BLANCHE TERRACE

Blanche Terrace, Fitzroy, is a terrace of six houses built between 1866 and 1867 for Henry Mills. This fine two storey brick terrace in the conservative classical style is notable for the length of its facade and epitomizes a typical terrace composition of the time. The deep setback from the street and the fine mouldings, particularly on the flat arch arcade on the ground floor and first floor windows, are distinctive features of the building. It is the centrepiece of the Blanche Terrace precinct and an outstanding example of this distinctive building type.

Blanche Terrace is of architectural, historical and cultural significance to the State of Victoria. 

Blanche Terrace, Fitzroy, is of architectural significance as an outstanding example of a distinctive 19th century form of Melbourne housing. The facade is largely intact, although the words "Blanche Terrace" have been removed from the freize, and parts of the cast iron palisade fence remain.

Blanche Terrace, Fitzroy, is of historical and cultural significance for its associations with the important Australian novelist, Henry Handel Richardson (aka Florence Lindesay Richardson), who was born in No. 179. Richardson is perhaps best known for her novels "The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney" (also known as "Australia Felix"), and "The Getting of Wisdom".