Worthing
186-192 Clarke Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
The row at 186-192 Clarke Street is prominently site and is the only known row to have facades both back and front. As such it also draws attention to the position of the race course below and which could be overlooked from the rear.
The row has parallels with 178, 212 and 224 Clarke Street, as examples of the late Victorian-era development preceding the later and more extensive early twentieth century development of this part of Clarke Street.
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Worthing - Physical Description 1
This late Victorian row of two-storey terraces is of red brick construction with cement rendered decorative details. The two-level verandahs are separated by brick wing walls with recessed arched niches and have cast iron balustrading and friezes. Each house is terminated by a cement rendered moulded cornice, surmounted by a triangular pediment. Within each pediment there is a mask, surrounded by cement render plant designs, and acroteria are placed at the apexes and pediment ends. Scrolling, guilloche patterns and swags adorn other surfaces of the upper facade, and the urns are missing. The entrance doors are recessed within an arched portal.
It is the south or rear facade which is unusual in this row. The rear elevation, being prominently displayed on the hill, is also given a central pediment and acroteria. Below the parapet, cream brick voussoirs and diaper patterns enrich the face-brick walls. A further adornment is a lower-level balcony with cast-iron frieze work and similarly patterned walls below the roofline. As this facade overlooked Plant's trotting track, it is said that provision was made in the building for offcourse betting.
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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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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FORMER NORTHCOTE THEATREVictorian Heritage Register H2287
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