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CYPRUS TERRACE
164 HOTHAM STREET EAST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

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Victorian Heritage Register
CYPRUS TERRACE SOHE 2008
CYPRUS TERRACE SOHE 2008
CYPRUS TERRACE SOHE 2008
1 164 cyprus terrace front view
h00065 cyprus terrace plan
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

Cyprus Terrace is a row of four terrace houses at 158-164 Hotham Street erected in 1867 by Thomas W Stewart. Two Doric style porticos decorated with baubles each contain two entrances. The porticos are designed to give the facade the appearance of two houses rather than four. The window openings have strongly articulated quoining reminiscent of the Gibbs' Surrounds manner. The parapet is punctured with circular openings and is decorated with urns set in pairs. An iron palisade fences divides the small front gardens from the street.

How is it significant?

Cyprus Terrace is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?

Cyprus Terrace is architecturally significant as an unusual form of the terrace house in Melbourne. The facade was designed to give a grand impression of two large houses rather than the four it actually contains. Its formal but unusual composition demonstrates the aspirations and pretensions of early East Melbourne developers. The decorative treatment of the facade is significant for its motifs, such as the distinctive window quoining which is unusual for residences of this period. Cyprus Terrace is an essential part of the early East Melbourne streetscape.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      CYPRUS TERRACE - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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