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ROSE HOUSE
345 HIGHETT STREET, RICHMOND, YARRA CITY
Gardner Street Precinct
ROSE HOUSE
345 HIGHETT STREET, RICHMOND, YARRA CITY
Gardner Street Precinct
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Builder Henry N. Rose built this house for his family home. He completed it in 1908 or 1909. (Other buildings associated with Rose include the Geelong Waterworks, the Gabo Island Lighthouse and the Church Theatre in Burwood Road, Hawthorn). Being the house of a builder of interesting buildings, may account for its idiosyncrasies.
It is a triple-fronted, timber, early Edwardian corner house with a high hip-roof. Gables are set forward facing each street, with a shallow bullnosed verandah around the angle, with a minor gable on the splay, over a rectangular bay of triple segmental head casements. The verandah valence has a Gothic fretwork arcade on spindles over a rail, with scroll brackets and turned posts. Weatherboards are notched over the dado mould, with ashlar boards below. All upper gables are roughcast, with scroll decoration and pendant barges. There is a timber skillion window hood on radiating brackets over a triple casement. Eaves have spindle bracket pairs, with diamond lozenges between. There are two entrances, with side and fanlights. The three chimneys are red brick with roughcast and mould tops, with terra-cotta pots.
How is it significant?
The house is aesthetically and historically significant (National Estate Register Criteria E1, A4) to the locality of Richmond.
Why is it significant?
This triple-fronted, timber Edwardian house has unusual decoration and distinctive Gothic influences and reflects the tastes and aspirations of Henry Rose, its builder-owner..
Builder Henry N. Rose built this house for his family home. He completed it in 1908 or 1909. (Other buildings associated with Rose include the Geelong Waterworks, the Gabo Island Lighthouse and the Church Theatre in Burwood Road, Hawthorn). Being the house of a builder of interesting buildings, may account for its idiosyncrasies.
It is a triple-fronted, timber, early Edwardian corner house with a high hip-roof. Gables are set forward facing each street, with a shallow bullnosed verandah around the angle, with a minor gable on the splay, over a rectangular bay of triple segmental head casements. The verandah valence has a Gothic fretwork arcade on spindles over a rail, with scroll brackets and turned posts. Weatherboards are notched over the dado mould, with ashlar boards below. All upper gables are roughcast, with scroll decoration and pendant barges. There is a timber skillion window hood on radiating brackets over a triple casement. Eaves have spindle bracket pairs, with diamond lozenges between. There are two entrances, with side and fanlights. The three chimneys are red brick with roughcast and mould tops, with terra-cotta pots.
How is it significant?
The house is aesthetically and historically significant (National Estate Register Criteria E1, A4) to the locality of Richmond.
Why is it significant?
This triple-fronted, timber Edwardian house has unusual decoration and distinctive Gothic influences and reflects the tastes and aspirations of Henry Rose, its builder-owner..
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Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra - Heritage Gap Study
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 2007
Grading: Local
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