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Residence - "Kandahar"

Location

280 Latrobe Terrace, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 202413

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

'Kandahar' was erected c1880 as a renovation to an earlier villa of 1871. Alexander Davidson & Co., architects, designed this building in their characteristic French Romanesque revival mode derived from the publications of French architectural historian Viollet-le-Duc. The front fence, now removed, completed the architectural composition. It is a distinct and important example of this architectual style in the Geelong region.

References

Centenary of Newtown and Chilwell 1958.

City of Newtown Rate Books 1869-70, 1871-72 rated from February 1, 1872.

Willingham, Allan 'Two Scots in Victoria: The Architecture of Davidson and Henderson'. Master of Architecture thesis, University of Melbourne, 1983.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence