First Avenue
1-17 & 2-18 FIRST AVE, 1-17 & 2-18 SECOND AVE, 1-17 & 2-18 THIRD AVE, 2-40 FOURTH AVE, 1-39 FIFTH AVE, 42-62 CANBERRA ST, and 256-280 MORELAND RD, BRUNSWICK, MORELAND CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The First Avenue Precinct, comprising houses at 42-62 and 27-55 Canberra Street, 1-17 and 2-18 First Avenue, 1-39 Fifth Avenue, 2-40 Fourth Avenue, 1-17 and 2-18 Second Avenue, 1-17 and 2-18 Third Avenue, and 256-280 Moreland Road.
How is it significant?
The First Avenue Precinct is of local architectural significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
The First Avenue Precinct is a residential area and is of local architectural significance as a relatively intact area of modest brick and timber Bungalow style houses along with a small number of Edwardian houses. The majority of significant building stock comprises detached single-storey brick and timber bungalows, most with terracotta tiled roofs. A single-storey, double fronted timber bungalow with shingle-clad gable ends and a terracotta tiled roof at No 2 Second Avenue provides architectural focus for the precinct. Along Moreland Road there are several large Edwardian and Inter-War houses. The precinct displays cohesion of scale, materials and setbacks and is representative of large-scale single subdivisions dating from the Inter-War period.
Non-Contributory properties include:
Canberra Street: 31, 37, 40, 41, 46 and 48.
First Avenue: 12, 16 and 17.
Fifth Avenue 19 and 29.
Fourth Avenue: 16, 37 and 38.
Second Avenue: 5, 15, 15A and 17.
Third Avenue: 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 14 and 18.
Moreland Road: 258 and 262.-
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First Avenue - Physical Description 1
Address: 42-62 Canberra Street
1-17, 2-18 First Avenue
1-39 Fifth Avenue
2-40 Fourth Avenue
1-17, 2-18 Second Avenue
1-17, 2-18 Third Avenue
256-280 Moreland Road
The First Street Precinct is a residential area. With the exception of a few Edwardian houses in Canberra Street and Moreland Road, the building stock comprises detached single-storey brick and timber bungalows, most with terracotta tiled roofs. Of architectural note are 2 First Avenue, which has an interesting verandah and original timber fence; 10 Second Avenue, an unusually intact timber bungalow with a timber and woven wire fence and wrought iron gate, and traditional garden; and 50 Canberra Street, a red brick bungalow with a transverse gabled roof.
Along Moreland Road are several larger Edwardian and inter-War houses. Of note are Kooringa (No. 268), a large inter-War bungalow, and the large Edwardian house at No. 274.
Street planting in the Precinct is predominantly native, and includes Melaleuca in Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Canberra Street, and Eucalyptus in First Avenue and Canberra Street. Kerbs, gutters and footpaths throughout the Precinct are concrete.
The following buildings have individual datasheets in the Moreland Heritage Review: Building Citations (1998):
2 Second Avenue (c.1920-25)Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:
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BRUNSWICK FIRE STATION AND FLATSVictorian Heritage Register H0916
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FORMER MELVILLES GRAIN STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0705
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FORMER HOFFMAN BRICKWORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0703
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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1 Brockenshire StreetYarra City
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1 Bundara StreetYarra City
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1 Forster StreetHobsons Bay City
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