136-144 High Street
136-144 High Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
136-144 High Street Nos 136 and 144 High Street are of little individual architectural significance and have been substantially altered. Some of the buildings may date from c1856, and are therefore among the oldest in the municipality. Recommendations
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136-144 High Street - Physical Description 1
136-144 comprises a series of single-storey, single and double-fronted shop residences of various construction types.
No 136 High Street is of red brick construction with a recessed entrance. The building is terminated by an elaborate cement rendered cornice surmounted by a plain parapet. The original door and window openings have been boarded over and the brickwork defaced by graffiti.
No 138 High Street has been recently demolished.
No 140 High Street is a small double-fronted weatherboard cottage with a hipped corrugated iron roof, set back from the street. The four-panelled entrance door is flanked by double-hung sash windows. The timber picket fence is a recent addition.
No 142 High Street is a single-fronted house of weatherboard construction with a rectangular parapet. The house has been considerably altered by the replacement of the original window with a metal frame window and the removal of the original verandah.
No 144 High Street is a single-fronted rendered brick house with a tripartite double-hung sash window and skillion roofed verandah with a cast iron frieze. The street elevation is terminated by a rendered moulded cornice surmounted by a plain parapet.
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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