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KELVIN TERRACE

Other Name

MPAC heritage study, House

Location

42-64 MARGARET STREET, MOONEE PONDS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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42 - 64 Margaret Street

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Kelvin Terrace, comprising 12 attached houses constructed between 1887 and 1889 for John Thomson, at 42-64 Margaret Street, Moonee Ponds is significant.

Non-original alterations and additions and the front fences are not significant.

How it is significant?
Kelvin Terrace at 42-64 Margaret Street, Moonee Ponds is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Moonee Valley.

Why is it significant?
It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a place that demonstrates the early impact of the Essendon railway line on the settlement of the area as a large speculative development erected during the height of the land boom.

It is aesthetically important (Criterion E) for its consistency in typical detail in the facade, roof forms and chimneys (Criterion D).

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