HOUSE
34 JENKINS STREET, NORTHCOTE, DAREBIN CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The brick villa at no. 34 Jenkins Street, Northcote, built in 1888 for Edwin Parke, a drawer. Non original alterations and additions are not significant.
What is significant?
The brick villa at 34 Jenkins Street, Northcote is aesthetically significant to Darebin City.
What is significant?
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a substantially intact and richly decorated bi-chrome brick Boom period villa located with other villas on the eastern limits of Victorian Northcote (Croxton) and recalling with them the locale's pre-eminence as a brick making centre. It is important also as one of a pair of similar houses with no. 36, imparting character to the street.
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
A symmetrical hi-chromatic brick villa with timber posted verandah and cast iron lace enrichment terminated by end walls in the manner of a terrace. There is a corrugated iron clad hipped roof with symmetrical chimneys. The facade treatment is straight forward with a central door flanked by double hung windows, the ornamental brickwork giving emphasis to the openings being extended below sill level to form spandrels with a lozenge shaped motif The eaves are bracketed and enriched with bichromatic work and there are masks at the parapet wall ends.
HOUSE - Integrity
Condition: Sound. Integrity: high, verandah post capitals removed, concrete verandah floor.
HOUSE - Historical Australian Themes
4. Building settlements, towns and cities (Northcote).
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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ACRASIAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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DERBY STREET HOUSEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PARDINGTON HOUSEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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