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8-14 Morang Road, Hawthorn. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 8-14 Morang Road, Hawthorn. Melbourne, Victoria
Despite being some of the architecturally most impressive in the area, this row of five double storey Hawthorn (polychrome) brick houses is scarcely mentioned in official heritage studies, particularly the Morang Road precinct1, although neighbouring single storey terraces are. Perhaps it is assumed. In any case these boom style Italianate terraces were erected in 1887 (as indicated on the parapet) as a speculative development, exploiting the proximity to Hawthorn railway station which had increased in prominence with the line’s extension to Camberwell.
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Roseneath and Culloden Cottage: 311-313 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. Victoria
Roseneath and Culloden Cottage 311-313 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. Victoria
Roseneath and Culloden Cottage are a fine pair of semi-detached single storey Victorian Italianate terrace houses in South Melbourne. The most notable feature is the elaborate parapet mouldings which is strongly visually separated by a bold cornice and includes a named cartouche framed by scrolls and other mouldings in an unusual free classical composition. Both are currently adaptively used as cafe/restaurants.
Oberon: 215 Lydiard Street, Soldiers Hill. Ballarat, Victoria
Oberon: 215 Lydiard Street, Soldiers Hill. Ballarat, Victoria
Oberon is a freestanding single storey Italianate villa in the terrace house style. It has been adaptively used as offices.
The house features what can best be described as a highly refined florid facade. In this design, the three most important elements – parapet, verandah and openings are given maximum emphasis in detail.
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Shoreham: 9 Chetwynd Street, North Melbourne. Victoria
Shoreham: 9 Chetwynd Street, North Melbourne. Victoria
Shoreham is a grand freestanding terrace style house with boom style characterstics although it was built some time after the boom in 1898 and classified as Edwardian.
The red brick and stucco render (or “blood and bone” style) terrace dominates the streetscape and is grander than most boom style 1880s homes. With a tall parapet with classical entablature, including a segmental pedimet and detailed mouldings including a cartouche with the name and date. The palladian composition of the parapet is flanked by balustrades but missing its finials on the pedestals on either side of the parapet.
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Dr Martin’s: 86-88 Collins Street. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 86-88 Collins Street. Melbourne, Victoria
This impressive row of two triple storey terraces was once actually a row of three built for Dr Robert Martin in 1873 by James Gall (a third house in this row was demolished in 1976 to give the Nauru House office tower a Collins Street address). It is now one of just a handful of terraces remaining in the Melbourne CBD. The terraces, originally a combination of consulting rooms and residence have been adaptively reused as offices with ground floor boutique retail.
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