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HOUSE & PEPPERCORN TREES

Other Name Individual Location 281 ALBION STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 14768 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 281 Albion St. Brunswick

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The house at 281 Albion Street, Brunswick.

How is it Significant?
The house at 281 Albion Street, Brunswick is of local historical and architectural significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it Significant?
Erected in 1907, it is of historic significance for its association with an important phase of residential subdivision which shaped the area in the early twentieth century. (AHC Criterion A.4)

It is of Aesthetic significance as a typical and substantially intact example of an Edwardian timber villa erected in a transitional style which harks back to the earlier Victorian villa type. (AHC Criterion E.1)

The house is enhanced by its landscaped setting, most notably the Peppercorn trees (Schinus molle). Along with the neighbouring houses at Nos 265, 275 and 283, the house is a visually important element in the streetscape. It provides a contextual element which reinforces the collective value of the individual buildings.