Lumeah
1 Denmark Street KEW, Boroondara City
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Statement of Significance
1 Denmark Street, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as a fine and externally relatively intact exemplar of early Federation forms and detailing, with its strapworked chimneys, fretworked porch, paired flanking gable wings, transverse roof hip, and inventive, asymmetrical elevation to Barkers Road. The design of the house also looks forward to the later attic-gabled dormer type seen commonly in Boroondara, and particularly in Kew. The house makes a strong contribution to the intact and impressive group of Federation houses at the lower end of Denmark Street.
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Lumeah - Physical Description 1
Lumeah, 1 Denmark Street, Kew, is a single-storey, double-fronted Federation villa of tuckpointed red face brick construction. The bracketed gabled roof is generally clad with slate, however some areas to the rear have been replaced with corrugated galvanised steel. Red brick chimneys have rendered ridging and moulded caps and gable ends are clad with fish scale shingling; the finials have been removed. The return verandah is clad with corrugated galvanised steel and features turned timber posts, delicate timber fretwork and tessellated tile floor with bluestone edging and steps. The northern bay of the verandah is enclosed with later timber-framed glazing. The symmetrical facade contains a central entrance, marked by a projecting bay in the verandah, with panelled timber door, glazed fan and sidelights, and matching timber-framed screen door. Each bay contains a pair of tall timber-framed double-hung sash windows with multi-paned top sashes and highlights. The south elevation fronts Barkers Road and comprises a pair of projecting gabled bays to the west with the return verandah to the east.
Alterations appear to be limited to removal of finials, some new roofing, removal of some verandah post bases and part glazed infill, and the construction of new front and side fences.
The front entrance is flanked by a pair of liquidambars (Liquidambar styraciflua).
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn
Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
Year: 2006
Grading: BBoroondara - City of Kew Urban Conservation Study
Author: Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd
Year: 1988
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