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Lambert house
Location23 Paterson Street, ABBOTSFORD VIC 3067 - Property No 110210 LevelIncl in HO area indiv sig |
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Statement of Significance
The following wording is from the Allom and Lovell Building Citation, 1998 for the property. Please note that this is a "Building Citation", not a "Statement of Significance". For further information refer to the Building Citation held by the City of Yarra.
History: By 1892 Randal Lambert, a librarian, owned land on the west side of Paterson Street between Valiant and Abbotsford Streets. In 1893 Lambert built a brick house there for his residence. Lambert continued as owner/occupant at least until 1900.
Description: The house at 23 Paterson Street, Abbotsford, is an asymmetrical, single-storey bichromatic Italianate style villa, with a hipped slate roof. Its walls are of dark brown bricks with red brick quoining and window dressings. The projecting bay on the front elevation has a pair of segmental-arched double-hung sash windows, within a chamfered brick recess. The curved corrugated iron verandah has cast iron columns and lacework frieze. Beneath the verandah are two double-hung sash windows flanked by semi-circular arched niches. The hipped slate roof has bracketed eaves and is penetrated by two red and brown brick chimneys with rendered moulded caps. Significance: The house at 23 Paterson Street, Abbotsford, is of local architectural significance. It is an intact example of a 19th century Italianate style villa, particularly ornate for Abbotsford. Of note is the fine and exuberant use of bichromatic composition, and the unusually detailed recessed windows.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House