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CLIVEDEN
Location18 Regent Street, PRESTON VIC 3072 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? The later additions and/or alterations, including the garage and front fence are not significant. How is it significant? Why is it significant?
This brick Victorian villa at 18 Regent Street, Preston once known as 'Cliveden', constructed c.1893 for, and possibly by, George West who was a contractor is significant. It is a double-fronted rendered brick Victorian villa, set back from Regent Street behind a garden. The house has a hipped roof clad in slate tile with cast iron ridge brackets and there are two tall rendered chimneys with mouldings at their tops. A bay projects at left towards Regent Street and to the east of this, extending across the remainder of the street-facing facade, is a cast iron verandah. At the corners of the walls the render has quoining. The windows are paired double hung sash set within decorative cement mouldings. The four panelled front doors has sidelights and highlights.
The house at 18 Regent Street, Preston known as 'Cliveden'is of local historic and architectural significance to Darebin City.
The house at 18 Regent Street, Preston is historically significant as a representative example of a villa associated with the first phase of suburban development of Preston during the late nineteenth century land boom just before the economic crash of the 1890s. It is architecturally significant as a relatively intact and good example of a double-fronted Victorian villa with features that are typical of this period and style of building. The significance of the place is enhanced by its rarity value as one of a relatively small number of intact late nineteenth century dwellings within Preston. (AHC criteria A.4, B.2, D.2)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House