Yarrock
68 James Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
Yarrock is of local historical significance. As with Benvenula (qv) Yarrock was originally the home of a locally important family, and is one ofthe few remaining mansions of Northcote's early postpastoral period. The architectural significance ofthe house has been significantly diminished by the unsympathetic alterations and additions
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Yarrock - Physical Description 1
Yarrock is typical of the early mansions constructed on Rucker's Hill: rendered brick, two-storey and Italianate in style. The plan is asymmetrical with a ground floor window bay to the east which originally terminated at first floor level a two-storey return verandah, since removed. Extensive wings stretched down the hill to the south, but the major part of the grounds lay to the east, in the direction of the Dandenong's. Windows are double-hung sashes within stop-chamfered rendered openings.
The eaves beneath the hipped slated roof are bracketed. The chimneys have rendered moulded caps with barrelled tops. An arched entrance porch had rendered moulded archivolts.
In addition to the removal of the return verandah, alterations include the addition of inappropriate wrought iron balustrading above the bay window, obscuring of the original render with a textured rendered finish, and the installation of a wrought and cast-iron gate.
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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