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Location139 HODDLE STREET,, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No 141135
File NumberY2011:489LevelRec for HO area indiv sig |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? No. 139 is a double-fronted early Victorian-era villa, set out in bays, with a slated simply hipped roof, in front of an earlier brick wing, with an M-hip roof. It has a deep concave shaped front verandah. Post-World War Two alterations and additions to the buildings are not significant. How is it significant?
The house at 139 Hoddle Street Richmond is significant. It was built in stages in the mid and late 19th century, and is part of a complex that also includes 137 Hoddle Street, 1 Jika Place and 1A Jika Place. The original portion of the house at No. 139 (the wing with the M-hip roof and smaller brick and weatherboard wing to the rear) dates to pre-1855 and was originally built for merchant and politician Theodotus J. Sumner. The extended house was divided into four separate tenancies by 1915, which were individually subdivided in 1922.
The house at 139 Hoddle Street Richmond is historically significant to the locality of Richmond.
Why is it significant?
The house at 139 Hoddle Street Richmond is historically significant (Criterion A)as one of the earliest surviving villas in Richmond and an indicator of when Hoddle Street was a more desirable address than today.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House