62 Charles Street

The Glenferrie Road Precinct, Kew, is an area of heritage significance for the following

reasons:

-The western parts of this precinct are marked by mansion development of the

Victorian period, and though some are surrounded by unsympathetic later

development, a significant number of individually significant early Kew mansions

survive here, albeit in some cases converted to institutional uses. This is one of three

notable mansion precincts in Kew, the others being HO158 (Walmer Street) and

HO162 (Sackville Street).

- The eastern section of the precinct is significant for its mixture of small and medium

scale Victorian housing, much of which relates to two important 1880s estates:

Edgevale and Doona Hill.

- The area has a strong visual connection with several fine assemblages of school

buildings: either in its midst (Ruyton) or at its borders (Trinity, Xavier, Methodist

Ladies' College).

- The area includes the former Kew civic buildings and the Sacred Heart Church and

School, both in Cotham Road, the latter important to the considerable Roman Catholic

heritage in the area.

- The area also includes the entire Glenferrie Road streetscape north of Barkers Road up

to Wellington Street, including two of MLC's most important buildings and a mixed

1880s to interwar streetscape.

- The area includes a number of individually significant architectural designs, the

majority of which are Victorian mansions.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House