178 Clarke Street
178 Clarke Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
178 Clarke Street is typical of its two periods of construction and is well-preserved with distinctive features such as the large leadlight window on the west. It is associated with William Taylor, who was prominent in Northcote's civic life as well as in the labour movement.
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178 Clarke Street - Physical Description 1
178 Clarke Street is an asymmetrical double-fronted timber house with a hipped roof, bullnose front verandah and subsidiary verandahs at the rear and side. The original building of 1885 appears to have been clad with square-edge weatherboards but a later, extensive addition of c1905 has replaced much of this cladding with the block-fronted timber boarding. A gabled bay, perpendicular to it, which has a large leadlight window facing to the west appears to be a later addition. Similarly the front verandah was replaced, using cast iron friezes and brackets registered by the founder E Walker and J McGray in 1888; the original form perhaps being similar to the side verandahs.
The interior reflects the Edwardian renovation with fretted arches, leadlight doors and windows, but retains the earlier character with an arched hallway and a marble mantle. Peculiarities exist such as a cupboard circular stair which links the two levels at the rear and a dumb waiter, which also serves the two levels.
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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OLD COLONISTS HOMESVictorian Heritage Register H0821
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FORMER LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR HOME FOR THE AGEDVictorian Heritage Register H1950
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TERRACE HOUSESVictorian Heritage Register H1774
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