HOUSE (UXBRIDGE)
16 HORNE STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 4446
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
'Uxbridge', the Edwardian timber house at 16 Horne Street, Brunswick, constructed by 1914 for (and presumably by) David Patrick Corr, a carpenter, is significant. Non-original alterations and additions are not significant. The front fence is sympathetic but is not significant.
How is it significant?
'Uxbridge', 16 Horne Street, Brunswick, is of local representative and aesthetic significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
'Uxbridge' is significant as an intact and well-detailed example of an Edwardian timber residence with characteristic asymmetrical form with a hip and gable roof, imitation Ashlar boards to the front walls and pressed metal to the gable end, a separate bullnose verandah with turned timber posts and a cast iron frieze, bracketed eaves and brick and render chimneys with terracotta pots. It is notable for the fine quality of the timber details including the highly unusual window hood, as well as the ornate bargeboard and truss work to the gable end. (Criteria D & E)
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HOUSE (UXBRIDGE) - Physical Description 1
Edwardian asymmetrical timber villa
HOUSE (UXBRIDGE) - Physical Conditions
Good
HOUSE (UXBRIDGE) - Integrity
Intact
Viewed from the street, 'Uxbridge' appears to be relatively intact with good integrity. The timber surrounds to the front door have been altered and the glass replaced. The front door itself is not visible. Some details (e.g. verandah and roof cladding, gable end) may have been replaced or reconstructed sympathetically.
A single storey addition is set at the rear of the house but is hardly visible from the street. The woven wire fence is not original but is a sympathetic design.
HOUSE (UXBRIDGE) - Physical Description 2
'Uxbridge' at 16 Horne Street, Brunswick, is a double-fronted Edwardian timber house situated on the west side of the street. It has a shallow setback from the street boundary, and small side setbacks.
This house has characteristic asymmetrical form with a high, hipped corrugated iron roof with gablets and a projecting gable to one side. There are two tall brick chimneys with rendered cornices and terra cotta chimney pots. The separate bullnose verandah sits has turned timber posts, a cast iron frieze. The front entrance is set underneath the verandah, with asymmetrical side- and highlights, and decorative timber surrounds. Underneath the verandah is a three-casement window with coloured glass highlights, and shaped boards under the sill. The same window design is repeated at the projecting gable. Eaves are decorated with paired brackets alternating with diamonds and cricket bat moulds. The front is clad in imitation Ashlar boards with weatherboards to the side.
A carpenter owned 'Uxbridge' at the time of construction and this perhaps accounts for the fine detailing to the gable end including the extraordinary window hood. The hood has a roof of notched timber boards with scalloped timber ridge capping, visible rafters and a shallow ladder back frieze, and is supported by simple triangular timber brackets. The gable end above is pressed metal with a roughcast pattern and features an ornate timber bargeboard with scalloped inlay and shaped lobes, and ornate truss work and finial.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2017
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2017
Grading: LocalMoreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading: Local
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