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95 Westbourne Grove

Location

95 Westbourne Grove NORTHCOTE, Darebin City

File Number

Darebin Database # 128

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City of Darebin Heritage
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City of Darebin Heritage

Statement of Significance

95 Westbourne Grove is of local architectural and historical significance. The house is in the pseudo Elizabethan style, possibly to the design of the local architect James Birtwhistle. Of particular interest is the use of the turned timber posts and decoration to the verandah, which predates most other examples of the residential use of this style and is a precursor to the suburban Queen Anne style of c1900-15 (see 6 Chaffey Avenue, Mildura, cl890s; Illawarra, 1 Illawarra Crescent, Toorak, 1888-9, also by Birtwhistle). The house also contributes to a significant Victorian era residential streetscape. Like Grand View (qv) in Prospect Grove, this house is a monument to the leaders of the meat industry in Northcote.

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