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48 Lincoln Street

Other Name

Precinct

Location

48 LINCOLN STREET RICHMOND, YARRA CITY

Level

Incl in HO area contributory

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Building Society Cottages
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Building Society Cottages

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Building Society Cottages precinct, which comprises the cottages, constructed by 1890 for the Metropolitan Permanent Building and Investment Society, at 48, 50 and 54-62 Lincoln Street, Richmond is significant. The houses are single fronted timber cottages of typical form with a hipped roof with a corbelled brick chimney, and a post supported convex verandah. The front walls are clad in Ashlar boards to imitate ruled masonry and other detailing typical of period includes the paired eaves brackets separated by 'cricket-bat' moulds. Notable detailing includes the distinctive moulded timber pilasters to the front windows and doors, the unusual toplights above the front doors with faceted and sawtooth detailing, the faceted and chamfered detailing to the roof and verandah fascia. The houses are also slightly elevated, which increases their streetscape presence.

Non-original alterations and additions to the Contributory houses and the post-war house at No. 52 are not significant.

How it is significant?
The Building Society Cottages precinct is of local historic and architectural significance to the City of Yarra.

Why it is significant?
The precinct is historically significant as tangible evidence of the speculative housing constructed for building societies at the peak of the late nineteenth century boom and of the rapid development that was happening at that time in Richmond. (Criterion A)

The precinct is architecturally significant as a representative group of originally identical single-fronted late Victorian cottages. The typical form of the cottages, single fronted with hipped roof and post-supported verandah, is enhanced by the distinctive detailing to the windows, doors and fascia that sets them apart from other single fronted timber cottages of this era. (Criterion D)

The precinct is historically significant for its associations with the Metropolitan Permanent Building and Investment Society, which is demonstrated by the distinctive design features used on the houses constructed by the society. (Criterion H)

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