HOUSE AT 23 Rosa Street

The house, designed by John and Phyllis Murphy and constructed in 1950 (excluding the later additions including the front fence), at 23 Rosa Street, Lower Templestowe.

How is it Significant?

The house at 23 Rosa Street, Lower Templestowe is of local historic and aesthetic significance to Manningham City.

Why is it Significant?

The house at 23 Rosa Street, Lower Templestowe has historic significance as one of the first houses designed by the important architectural practice of John and Phyllis Murphy. It is one of the earliest examples of the post-war Modernist style in a residential building in the study area. (RNE criteria A.4, D.2 and H.1)

The house at 23 Rosa Street, Lower Templestowe has aesthetic (architectural) significance as a relatively intact example of an early Modernist house. (RNE criteria E.1)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House