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Ray Villa and Harris Villa: 45-47 Waterloo Crescent, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria

Ray Villa and Harris Villa: 45-47 Waterloo Crescent, St Kilda

This exuberant semi-detached pair of Victorian Italianate villas, set back from the street, is one of two such pairs in close proximity (the other I will post at a future date).  Disappointingly while other nearby properties do, neither of these pairs has any heritage status under the City of Port Phillip planning scheme.

67-73 Morrah Street, Parkville. Melbourne, Victoria

Fern House, Victoria House, Albert House and Park House: 67-73 Morrah Street, Parkville. Melbourne, Victoria

This row of four typical Italianate double storey Melbourne terraces is situated in Parkville which is a small are with one of the most beautifully preserved stands of terraces in Australia.  While the rendered terrace is more subdued than others in the area, there are still some subtle but interesting horizontality emphasised by the cornice and the linear friezes of the verandah and repetitive parapet which is relatively intact with its ball finials.

115-121 Kent Street, Millers Point. Sydney, New South Wales

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Terrace Houses: 115-12 Kent Street, Millers Point. Sydney, New South Wales

This flatly laid out Italianate row of four double storey terraced houses could almost be mistaken for a typical Melbourne terrace if not for the discrete attic dormer profiles projecting above the parapet. One interesting aspect of the layout is the end terrace at 115 has a noticeably narrower profile and very subtle and skilled modifications have been made to the design to adjust.

102-106 Victoria Street, Footscray. Melbourne, Victoria

Terrace Houses: 102-106 Victoria Street, Footscray. Melbourne, Victoria

This row of three narrow single storey terraces has been in the news lately as it has narrowly escaped compulsory acquisition and demolition that is set to clear land for a new railway line as part of the Victorian Regional Rail Link while the same cannot be said for the row of three 1990s postmodern terrace houses at 96-100 on the adjacent site.

Rockdale: 96 Punt Road, Windsor. Melbourne, Victoria

Rockdale: 96 Punt Road, Windsor. Melbourne, Victoria

Rockdale is an attractive freestanding double storey former middle class home in the Italianate terrace style.  Like many of the grand homes along this stretch of Punt Road close to St Kilda Junction it is set back from the street.  Despite its obvious grandeur, Rockdale is unfortunately not afforded any heritage protection under the City of Stonnington planning scheme.

The terrace is highly decorated in rendered brick, however it has been significantly modified, the “modernisation” dating to sometime before the 1950s resulting in the removal of its cast iron lacework, replacement of its support column with concrete and enclosing its upper storey verandah in aluminium framed glass.


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Recent Comments
  • bigsby: Having seen what they’ve done to this place im really surprised they don’t knock it down and...
  • Tennille: It is great to see a terrace from Cooks Hill. I live in a terrace row a block away from here on Parry...
  • Rackel: Hey there, so when do you think this house was built? And what materials do you think was used to build it?...
  • Jasper: they were recently sold advertised as a pair for just over $100K each ! :O uber bargain
  • Andrew: What a gem in Ballarat. I have never seen the likes of them before. They are so nicely symmetrical and the...
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