Hollyoak

Hollyoak, the house at 2 Central Avenue built in 1915 and designed by Edwin Ruck, is of significance.

How is it significant?

2 Central Avenue is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Banyule.

Why is it significant?

Hollyoak is an excellent exampleof the half-timbered style of construction common in Heidelberg during this period. For the period in which it was designed (1915) Hollyoak displays innovative design features of the Arts and Crafts Bungalow style, including a dominant front porch of sloping piers, dark stained timber features and the sloping roof encompassing an attic (Criterion D & E).

The place is a good example of the simple vernacular residential design work of Edwin J. Ruck who worked as an architect in Victoria and Western Australia (Criterion H).

The place is representative of the extensive residential development that took place in Ivanhoe and Heidelberg during the 1920s. It is a good example of a modest architect designed residence built to accommodate a family and reflects Ivanhoe's status as a high quality residential suburb (Criterion A).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House