced by a similar one to the front facade of No. 139. 149 & 151 Riversdale Road are representative large Federation villas but set behind high fences as are many places on Riversdale Road.
The Violet Grove & Environs Precinct comprises a small area of consistent Victorian timber residences in Violet Grove and Marian Street. Whilst most houses have been upgraded in some way, there is little evidence of large two storey extensions or major alterations, resulting in a consistency to the precinct. Places in Manchester Grove and Riversdale Road are predominantly Federation in style and Manchester Grove has a high integrity.Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Municipal-Wide Heritage Gap Study Volume 3: Hawthorn
Author: Context
Year: 2018
Grading: Local
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AUBURN RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1559
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GLENFERRIE RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1671
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GLENFERRIE PRIMARY SCHOOL (PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.1508)Victorian Heritage Register H1630
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