Braeside
96 Walpole Street KEW, Boroondara City
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Statement of Significance
Braeside at 96 Walpole Street, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as a fine, representative, and externally relatively intact example of a substantial late nineteenth century single-storey Italianate suburban house. Braeside is an imposing example which compares well with others in the area. It has a concentrated formal power, in part a result of the street slope and its site placement, but also due to the cohesiveness and control in its general composition. The boldness of its striping is distinctive, interlocking with the thick voussoir-brick formations over the bay windows.
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Braeside - Physical Description 1
Braeside at 96 Walpole Street, Kew, is a substantial single-storey double-fronted Italianate villa, asymmetrically planned with two faceted projecting bays flanking a return verandah which screens the principal north and west elevations. A hipped slate roof features decorative bands of contrasting slate, bracketed eaves and bichrome brick chimneys with moulded caps. The ogee profile corrugated galvanised steel verandah is supported by cast iron columns with cast iron balustrade, frieze and brackets with tessellated tiled floor and bluestone edging and steps; a fine pierced metal frieze adorns the fascia. The tuckpointed Hawthorn brick construction is relieved by bichrome brickwork and rendered bands and dressings. The entrance contains a panelled timber door with leaded surround and non-original timber-framed screen door while the windows comprise standard timber-framed double-hung sashes. Notwithstanding alterations and additions which may have occurred to the rear and interior of the house, Braeside appears to be substantially intact as viewed from the street.
The timber picket fence and gates are of recent origin
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
Grading:
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