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Eleazer Lesser Edwardian Duplexes
Other NamePrecinct Location62-68 APPLETON STREET, 114-120 BURNLEY STREET, 389-391 HIGHETT STREET, and 158-160 SOMERSET STREET, RICHMOND, YARRA CITY LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? How it is significant? Historically, the houses illustrate the better class of workers' housing of the Edwardian period, which was Richmond's second major phase of development. In particular, they illustrate some of the high-quality and attractive development by investors in Richmond during this period. (Criterion A)
The group of houses comprising 62-68 Appleton Street, 114-120 Burnley Street, 389-391 Highett Street and 158-160 Somerset Street, Richmond. All of them are double-fronted, asymmetrical Edwardian duplexes of tuckpointed red brick, with high hipped roofs. They were all constructed between 1913 and 1915 for prolific local developer Eleazer (Elly) Lesser.
The houses are of local architectural and historical significance to the City of Yarra.
Architecturally, the houses exhibit distinctive aesthetic characteristics. The houses at 114-116 Burnley Street and 389-391 Highett Street exhibit an Asian influence in the flared eaves resting on timber brackets, set below a floating gable. The timber verandah brackets have the sinuous lines and irregular organic form associated with Art Nouveau. The houses at 118-120 Burnley Street and 158-160 Somerset Street are distinguished by complex fretwork to the verandah and window hood, unified by a sunburst motif. (Criterion E)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House