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71 Liddiard Street

Location

71 Liddiard Street HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

1. Of State significance for the Victorian villa garden with accompanying house.

2. Architecturally significant for the early use of the double cranked verandah, and the use of this design in timber construction. Possibly the most elaborate timber building in Hawthorn.

3. Built in 1881-82 for and by Thomas Barrett, a major Hawthorn builder and land developer, this symmetrical Victorian villa has historical significance for its associations with Barrett. By 1888, Barrett owned some thirty Hawthorn properties and built many houses in John and Rathmines Road, Elphin Grove, and Victoria, Lyndhurst, Invermay, Riversdale, Camberwell, Temple and Burwood Roads. Barrett became Mayor of Hawthorn in mid 1887 and was a J.P.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House