HOUSE AND FENCE
194 EDWARDES STREET, RESERVOIR, DAREBIN CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The house at 194 Edwardes Street, Reservoir, constructed by 1927, is significant. This is an inter-war rendered brick bungalow with an attic. There is a brick and wrought iron front fence, and gates, which appear to be contemporary with the house and contribute to the significance of the place.
Later alterations and/or additions are not significant.
How is it significant?
The house at 194 Edwardes Street, Reservoir is of local historic, architectural and aesthetic significance to Darebin City.
Why is it significant?
Historically, the house at 194 Edwardes Street, Reservoir is significant as a representative example of a middle-class house that is associated with the first phase of suburban development in Reservoir during the 1920s. It is architecturally significant as fine and well-detailed example of an inter-war attic bungalow in Reservoir, and which is complemented by a fence detailed to match the house. The aesthetic qualities of the house are enhanced by the relatively high degree of intactness, and its scale and siting on a prominent corner site. (AHC criteria A.4, D.2, E.1)
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HOUSE AND FENCE - Physical Description 1
This is a large and well-detailed inter-war rendered brick bungalow with an attic, prominently sited at the corner of Best Street. It has a dominating hip roof with a secondary projecting front hip (and other minor hips to the side)that forms a large porch, and a skillion verandah. There is also an 'eyebrow' dormer (This may be a later addition?).The porch and verandah are supported by square rendered piers with a low balustrade wall. The stepped design of the rendered chimney illustrates Moderne influences. The house is in good condition and has a high degree of external integrity when viewed from Edwardes and Best streets.
The house is complemented by a front fence (which returns along part of the Best Street frontage), detailed to match the house, with rendered brick piers separated by low rendered walls with a tubular wrought iron rail and finely detailed wrought iron gates, both of which appear to be contemporary with the house. The concrete garden path and driveway also appear to be early, possibly also contemporary with the house.
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Study
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2011
Grading: Local
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