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Knottywood, Morley

Other Names

Knottywood , Morley

Location

61 Wattle Road HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

Level

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Review of B Graded Buildings

Statement of Significance

Knottywood, 63 Wattle Road, Hawthorn, is of local historical and architectural significance. It is associated with an early phase in Hawthorn's history, specifically with the establishment of a German settlement around Weinberg Road (prior to the transition to garden suburb during the 1870s) and the subsequent development of this settlement. Developed in a series of phases and possibly incorporating an early kitchen wing to the rear, Knottywood, at 63 Wattle Road is one of a small surviving group of Hawthorn properties whose form and generous setting demonstrate the early development of the area for small-scale farming pursuits. The house is also significant in the local context as a fine, representative and relatively externally intact example of a single-storey double-fronted Victorian villa of the 1860s set on a substantial allotment. The house has undergone some modification and new structures have been constructed on the site, however, these changes do not fundamentally detract from its presentation.

Knottywood, 61 Wattle Road, Hawthorn, is of local historical and architectural significance. It is associated with an early phase in Hawthorn's history, specifically with the establishment of a German settlement around Weinberg Road (prior to the transition to garden suburb during the 1870s) and the subsequent development of this settlement. Developed in a series of phases and possibly incorporating an early kitchen wing to the rear, Knottywood, at 61 Wattle Road is one of a small surviving group of Hawthorn properties whose form and generous setting demonstrate the early development of the area for small-scale farming pursuits. The house is also significant in the local context as a fine, representative and relatively externally intact example of a single-storey doublefronted Victorian villa of the 1860s set on a substantial allotment. The house has undergone some modification and new structures have been constructed on the site, however, these changes do not fundamentally detract from its presentation.

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