53 Gardner Street

Location

53 GARDNER STREET RICHMOND, YARRA CITY

File Number

Y2011:4013

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The house at 53 Gardiner Street, Richmond is significant to the extent of the Edwardian fabric and the early fence. The house appears to have been built c1901 and was probably designed by architects Ussher & Kemp. It is a Queen Anne red brick house with Medieval character detailing and form, including the jettied half-timbered gable, the crow-step side party wall and the chunky verandah detail. The fence is woven wire with a wrought iron gate.

Non-original alterations and additions are not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 53 Gardiner Street, Richmond is aesthetically significant to Richmond and the City of Yarra.

Why is it significant?
The house at 53 Gardiner Street, Richmond is aesthetically significant (Criterion E):

. as a rare, high quality example of the Queen Anne style in Richmond, which is notable for its distincitve detailing and form and is complemented by an early front fence and gate. It is highly intact and believed to have been designed by prominent architects Ussher & Kemp.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House