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Coonans Hill
Other NameSee also Precinct - Coonans Hill Extension (id. 3677) Location1-47 & 2-58 CARRINGTON ST AND 1-43 & 2-52 DISRAELI GVE AND 1-45 & 2-44 GRAHAM ST AND 1-51 & 2-46 GRUNDY GVE AND 1-41 & 2A-24 LOUISVILLE AVE AND 1-53 & 2-60 PRENDERGAST ST AND 2-48 WALHALLA ST AND 1-59 & 2-74 WARD GVE AND 1, 1A, 1B, 3-99 WOODLANDS AVENUE AND 467-491 MORELAND ROAD PASCOE VALE SOUTH, MERRI-BEK CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Coonans Hill Precinct, comprising houses at 1-47 and 2-58 Carrington Street, 1-43 and 2-52 Disraeli Grove, 1-45 and 2-44 Graham Street, 1-51 and 2-46 Grundy Grove, 1-41 and 2A-24 Louisville Avenue, 1-53 and 2-60 Prendergast Street, 2-48 Walhalla Street, 1-59 and 2-74 Ward Grove, 1, 1A, 1B and 3-99 Woodlands Avenue, and 467-491 Moreland Road, is significant. Buildings and features that contribute to the significance of the precinct are the houses, associated outbuildings, garages and front fences dating from the inter-War and immediate post-war eras (c.1920 to c.1955). With respect to contributory properties along Moreland Road, facades, roof forms, setbacks and terraced landscaping of the interwar and postwar houses are significant. Rear extensions are not significant.
The following buildings are of local significance and have individual citations:
The following buildings are of local significance and have individual citations:
- Blackburn House, 16 Louisville Avenue
- Lyndhurst Hall, 46 Walhalla Street
Contributory properties include:
- Carrington Street: 1, 5-19, 23-25, 27-37, 43-45 and 2A-12, 16-36, 40-58.
- Disraeli Grove: 1-43 and 2-22, 26-46, 52.
- Graham Street: 1-11, 15, 19-31, 35-45 and 2-42.
- Grundy Grove: 105, 9-13, 17-51 and 2-12, 18-46.
- Louisville Avenue: 1A-29, 31-41 and 2-14, 18-24.
- Moreland Road: 467-485, 487 (only the front terraced garden is contributory) & 489
- Prendergast Street: 1-11, 15-19, 25-37, 41-53 and 2-4, 10-18, 22-60.
- Walhalla Street: 2-32, 36-38, 42-46.
- Ward Grove: 1, 5-9, 13-19, 25-47, 51-59 and 2-6, 10-22, 28-74.
- Woodlands Avenue: 1A, 1B, 3-13, 15-21, 25-35, 41-57, 61-83, 89-95, 97-99.
Non-Contributory properties include:
- Carrington Street: 3, 14, 21, 21A, 25A, 38, 39 and 41 & 47.
- Disraeli Grove: 24, 48 and 50.
- Graham Street: 13, 17, 33 and 44.
- Grundy Grove: 7, 7A, 14, 15 and 16.
- Louisville Avenue: 2A, 20 and 29A.
- Moreland Road: 487 (only the front terraced garden is contributory) and 491
- Prendergast Street: 6, 8, 13, 20, 21, 23 and 39.
- Walhalla Street: 34, 40 and 48
- Ward Grove: 3, 8, 11, 21, 23, 24, 26 and 49.
- Woodlands Avenue: 1, 15, 23, 37, 39, 59, 85, 87 and 95.
How is it significant?
The Coonans Hill Precinct is of local historical, representative and aesthetic significance to the City of Merr-bek.
Why is it significant?
The Coonans Hill Precinct is of local historical significance for its association with the first colonial settlers and early farming in Coburg. The Coonans Hill Precinct is of local historical significance as an area of substantially intact modest interwar housing constructed on late-19th century subdivisions, which represents the suburban expansion that occurred in Coburg following World War One and World War Two. (Criterion A)
The Coonans Hill Precinct demonstrates the principal characteristics of interwar and postwar houses in suburban Melbourne, including Interwar Old English, Interwar Moderne, Interwar California Bungalow and Mid-Century Austerity, architectural styles that were present in Moreland in the interwar and immediate post-war suburban development. This was an intense era of Australian urbanisation that was rich in new design themes. (Criterion D)
The Coonans Hill Precinct is aesthetically significant for its range of intact, homogenous and visually cohesive interwar and immediate post-war dwellings on a hilly topography, with consistent materiality, scale, form, setbacks and landscaping. Further, the dwellings along Moreland Road are aesthetically significant as sites cut into the incline of Coonans Hill with terraced gardens overlooking the street, which all work to produce a single homogenous streetscape. The visual setting of retaining walls in varying masonry materials, including brick and stone (bluestone/rubble stone), contributes to the significance of this particular streetscape. (Criterion E).
The Coonans Hill Precinct demonstrates a high degree of creative and technical achievement during the interwar and immediate post-war years, as evidenced by 467-491 Moreland Road which has continuous terracing present at every property. (Criterion F)
The Coonans Hill Precinct demonstrates the principal characteristics of interwar and postwar houses in suburban Melbourne, including Interwar Old English, Interwar Moderne, Interwar California Bungalow and Mid-Century Austerity, architectural styles that were present in Moreland in the interwar and immediate post-war suburban development. This was an intense era of Australian urbanisation that was rich in new design themes. (Criterion D)
The Coonans Hill Precinct is aesthetically significant for its range of intact, homogenous and visually cohesive interwar and immediate post-war dwellings on a hilly topography, with consistent materiality, scale, form, setbacks and landscaping. Further, the dwellings along Moreland Road are aesthetically significant as sites cut into the incline of Coonans Hill with terraced gardens overlooking the street, which all work to produce a single homogenous streetscape. The visual setting of retaining walls in varying masonry materials, including brick and stone (bluestone/rubble stone), contributes to the significance of this particular streetscape. (Criterion E).
The Coonans Hill Precinct demonstrates a high degree of creative and technical achievement during the interwar and immediate post-war years, as evidenced by 467-491 Moreland Road which has continuous terracing present at every property. (Criterion F)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residential Precinct