Thelma
137 Waterdale Road IVANHOE, BANYULE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Thelma, the house at 137 Waterdale Road built c.1905, is of significance.
How is it significant?
Thelma is of local aesthetic significance to the City of Banyule.
Why is it significant?
Thelma is of aesthetic significance as a late but intact example of the Victorian double-fronted villa, a building form uncommon in Banyule. While the double-fronted villa is typical of residential development in Northcote and Brunswick, the style is more of a rarity in Heidelberg and Ivanhoe. Thelma displays elements of Late Victorian styling in the distinctive face brick chimneys with rendered cornices, the return verandah with cast iron frieze and the paired sash windows with external architraves. The zig-zag decoration to the gable end and barge boards is unusual, and the intricate and original overall decorative scheme contributes to the aesthetic appeal of the house. Thelma sits on an elevated site overlooking the street and displays an unusual degree of integrity. (Criteria E & D)
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Thelma - Physical Description 1
Thelma is a late example of the Victorian double-fronted villa type. The house is of weatherboard construction and has a hipped corrugated iron roof with bracketed eaves. Typical of this period is the bullnose profile verandah supported on turned timber posts, and double-hung sash windows grouped in pairs. The two parallel chimneys are of red brick with rendered cappings and terracotta pots. The window bay on the north side of the front elevation has a zig-zag style decorative timber gabled roof that is unusual. Other decorative elements include the intricate iron filigree fringe attached to the verandah roof, and timber brackets between the eaves of the main building and the verandah roof. Thelma has a high level of integrity that is rare in a suburb where many of the houses have been renovated.
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: LocalBanyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
Year: 1985
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HEIDELBERG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H2077
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DAREBIN CREEK 7Victorian Heritage Inventory
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ATTILOFBanyule City
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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