Dwelling, 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh
69 Lerderderg Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Residence and its setting at 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh.
How is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical and architectural significance to the Shire of Moorabool.
Why is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 69 Lerderderg 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. Constructed in 1913, the property would have been one of the first developed following the subdivision of the Lerderderg Street area by W. H. McFarlane. The picturesque residence is of historical significance for demonstrating why Lerderderg Street became known as the 'Toorak of Bacchus Marsh'.
The Residence and its setting at 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh is of aesthetic significance as an architect designed transitional Victorian and Edwardian residence. The building demonstrates key features of the Edwardian period, including the complex dominant roof form with combined hips and gables, corner return verandah with timber fretwork valence and curved timber brackets to the posts, projecting bays with decorated gable ends, tripartite bay windows and diagonal floor planning.
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Dwelling, 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh - Physical Description 1
A triple-fronted, tuckpointed red brick, Edwardian hous e. It has a major gambrel roof from which the right-hand front bay and the left side rear bay project as gables. A verandah returns around the comer to these. The roof extends break pitch at front as a hip. Over this is a decorative gablet. The upper gables jetty deeply on brackets, with unusual timbering flush with the barges, with a diamond pattern. Beneath is a canted bay, its upper section roughcast and with double casement s. The verandah has a wavy rail valance and large decorative fretwork brackets. At the comer is a rectangular bay on the diagonal. There is an Edwardian entry door with leadlight, sidelights, fanlight and a rare flyscreen door.
Dwelling, 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh - Historical Australian Themes
Townships.
Dwelling, 69 Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh - Intactness
Good. It appears to have all been clad with bagged mortar and coloured, perhaps with Colortex. The fence and garden are recent. The verandah floor has been replaced with a concrete slab.
SIGNIFICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:
FORM. FACADE. VERANDAH. ROOF FORM.
ROOF DECORATION. VERANDAH DECORATION.
CHIMNEYS. WALL DECORATION. DOORS. WINDOWS. PAINTWORK SCHEME.
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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