29 Ryeburne Avenue

Location

29 Ryeburne Avenue, Hawthorn East,Boroondara City

Level

Incl in HO area contributory

Statement of Significance

HO161 Ryeburne Avenue Precinct, Hawthorn East

Ryeburne Avenue Precinct, Hawthorn East, is an area of heritage significance for the following reasons:

- The place is a largely intact, predominantly late Victorian/Federation precinctdeveloped to capitalize on the prestigious image of the early mansion development inthe nearby Harcourt Street vicinity.

- The place is representative of the growth of Hawthorn as a garden suburb in the latenineteenth and early twentieth century.

-The garden qualities of the place are reinforced by the Angliss Reserve and RathminesRoad Reserve, both located at the western end of the precinct.

- Rathmines Road includes a mostly intact group of brick Federation duplexes, whileRyeburne Avenue has a concentration of timber Federation houses which is relativelyunusual for the Hawthorn area.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House