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HOUSES (YARRABERB & LEURA)
Location7 & 9 MOUNT STREET,, PRESTON VIC 3072 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? Later alterations and/or additions to the houses, the garage to No.7 and the front and side fences and outbuildings on both allotments are not significant. How is it significant? Why is it significant?
The house (formerly known as Yarraberb) constructed c.1892, at 7 Mount Street and the house (formerly known as Leura), constructed c.1901, at 9 Mount Street, Preston. The form, original external materials and detailing, and siting of the houses contributes to their significance.
The houses at 7 and 9 Mount Street, Preston are of local historic significance to Darebin City.
Historically, the houses are significant as tangible evidence of the beginnings of suburban development in this part of Preston. The house at No.7 illustrates the small degree of successful development achieved during the late 19th century land boom, but prior to the economic crash of the 1890s, while the house at No.9 represents the beginnings of the slow recovery from the early twentieth century. The houses are significant as an illustration of the extent to which speculative subdivision occurred in areas that were remote from transport and services until well into the twentieth century. (Criterion A)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residence