24 Hartington Street
24 Hartington Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
24 Hartington Street is a substantially intact Federation style weatherboard house, and possesses a considerable array of distinctive timber decorative details. It makes a significant contribution to the important Hartington Street precinct (qv).
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24 Hartington Street - Physical Description 1
24 Hartington Street is perhaps the most ornate of the small timber villas in Northcote. It also has a close resemblance to other Hartington Street houses (17, 18 Hartington, qv). As a corner building it fully utilises the site, with an octagonal corner-tower and gabled bays facing each street. The tower has fish scale terracotta shingling to its roof and matching timber shingling to its walls: these would have been stained with creosote colours. The fretted gables have scrolled patterns and the halftimbering effect is achieved with metal 'rough-cast'. Under the roof gable, a further trussed and fretted gable covers a projecting bay window which also has bellied 'rough-cast' infill. A bullnose return verandah links the two main bays and encircles the tower. Cast-iron friezes adorn the turned verandah posts, where even the verandah eaves have tiny timber brackets. The ogee-profile spouting is intact throughout and the hipped and Dutch-gabled roofs have terracotta ridging and finials. The fence and colour scheme have been reconstructed.
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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