House
272 Mt Dandenong Road CROYDON, MAROONDAH CITY
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Statement of Significance
An unpretentious timber Californian Bungalow, built c1925, probably a State Savings Bank of Victoria design. It is historically significant locally as embodying family life in Croydon between the wars and of the housing initiatives of the bank. It is architecturally significant as an intact exemplar of this domestic type enhanced as one of a group with 274, 276, 280, 284, 290, 294, 296, 298, 315, 316 and 317 Mount Dandenong Road.
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House - Physical Description 1
A double-fronted gable-roofed timber, unpretentious Californian Bungalow. The major gable fences, with the right bay set forward. In front and left at centre is a flat roofed verandah with exposed rafters supported on timber posts over pylons, with a brick balustrade. Upper gables are timbered. Windows are pairs, the upper sashes of six panes. The roof is unglazed Marseilles terra-cotta tiles. There is a mature tree in the front garden. It is probably a State Savings Bank of Victoria House.
House - Physical Conditions
Very good. There may be some movement of the verandah.
House - Intactness
Excellent. The colour scheme is appropriate.
Heritage Study and Grading
Maroondah - Maroondah Heritage Study
Author: Richard Peterson Architect & Conservation Consultant
Year: 2010
Grading:
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTREVictorian Heritage Register H0054
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Jenkin's CottageNational Trust
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Former Croydon Fire StationMaroondah City
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