Terrace

It is a terrace row of single-storey Italianate dwellings constructed of bichrome brick. The transverse gable roof is not divided by party walls, indicative of its relatively early date. They retain fine verandah beam detail, cast iron frieze, brackets and columns and their original iron palisade fence, gates, and bluestone front paths. Other details of note are the large chimneys along the ridgeline, the pediment above the central dwelling, and niches on either side of the front window.

How is it significant?
'Inglewood Terrace' is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
Architecturally, it is significant as a highly intact representative example of the early form of the terrace row, with a continuous roof unbroken by party walls and exposed eaves to the front. Other typical features of the Italianate terrace rows of the 1870s and early 1880s include the use of bichrome brickwork, corniced chimneys, cast-iron verandah frieze and separate brackets, and tessellated tiles and bluestone steps to the verandah. The bluestone pitched Paynes Lane contributes as a representative nineteenth century setting. (Criterion D)

Aesthetically, it is distinguished from other terraces of its era by details such as the visual dominance of the oversized chimneys along the ridgeline, the highly decorated arched pediment at the centre of the row, and the eclectic pointed arch niches with decorative aprons. The retention of the original continuous iron palisade fence, with matching gates, on a bluestone plinth contributes to its presentation. (Criterion E)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Terrace