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1C Molesworth Street

Location 1C Molesworth Street KEW, BOROONDARA CITY Level Incl in HO area non-contributory

Statement of Significance

HO143 Barry Street Precinct, Kew

Barry Street Precinct, Kew, is an area of heritage significance for the following reasons:

- The place has an unusual concentration of highly graded buildings, many of which were designed by prominent Melbourne architects.

- The area is one of Melbourne's best concentrations of large late Victorian and Federation house designs, in varied materials and often ably utilising the topography of the area. The precinct also has a number of distinctive designs of the interwar period.

-Many of the streets are marked by original basalt kerbing and grading, and the area features mature gardens and street trees.

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Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House