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22-26 Lilydale Grove, Hawthorn East. Melbourne, Victoria (Demolished)
22-26 Lilydale Grove, Hawthorn East Victoria
Formerly a row of four, the remaining three of this row of single storey Queen Anne terraced cottages tells the sad tale of heritage in Melbourne’s Hawthorn which is being assailed by development from all directions. Just a stones throw from the magnificent Auburn Road precinct reknowned for its late Victorian streetscapes, this row however has no heritage protection and it shows. One of the end terraces (28) has already been demolished to become a rear access driveway for a showroom/factory complete with a lovely barb wire fence. The row is unfortunately heavily obscured by evergreen shrubs. The terrace pictured (number 26) which although unoccupied and derelect is in the most original condition, but currently advertised for sale as a development site.
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77-79 Templeton Street. Castlemaine, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 77-79 Templeton Street. Castlemaine, Victoria
Of the few examples of terraced housing in the gold rush town of Castlemaine, this is possibly the most distinctly Australian of them with its iron lacework and verandah form.
During the gold rush the population of Mount Alexander (as it was then known) was greater than Melbourne. Confidence that it would continue to grow ensured that a smatterings of terraces emerged in the inner city streets during the 1860s and 1870s, however after the gold dried up more quickly than expected, the form of housing became an oddity in what was a provincial city.
7 McCully Street, Ascot Vale. Melbourne, Victoria
Freestanding Terrace House: 7 McCully Street, Ascot Vale. Melbourne, Victoria
This freestanding boom style double storey terrace is unfortunately not heritage protected and is in an unrenovated state. Its double storey verandah balustrade, iron lacework and roof has been removed with a single column and decking all that remains and there are large visible cracks on the facade. Still the facade is largely in its original condition and the lack of verandah reveals a richly decorated parapet and party walls, a pair of plain French windows on the upper storey as well as detailed ground level facade featuring a cluster of windows with arched mouldings and bracketed ledges as well as a timber framed Victorian door complete with decorated fanlight and sidelights.
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8 Swanston Street, Geelong. Victoria
Terrace House: 8 Swanston Street, Geelong. Victoria
I chose to post this freestanding terrace out of sheer sympathy as much as anything. Extremely difficult to date, but presumably originally Victorian, this terrace has been bastardised beyond belief at some stage in its history – most probably the late 1950s. The effect of this renovation gone wrong of the original facade has all but rendered this terrace house unrecognisable from what it once was. The “tinning” comes complete with aluminium sliding windows, security fly screens and besser wall.
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1-3 Adam Street, Burnley. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 1-3 Adam Street, Burnley. Melbourne, Victoria
Located close to Burnley railway station is this pair of Victorian terrace houses. They are looking a little worse for wear and the presence of a blog of walk-up flats next door may be a hint that this was originally part of a much larger row. They are in pretty poor condition with many modifications making them quite difficult to date, possibly working class terraces of the late 1880s or early 1890s.
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