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WILLIAM NORTH HOUSE

Other Name

William North house , later Navarre

Location

59 KENT STREET,, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No 155490

File Number

Y2011:3703

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The William North house (later 'Navarre') at 59 Kent Street, Richmond, was built for William North, between c1857 and 1870. It is significant to the nineteenth century fabric. This symmetrically composed, double-fronted, rubble bluestone cottage is set close to the street. The main roof is simply hipped in two bays, one behind the other, and the hipped verandah roof has a distinctive concave profile. The timber framed double-hung sash windows are set either side of the four-panel front door.

Alterations and additions made to the house in the twentieth century are not significant.

How is it significant?
The William North house (later 'Navarre') at 59 Kent Street, Richmond is historically and aesthetically significant to the locality of Richmond and the City of Yarra.

Why is it significant?
The William North house (later 'Navarre') is aesthetically significant (Criteria E & B):

. as one of the small number of rubble basalt houses in the area.

The William North house (later 'Navarre') is historically significant (Criterion A):

. for its potentially early date of pre-1857 where sequential construction is clearly shown in its roof form.

Group

Residential buildings (private)