HYLSBROKE
6-Aug Melcombe Road IVANHOE, Banyule City
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Statement of Significance
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HYLSBROKE - Historical Australian Themes
Alfred Victor Jennings founded his construction company in 1932, completing two other housing estates before commencing the Beaumont Estate, of which Hylsbroke is a part. The 14 acres on which Jennings built his third estate was purchased in 1936 from a syndicate who owned the land in Melcombe Road. After surveying the property and finding it was suitable for an estate, he purchased it with the assistance of Henry Holzer, who owned Holzer's Hawthorn Brickworks. Holzer loaned Jennings £12,000 for three years at a low interest rate in the form of bricks so that Jennings could concentrate his finances into paying off the loan. The estate proved to be very successful and the loan was paid off ahead of time. It was designed by Jennings' architect Edgar Gurney and compared with Jennings' subsequent estates, was considered innovative. The estate incorporated 94 houses.
After the estate was completed, Jennings departed to Beauview, the next development.HYLSBROKE - Usage/Former Usage
Original: house and office
Current: houseHYLSBROKE - Physical Conditions
Good
HYLSBROKE - Physical Description 1
BUILDING: Constructed in the fashionable Moderne style, Hylsbroke is a two-storey, clinker brick duplex with cuboid, asymmetrical massing and a flat roof concealed behind a parapet. The fenestration is varied, comprising vertical strip windows, steel-framed corner windows and timber-framed 'Chicago' windows. The upper level balcony and lower level entrance porch have curved concrete balustrades. Unusual folding shutters, added after its completion, offer protection to these two openings.
The low brick front fence appears to be original. LANDSCAPE: The garden around 6-8 Melcombe Road is a largely intact example of an inter-War garden. The property line of the duplex house is formalised in the garden by a low clipped Golden Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum') hedge. Other low clipped Golden Privet cylinders punctuate the red brick garden wall. Dominating the site are two Golden Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa 'Aurea') and three Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) pillars. Two Variegated Box (Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata') balls define the pedestrian entry at No. 6. These architectural plant forms complement the strongly geometric architecture of the building. Other plantings are far more low key, and consist of Roses (Rosa CV) and various low growing perennial species. The garden beds that line the perimeter of the garden and in front of the house are edged in rock, with the bulk of the area well kept turf.
The intactness of the garden, particularly with its strong links with the building, is significant.HYLSBROKE - Intactness
Excellent
HYLSBROKE - Physical Description 2
Part Lot 20, Jennings Beaumont Estate
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: ABanyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
Year: 1985
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HEIDELBERG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H2077
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LA RUNDELBanyule City
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COVERLEYBanyule City
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