185 Burnley Street
185 BURNLEY STREET RICHMOND, YARRA CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The dwelling at 185 Burnley Street, Richmond, dates from 1885, and is an overpainted brick Victorian cottage with verandah, incorporating original single- and double-storey components together with another later single-storey wing to the rear. The cottage has a hipped roof clad in corrugated steel, and a transverse gable roof to the two storey component. The parapet to the Burnley Street frontage is proportionally large, and incorporates square flanking piers with rounded tops, and mouldings with leaf-form 'mantlepiece' brackets. There are two imposing stuccoed and corniced chimneys. The verandah appears to be largely original, as is the iron palisade fence and gate. The single-storey rear wing, although not original to the 1885 date of construction, appears to be of long standing.
How is it significant?
The dwelling at 185 Burnley Street, Richmond, is of local historical and aesthetic/architectural significance.
Why is it significant?
The dwelling at 185 Burnley Street, Richmond, is of local historical significance. The cottage dates from 1885, and is associated with the consolidation of development in the eastern area of Richmond in this period. It is also part of a localised boom, whereby the number of houses in Richmond grew rapidly from 4,800 in the early 1880s to double that by the end of the decade.
The dwelling is also of local aesthetic/architectural significance. It is substantially externally intact, and differs from many single-fronted Victorian cottages through incorporating the original single- and double-storey components. The two components are further distinguished by contrasting hipped and gabled roof forms, which are linked by the imposing corniced chimneys; the chimney placed high on the two storey component is particularly prominent. The parapet to the Burnley Street frontage is unusually large; its square flanking piers with rounded tops are also unusual. The view of the building from the adjoining lane, including the view of the singular single/double storey profile of the building with the imposing chimneys, enhances the presentation of the dwelling.
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185 Burnley Street - Integrity
The property at 185 Burnley Street, Richmond is an overpainted brick Victorian cottage with verandah, single- and double-storey components (the latter originally on the rear section of the dwelling), and another single-storey wing to the rear. The cottage has a hipped roof clad in corrugated steel, and a transverse gable roof to the two storey component. The front presents to Burnley Street as a single-storey, single-fronted cottage with a proportionally large and prominent parapet. The latter has square flanking piers with rounded tops, and mouldings with leaf-form 'mantlepiece' brackets. The facade is otherwise simple in decoration with a single timber-framed double-hung sash window, and entrance door with toplight. There are two imposing corniced chimneys, both stuccoed, very visible from the adjoining lane to the north, including one placed high on the two storey component. The verandah appears original, including the form and verandah paving tiles; the lace verandah frieze is sympathetic if not original. The iron palisade fence and gate also appear original. The single-storey rear wing, although not original to the 1885 date of construction, appears to be of long standing.
Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra - City of Yarra Heritage Gaps Study 2012 (Heritage Gaps Amendment two)
Author: Lovell Chen
Year: 2012
Grading: LocalYarra - Heritage Gap Study
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 2007
Grading: Local
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FORMER INVERGOWRIE LODGEVictorian Heritage Register H0517
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FORMER BRIDGE HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0449
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INVERGOWRIEVictorian Heritage Register H0195
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