UV KNIGHT RESIDENCE (FORMER)
26 OGILVY STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Leongatha Church & Residential
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The former UV Knight residence and front fence, designed and constructed by J.L. Rowden in 1936, at 26 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha.
How is it significant?
The former UV Knight residence and front fence at 26 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the town of Leongatha.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is significant as the residence of the locally prominent businessman, UV Knight. (Criterion H)
Aesthetically, it is a fine and well-detailed example of an Interwar Mediterranean villa, which is distinguished by the return verandah, which takes the form of a loggia comprising arches carried on short paired Tuscan columns standing on tall rendered pedestals. Other features of note include the elegant low pitch hipped roof, which has a lower pitch over the verandah and the original front fence, which complements the house and enhances its setting. The significance of the place is enhanced by its high degree of intactness.(Criterion E)
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UV KNIGHT RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former UV Knight residence at 26 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha is a rendered brick single storey Interwar Mediterranean style house with a multiple hipped terra cotta tiled roof. It has a contiguous return verandah at a slightly flatter pitch supported by a large corner pier containing arcades at the two sides carried on short paired Tuscan columns standing on tall rendered pedestals. The central of the three arches is wide with three centres, while the outer arches are semicircular. The windows are three part double hung, planted on the wall and supported by brackets. There is only one chimney, which is a plain brick double flue set at the rear of the main roof.
The original fence is constructed with square rendered piers with caps and a plinth containing elaborate wrought iron panels and matching gate.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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