PISE HOUSE, 7 PETER STREET, ELTHAM

What is significant?
The c1951 house and the surrounding site to the title boundaries.

How is it significant?
The house is historically and architecturally significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The house is historically significant because it was the home of local academic,

Bruce Robert Moore (father of footballer Peter Moor who played for Collingwood and Melbourne) and illustrates the attraction of Eltham to academics during the mid part of the 20th century (Criteria H & A). The house is architecturally and aesthetically significant as a good example of an 'Eltham-style' house. Like many 'Eltham-style' houses, it was constructed in stages by an owner builder, was designed to integrate in to its bush settings and featured the use of pise in its construction (Criterion D).

BICK STUDY, 1992
This building illustrates an innovative small house of circa 1950 that has added interest for its owner builder executed pise construction and its location in a precinct of adobe and pise dwellings. This building also illustrates the attraction of Eltham to academics during this period.

BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:

ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEMES

HISTORY

ARCHITECTURE

STREETSCAPE

DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: ENTIRE BUILDING AND SITE

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House