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HOUSE

Location

135 BENT STREET, NORTHCOTE, DAREBIN CITY

File Number

Darebin Database #355

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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City of Darebin Heritage
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City of Darebin Heritage

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The villa at 135 Bent Street, Northcote, built in 1892-95 for the carpenter, Edwin Roberts.

How is itsignificant?
The villa at 135 Bent Street, Northcote is aesthetically significant to Darebin City

Why is it significant?
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a most substantial villa residence for the late Victorian era in the locality, its survival into the present era being exceptional. This importance is enhanced by the survival of the cast iron fence and gate. The appearance, however, is representative of the period, as is to be expected given the working class origins of the locality.

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