HOUSE
9 ABERDEEN STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 10149
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
'Lochiel' the house at 9 Aberdeen Street, Brunswick, built in 1917 for William and Elizabeth Dawson, is significant.
Non-original alterations and additions are not significant. The timber picket front fence is sympathetic but is not significant.
How is it significant?
'Lochiel' at 9 Aberdeen Street, Brunswick, is of local representative and aesthetic significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
'Lochiel' is significant as a representative example of a house, which demonstrates how the symmetrical house type evolved and developed in the latter part of the Federation/Edwardian period, breaking away from the 'Victorian Survival' houses that had characterised the early 1900s. In 'Lochiel' the symmetrical house form is given Federation/Edwardian expression by the steeply pitched pyramidal hip roof and contiguous verandah with incised ends, and the tall red brick corbelled chimneys with terracotta chimney pots. It is also notable for the finely detailed central verandah gablet with a scalloped bargeboard, vertical timber straps and pressed metal and ornate timber brackets, and the high-pitched hip roof which sweeps down to encompass the verandah, emphasising the height of the roof. (Criteria D & E)
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
'Lochiel' is a double fronted, symmetrical Federation/Edwardian timber house, located on the west side of Aberdeen Street. Like many houses in Brunswick, which date from this period, it has a small setback from the street boundary, and modest side setbacks.
'Lochiel' is clad in imitation Ashlar boards to the facade with weatherboards to the other walls. The symmetrical facade has a typical arrangement with a central front entrance flanked by narrow double hung sash windows grouped in pairs. The timber door with a central pane appears to be original, with intact leadlight sidelights and a highlight. This symmetrical form is given Edwardian expression by the high-hipped roof and is enhanced by the two tall, corbelled brick chimneys with terracotta pots. The dramatic pitch of the roof is accentuated by its unbroken roofline, which sweeps down to incorporate the verandah, which is supported by turned timber posts and has incised ends. The verandah features a central gabled portico over the entrance, which is finely detailed with a scalloped bargeboard, vertical timber straps and pressed metal, and is supported by ornate timber brackets.HOUSE - Physical Conditions
Excellent
HOUSE - Integrity
Viewed from the street, 'Lochiel' has good integrity with some alteration. The timber verandah floor has been replaced, and it appears as if the side posts to the verandah have been replaced but done so sympathetically to match those of the central gablet. The verandah has also lost its frieze, which is likely to have been timber. The modern timber picket fence is a later addition but sympathetic in style.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - Keeping Brunswick's heritage: A Report on the Review of the Brunswick Conservation Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1990
Grading: LocalMoreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading:Moreland - Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2017
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2017
Grading: Local
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BRUNSWICK FIRE STATION AND FLATSVictorian Heritage Register H0916
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CHRIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0129
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FORMER WESLEYAN CHURCH AND MODEL SUNDAY SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H1144
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