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Location282-284 ASCOT VALE ROAD, MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? How is it significant? Why is it significant?
The attached houses at 282-284 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, built in 1908, are significant.They are Edwardian period cottages formed under a single roof with a dividing party wall and chimney having fish scale slate banding with terra cotta ridge cresting and finials. There are projecting gable ends with half timbering and rough cast surmounting angled pressed metal panels on timber brackets with window hoods to each window bay. Entries have their own gable roofed porches with pressed metalwork in the gable ends and fretted timber spandrels. The houses are in good condition and have a high degree of external integrity.
The attached houses at 282-284 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Pondsare of local aesthetic significance to the City of Moonee Valley.
Aesthetically, the houses are significant as fine and well-detailed examples of Edwardian houses, which demonstrate the influence of the Queen Anne style. The significance of the houses is enhanced by their high degree of external integrity. (Criterion E)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House