HILLCREST HOSIERY MILL (FORMER)
103-105 EVANS STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 1000024949
Interwar Factories
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Statement of Significance
This place is included in the Interwar Factories Series. Please refer to the Series citation for a more detailed description, history and statement of significance. The Series citation is Hermes no.184690.
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HILLCREST HOSIERY MILL (FORMER) - Physical Description 2
1990:
Edwardian factory.
The facade features steel hopper windows divided by brick pilasters and surmounted by a rendered parapet with projecting frieze and triangular pediment. The arched entrance is enhanced by a projecting hood mould.
Context: Typical 1930s facade to a sawtooth roof factory without architectural pretension most comparable to C.F. Rojo in Napier Street, Fitzroy.
Condition and Integrity: Fair condition, brickwork and render is painted brown.
Comparative Analysis: Typical factory of the period distinguished by the hood mould over the doorway.HILLCREST HOSIERY MILL (FORMER) - Physical Conditions
Fair
HILLCREST HOSIERY MILL (FORMER) - Integrity
Minor Modifications
HILLCREST HOSIERY MILL (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
A typical 1930s facade to a sawtooth roof brick factory (former hosiery mill). Brick structure with with render dressings, decorative arch to entrance, attractive design, steel hopper windows windows divided by brick pilasters and surmounted by a rendered parapet with projecting frieze and triangular pediment. The arched entrance is enhanced by a projecting hood mould. The brick has been overpainted in sections.
Typical 1930s facade to a sawtooth roof factory without architectural pretension most comparable to C.F. Rojo in Napier Street, Fitzroy.
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 - Northern Suburbs Factory Study
Author: Vines, G and M, Churchward
Year: 1992
Grading:Moreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading:Moreland - Lygon Street Heritage Study Stage 2
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2012
Grading: Local
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COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H0594
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BRUNSWICK FIRE STATION AND FLATSVictorian Heritage Register H0916
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IRON HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0665
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