6 Park Avenue

The property at 6 Park Avenue, Richmond, was built in 1911 as a modest single storey weatherboard Federation house, the frontage of which was later modified to a bungalow form. Original Federation elements include the side entry porch and its detailing. The original hipped roof form to the front was replaced by a half-timbered gable, and the original five-light bay window which extended up into a small gable, was also replaced by a six-light square bay capped with a 'flat' roof.

The property at 6 Park Avenue, Richmond, is of local historical significance.

The property at 6 Park Avenue, Richmond, is of local historical significance. It was built in 1911 in a desirable location opposite Richmond Park, in the eastern area of Richmond near the Yarra River which was not developed until the later nineteenth century, unlike areas in the north and west of the suburb. Park Avenue itself did not appear on maps until 1888, with the earliest buildings on the street dating from c. 1890. The property is also significant for its association with James Scullin and his family, who resided there in the 1920s and 1930s, including during his term as Prime Minister from 1929 to 1932. Scullin became Labor leader in April 1928, while living at this address, and then Prime Minister in 1929 at the onset of the Great Depression. He and his wife Sarah opted to remain in their Park Avenue house instead of living in the Lodge in Canberra, and also used the dwelling for Labor Party and parliamentary functions.