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FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY
7-15 HUTCHINSON AVENUE WARRANDYTE, MANNINGHAM CITY

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FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY SOHE 2008
FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY SOHE 2008
FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY SOHE 2008
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
A three storey reinforced concrete structure designed and built by Merv Naughton (1909-88) as a dwelling and workshop during 1946-47 (the top floor was not completed until 1954). The building has flat trafficable roofs having large overhangs and no balustrades, and steel framed windows. Naughton became a leading designer and manufacturer of sporting rifles, and the ground floor, which contained work rooms, vaults and a strong room, was used to assemble and test firearms from 1947 until c.1988. By 1970 Naughton's business had six employees and a separate workshop was constructed south west of the original building. More than 150 rifles were produced each month, and as well as converting surplus army rifles into sporting rifles, the factory also produced the Fieldman Naughton, a sporting gun developed by Naughton in the early 1950s. Naughton's rifles were exported to twelve countries.

How is it significant?
The former Naughton house and rifle factory is of historical, social and architectural importance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?
The building is of historical and social importance as evidence of an unusual and successful manufacturing enterprise that expressed the creativity and skills of Merv Naughton, who, by the late 1960s and early 1970s, became a leading Victorian inventor, manufacturer and exporter of sporting rifles. At one stage Naughton was reputedly the only manufacturer of firearms in Australia.

The building is of architectural importance as an early and dramatic example of Modernist style architecture, emphasising functionalism, clean lines and a complete disassociation from styles of the past, designed and constructed by a person with no formal architectural training.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY - 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.

      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:

      EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITS:

      INTERIOR DECORATIVE SCHEMES
      Interior painting and wall-papering to walls and ceilings, provided the
      preparation work does not remove evidence of the building's original
      decorative scheme.
      Removal of existing carpets and flexible floor coverings. Installation of
      carpets and flexible floor coverings. Installation of curtain tracks, rods,
      blinds and other window dressings.

      REFURBISHMENT OF BATHROOMS, TOILETS, KITCHENS
      Refurbishment of bathroom /toilet / ensuites including removal of existing
      sanitary fixtures and associated piping, mirrors, and wall and floor
      coverings, and installation of new fixtures, and wall and floor coverings.
      Removal of existing kitchen benches and fixtures (stoves, dishwashers etc.)
      and floor coverings and installation of new kitchen benches and fixtures,
      including associated plumbing and wiring.

      INSTALLATION OF HEATING SERVICES
      Installation of hydronic, or concealed radiant (Ceiling Foil Radiant Heating
      or under-carpet) type heating, provided that the installation does not damage
      existing skirtings, architraves and the location of the heating unit (boiler
      etc) is concealed from view.

      RE-WIRING
      Re-wiring provided that all new wiring is fully concealed wherever possible
      and any original light switches, pull cords, or GPOs are retained in-situ.

      HANGING OF PAINTINGS, MIRRORS, AND OTHER WALL-MOUNTED ART WORK
      Installation of hooks, nails and other devices for the hanging of paintings,
      mirrors, and other wall-mounted works of art.

      INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS

      REMOVAL OF EXTRANEOUS EXTERNAL ITEMS
      Removal of air-conditioners, pipework, wiring, antennae, aerials and making
      good.

      SMALL OUTBUILDINGS
      Erection of small outbuildings including sheds, aviaries, kennels, poultry
      sheds and the like, with the exception of "period" style gazebos, provided
      that the outbuilding is no larger than 10m2 in floor area and no higher than
      2400mm high.

      SWIMMING POOL
      Installation of a swimming pool and associated pool fencing to the west of the
      registered building provided that the pool is located no closer than 10 metres
      to the registered buildings.

      SITE/GARDEN WORKS
      Gardening or planting works and installation of watering systems.

      PATHS, DRIVEWAYS/CARPARKING, PAVED AREAS
      Laying of gravel, stone topping, bitumen, concrete, brick or stone flag paths
      and driveways.

      CONSERVATION PLANS
      All works in line with the recommendations contained in the Conservation Plan
      prepared by Richard Peterson Architect & Conservation Consultant dated
      September 1995 titled Naughton House 1-15 Hutchinson Avenue Warrandyte
      Conservation Analysis and Plan.

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