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WHITBY HOUSE (WHITBYFIELD)

Other Name

Individual, 1860

Location

28 WHITBY STREET,, BRUNSWICK WEST VIC 3055 - Property No 13704

Level

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Statement of Significance

Whitby House is of state historical and architectural significance. It is one of the earliest surviving buildings in Brunswick, and the only surviving building of this period associated the establishment of 'gentlemen's estate's on Brunswick's early farming allotments. These were established by businesspeople and merchants, who often built fine architect-designed houses set in extensive grounds.
Whitby House is a modest example of the uncommon Gothic style, relatively few of which were built during a period in which the classical architectural vocabulary held sway. It is an example of the work of John Gill, an important Melbourne architect in the 1850s-60s.
Whitby House is significant within Brunswick for its association with noted local figures Edward Whitby and Graham Ferry. It is in a prominent location in a predominantly single storey street and is a local landmark.

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