Rosebank
59 Austin Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
Rosebank is a prominent house in the area. The adjacent St Anthony's school yard retains the aspect of the house's grounds and its siting axial to Austin Street terminates a vista from as far south as Park Crescent. Rosebank is, with Hillsview (qv), a relatively original example of the large houses which were built within sight of the Yarra, by the industrialists and merchants of Melbourne, Collingwood and Fitzroy, during the period of economic expansion, 1880-90.
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Rosebank - Physical Description 1
Rosebank is a large, rendered brick house with a high pitched, slated hipped roof The corners are articulated by heavy quoining and around openings, the entry door being arched. A return verandah remains, in part, but is not original; the earlier verandah being similarly shaped, with timber brackets and stop-chamfered posts. The verandah to the rear wing has been removed on the west and enclosed on the east.
Attached to the south-east comer of the house is a timber pavilion with a ventilated roof; this was probably the ballroom. It has a convex, formerly striped lower roof and timber pilasters between widows. This is the most distinctive element of the house.
Temporary partitions have been added internally, but generally the major rooms and hall are in near to original condition, with marble and timber mantles and one large overmantel
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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CHANDLER HIGHWAY BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H2354
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FAIRFIELD PARK AMPHITHEATRE COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H2412
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FULHAM GRANGE STATION [OUTER CIRCLE LINE], FAIRFIELDVictorian Heritage Inventory
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