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TERRACE
Other Names2 It was removed from GBR in 1988 and H0511 was removed from the HBR in 1991. , 1 This place was "registered" 3 times - in 1981 as H0511, in 1982 on GBR, and in 1986 as H0638. Location352-354 VICTORIA PARADE EAST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY
File Number602655LevelRegistered |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? The Terrace at 352-354 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne comprises a pair of symmetrically arranged houses constructed of brick with a sandstone facade. The builders were Linacre and Williams but the architect is unknown. There is a ground floor verandah with concave roof. The verandah roof is supported by timber posts and brackets. Above the verandah are symmetrically arranged windows below a cornice, parapet and two gables. A small pediment and cornice moulding embellish each of the centre windows. The ground floor is rusticated. An iron palisade fence with arrow pickets and simple gate posts separates the verandah from the street. How is it significant? The Terrace at 352-354 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? The Terrace at 352-354 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne is architecturally significant as one of the earliest, substantially intact, examples of the terrace type in East Melbourne, a type that was later prevalent in East and North Melbourne. It is also significant as a rare example of a terrace finished in stone.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Terrace