HOUSE
25 Melcombe Road IVANHOE, Banyule City
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Statement of Significance
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HOUSE - Historical Australian Themes
Alfred Victor Jennings founded his construction company in 1932, completing two other housing estates before commencing the Beaumont Estate, of which 25 Melcombe Road 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.
HOUSE - Usage/Former Usage
Original: residence
Current: residenceHOUSE - Physical Conditions
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
Located on a corner site, 25 Melcombe Road is a single-storey Moderne style house, constructed of yellow brick with a flat roof. The house features corner windows with projecting brick sills and heads, and a porch with a concrete hood supported on a red brick pier.
HOUSE - Intactness
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HOUSE - Physical Description 2
Lot 22, Jenning's Beaumont Estate
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: CBanyule - 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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