House & Garden
66 or 60-62 Shrives Road,NARRE WARREN SOUTH, Casey City
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Statement of Significance
The house, constructed c.1935 and the associated garden, at 60-62 Shrives Road, Narre Warren South.
How is it significant?
The house and garden at 60-62 Shrives Road, Narre Warren South are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Berwick.
Why is it significant?
Historically, this house is significant for its associations as the home of Harold Keys, Shire of Berwick Engineer from 1904-1948 and member of an important Victorian family of land owners, graziers and horse breeders. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, this house is significant as a fine example of a 1930s inter-war English Cottage style. It is stylistically comparable to the Berwick properties of Sir Sidney Sewell, Roads End and the group of shops at 71-75 High Street. (AHC criteria E1)
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House & Garden - Physical Description 1
In form the brick English Cottage style building is a series of interlocking gables, the roof space containing a second storey. Walls and gable ends feature vertical timber cladding finished in a dark stain characteristic of English Revival domestic architecture. White painted tracery and frames highlight the multi-paned windows. Similar treatment is evident at Roads End and the group of shops at 71-75 High Street, Berwick both properties owned by Sir Sidney Sewell. The details in the porch include sidelights, square twin pillars and a climbing rose.
The house is set on a large block with cement sheet garage and sheds in sympathetic design. Mature garden trees and four oak trees in the adjacent paddock add to its setting.Heritage Study and Grading
Casey - Casey Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading: LocalCasey - Heritage of the City of Berwick
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1993
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House & GardenCasey City
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Warren ParkNational Trust
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