HOUSE (THORNBURY)
21 Hutton Street THORNBURY, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The timber villa at 21 Hutton Street, Thornbury, known as "Thornbury", erected by the builder Edwin (Edward) Kelley as his home.
How is it significant?
The timber villa at 21 Hutton Street, Thornbury is aesthetically significant to Darebin City.
Why is it significant?
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a highly picturesque and eloquently articulated Post Federation villa incorporating many of the elements for which the period was noted and having details including the pressed metal work in common with the builder Michael Fitzgerald's houses at nos. 18 and 24 Hartington Street, Northcote. Elements of note include the exploitation of the diagonal axis, the treatment of the gable ends and more generally the highly ornamental timberwork.
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HOUSE (THORNBURY) - Physical Description 1
An exceptionally picturesque and prominently situated Post Federation timber villa with turned timber posted verandah to two elevations terminated by projecting gable ended wings and with emphasis given to the diagonal axis by means of a curved lead lit window bay and gablet to the verandah corner splay. The wings have window bays with fretted fascias and lapped boards to the sun hoods and surmounting gable ends with pressed metal fish scale linings and Arts and Crafts brackets. There are ashlar boards, a port hole window and fretwork to the eaves frieze.
HOUSE (THORNBURY) - Integrity
Condition: Sound. Integrity: High.
HOUSE (THORNBURY) - Historical Australian Themes
Thematic Context
4. Building settlements, towns and cities (Thornbury).
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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PRESTON TRAMWAY WORKSHOPSVictorian Heritage Register H2031
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BATMAN PARKVictorian Heritage Inventory
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JUNCTION HOTELVictorian Heritage Inventory
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