TASMA TERRACE
2-12 PARLIAMENT PLACE AND 34-40 ST ANDREWS PLACE EAST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY
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Statement of Significance
Tasma terrace, once comprising seven three storey buildings, was constructed in two stages. The first three buildings were erected in 1878-78 by William Ireland for George Nipper, grain merchant and shipowner. The remaining four buildings were constructed in 1886-87 by Dunton and Hearnden for Joseph Thompson, bookmaker. The architect for the completion of the terrace and probably for the earlier stage was Charles Webb. One of the buildings was demolished c.1940, the rear wings were also demolished c.1972
Tasma terrace is a rare example of a three storey terrace development despite having one of the dwellings and all of the rear wings demolished the remaining sections are substantially intact.
Tasma terrace is an important work of the distinguished architect, Charles Webb, whose other works include Wesley College (1864), Alfred hospital (1869), Royal Arcade (1869) and the Grand hotel, later the Windsor (1884).
Tasma Terrace, the subject of a major preservation battle from 1970-72 holds an important place in the history of building conservation in the state of Victoria. The preservation campaign resulted in the government enacting legislation in 1972 which established the government buildings advisory council, Australia's first legislation for the preservation of government owned historic buildings.
Tasma terrace demonstrates the entrepreneurial optimism which characterised the boom period of Victoria's history in the late 1870S and 1880S.
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TASMA TERRACE - History
Associated People: Owner GEORGE NIPPER;
Owner JOSEPH THOMPSON;TASMA TERRACE - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.Specific Exemptions:Description of work/activity exempted from requiring a permit: (This suite of permit exempted works added 12/06/2016 under P24850.)
* Removal and/or replacement of kitchen appliances, fixtures and fittings
* Removal and/or replacement of bathroom appliances, fixtures and fittings
*Repainting of previously painted surfaces in offices and circulation spaces with the exception of the ground floor spaces of adjoining Terraces numbered 2 and 4 which exhibit a complete mid-1970s interpretation of Late Victorian interior decorative practice considered appropriate to extant examples of higher quality dwellings of the period such as Tasma Terrace
* Removal and/or replacement of soft floor coverings including carpet, linoleum and sheet vinyl
* Installation of interior window blinds, curtains, drapes, pelmets and the like
* Installation of removable fixings into walls to support art works and/or decorative objects
* Removal of extraneous or redundant exposed pipes, wires, conduits, fixings and antennas
* Replacement of individual perished rainwater goods with equivalent items matching the originals in dimensions, profile, colour and material for the purposes of isolated repairs and maintenance procedures to roof cladding and roof drainage elements including eaves gutters, downpipes, flashings and roof slates - the latter to a maximum extent of one square metre.
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