House, Ivison
239 Main Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Residence and its setting at 239 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh.
How is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 239 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moorabool.
Why is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 239 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical significance for its demonstration of the prosperous period in the history of Bacchus Marsh stimulated by farming, industry and closer settlement. The residence was built in 1908 for T. H. Pearce who operated the Pearce Bros. Store in the town, and demonstrates the wealth of the owner in its grand nature and location on Main Street. The residence is of historical significance for its associations with the prominent Pearce family who had an early and long association with the commercial activities of the town.
The Residence and its setting at 239 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of aesthetic significance as an excellent intact example of an Edwardian residence with fine detailing and demonstrating key features of the style. Features of note include the high hipped roof with central projecting bay with a gable roof and pressed metal curved hood over the window, verandah either side of the bay with shallow curved rail valances on Doric posts, ocular window, paired timber framed windows with segmental arch heads and flat render bands to the brickwork.
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House, Ivison - Physical Conditions
Excellent
House, Ivison - Intactness
Very good. The verandah floor has been replaced with a concrete slab. The fence was replaced in the 1950s.
SIGNIFICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:
FACADE. VERANDAH. ROOF FORM. PLAN.
WALL DECORATION. DOORS. WINDOWS. PAINTWORK SCHEME.
House, Ivison - Physical Description 1
A most compact triple-fronted Edwardian asymmetrically brick house. It has a high hip roof; with the centre bay set forward as a gable. The hip descends break-pitch over verandahs in the angle on each side. At left, this is at the side and extends back to a side gable roof. The upper gable is timbered roughcast and projects on timber brackets. Beneath is a canted bay window, with a scale pattern pressed metal curved hood supported by curved quadrant timber brackets. Verandahs have shallow curved rail valances on Doric timber posts. That at left has an oculus window. There are flat render bands at cill, base level and over the bay. There is a segmental head over the window pairs and two metal hoods over the right hand side windows. Next to these, is an early slotted side fence. There are terra-cotta pots to the front chimney.
House, Ivison - Historical Australian Themes
Townships
Heritage Study and Grading
Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995
Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
Year: 1995
Grading:
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0503
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BACCHUS MARSH EXPRESS OFFICE AND PRINTING WORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0504
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FORMER CHRISTOPHER CRISP RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0505
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