CINTRA (LIS ESCOP)
121 Hawdon Street HEIDELBERG, Banyule City
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Statement of Significance
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CINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Historical Australian Themes
Cintra was constructed after a period of settlement in the Banyule area in the 1840s and 1850s. It remains as one of the few surviving substantial early Victorian homesteads erected during that period.
CINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Usage/Former Usage
Original: Residence
Current: ResidenceCINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Physical Conditions
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CINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Physical Description 1
BUILDING: Cintra is a single-storey, double-fronted house, of rendered brick and has a simple timber and cast iron verandah on three sides. Windows on the entrance elevation are double-hung sashes and extend to the floor. Two formerly verandahed bays, one rendered brick and the other of timber, extend from the west elevation forming a courtyard similar to that of Carn. This courtyard has been converted to a large room, presumably a ballroom, which is lined entirely with Wunderlich Art Metal and once communicated with an observation platform or widow's walk, and an attic room, since demolished. The timber wing to the north of this is thought to predate the present house, its studs being dovetailed to the plates and hand made nails being evident. This may date from George Robertson's occupation of the property but alterations and relining obscure any further evidence.Alterations include the replacement of the original convex profile verandah roof and, internally, removal of ceiling roses and mantels. LANDSCAPE: Early photographs show New Zealand flax dotted midst continuous flowering shrub beds which flanked the low border plants next to a gravel path which passed beneath an impressive topiary arch. Much of this has gone, but the layout is evident and the existing mature and diverse shrubs provide an appropriate romantic if not period setting.
CINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Intactness
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CINTRA (LIS ESCOP) - Physical Description 2
Part of Crown Allotment 4-5/9. Grantee: W.H. Tripp, 4/5/1853
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: BBanyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
Year: 1985
Grading:
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ST JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0197
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FORMER HEAD TEACHER'S RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H1617
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MURRAY GRIFFIN HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H1324
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