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Other NameNo Location96 LYDIA STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 5046 LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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What is significant? The house at 96 Lydia Street, Brunswick, constructed by 1883 is
significant. The adjacent bluestone laneway also contributes to the
significance of the place. Non-original alterations and additions (built after 1945) and the
wire front fence are not significant. How is it significant? The house at 96 Lydia Street, Brunswick, and adjacent bluestone
laneway are of local historical and representative significance to the
City of Moreland. Why is it significant? It is significant as an intact representative example of a simple
timbers worker's cottage with characteristic transverse gabled roof
and rear skillion and a symmetrical facade. While the form and
detailing is typical, it is notable for the high degree of integrity
with original or early features such as the main brick chimney with
dog tooth corbelling, and a lower chimney to the kitchen at the rear,
the front verandah, which has a slight concave profile, stop-chamfered
timber posts, a cast iron frieze and timber partitions at each end,
the original timber architraves to the door and windows and the double
timber sash window with six over six panes to the side wall. The
setting of the house is enhanced by the pitched bluestone laneway
along one side. (Criteria D & E)
Residential buildings (private)
House