Ultima
1099 Burke Road HAWTHORN, Boroondara City
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Statement of Significance
1. Architecturally significant for the unusual red brick design from the turn of the century.
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Ultima - Physical Description 1
Despite the recent additions and alterations, this house remains a particularly unusual villa design from the turn of the century. The second storey on this house is a recent addition. The ground floor as it faces Burke Road is primarily the 1899 design. This is purposefully asymmetrical. A series of gables of varying sizes addresses Burke Road and the side garden.
The most forward gable is the smallest. It appears as a porch, but clearly this is not the case as it contains no door. Instead a strange upside down "L" shaped window is placed in the red brick wall. This quirky shape is balanced by a corner buttress. The next gable contains a plain opening with evidence of a previous verandah. A two stage tower marks the entry through a plain half round arch. Its upper stage has three arched openings, geometric cast iron balustrade and castellated side walls. Adjoining the tower is a tapering window.
The walls of the house are executed in plain red brick relieved only by foliated render capitals to the tower. The roof is new slates. Either slate or terracotta tiles might have been used originally.
The location of the 1860s building within this building is unknown. On-site inspection is essential to determine this.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Hawthorn Heritage study 1992
Author: Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects
Year: 1992
Grading: B
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