HOUSE
34 Martin Street THORNBURY, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The house at 34 Martin Street, Thornbury, built in 1902 by the gentleman George Milne, and remained in his family for at least approximately three decades.
How is it significant?
The house at 34 Martin Street, Thornbury is aesthetically significant to Darebin City
Why is it significant?
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as an exceptionally opulent villa for its locality, the combination of late Victorian forms and details in conjunction with the then emerging and fashionable Federation period elements such as the bull nosed verandah, ridge cresting and dominance of red brick add interest to this transition design. The cavetto cornice to the window bay and chimney treatments are Unusual, giving this place particular distinction within the Municipality.
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
An exceptionally richly decorated and opulent villa occupying a corner site and having a bull nosed turned timber posted verandah with cast iron lace frieze to the comer terminated by projecting wings facing north and west. The hipped slate roof has a jerkin treatment to the wings. The slates are veriegated with fish scale banding and there is terra cotta ridge cresting. The red body bricks are relieved with black and white brick banding and there are cement dressings including architraves to the window heads, an elaborate cavetto cornice treatment to the north facing window bay, cornice brackets and moulds. The chimneys are also richly decorated with cement strapwork in the Queen Anne mode incorporating anthemion motifs. There are red brick service buildings to the side and rear.
HOUSE - Integrity
Condition: Sound. Integrity: High.
HOUSE - Historical Australian Themes
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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PENDERS PARKVictorian Heritage Inventory
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DERBY STREET HOUSEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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BUILDING, SANTA MARIA COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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