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Former Fairholme

Other Name Hallel Location 20 Fellows Street,, KEW VIC 3101 - Property No B4917 File Number B4917 Level State

[1/1] B4917 Fairholme

Statement of Significance

Fairholme is of State architectural significance as a distinctive free Romanesque Revival residence. Built in two stages, 1889for solicitor Edward Smart and early this century for importer, J K Meritt, the singular architectural character of Fairholme is achieved by combining window bays and groups of windows with a two-storey gabled porch. The deliberate and distinctively asymmetrical composition is emphasised by Art Nouveau pressed cement detailing (coprosma) on a bowed balcony and the two-storey timber verandah, which is typical of the Edwardian period. The architects were Reed, Henderson & Smart (1889) and C Gordon McCrae (c 1900-1). Internally a grand entry hall with inglenook, staircase and gallery follow the Arts and Crafts quality of the exterior.
Classified: 17/03/1993