Park Crescent Precinct

. Have detached siting on large rectangular lots, some on steep grades;

. Are one storey, some with an undercroft, some with attics;

. Have walls clad with face brick or timber boarding and rough cast stucco;

. Steeply pitched roofs, clad with corrugated iron with some Marseilles pattern unglazed terra-cotta tiles;

. Have wall openings below 40% of visible wall surfaces, timber-framed and with window groups divided into vertical rectangles;

. Have post-supported front and side verandahs or porches;

. Have well developed garden setbacks and mature specimen trees; and

. Originally had timber picket or wire front fences (inter-war) to around 1m height, and paling side and rear fences.

Contributory elements also include:

. Urban infrastructure such as mature street trees (planes), bluestone kerb and channel.

The Park Crescent precinct is aesthetically and historically significant to the localities of Alphington and Fairfield and the City of Yarra.

The precinct is aesthetically significant as a group of largely 1920s and Edwardian villas, some of which are Individually Significant, some picturesque in form, many on large sloping blocks, and many set within extensive gardens, as an uncommon group in the City. It is also significant for the distinctive urban landscape set within the steep Yarra River valley, with large allotments and street and garden plantings, the mature street trees (planes) and traditional bluestone kerbs and channels combining to form a distinctive Arcadian suburban riverside character. (Criterion E)

The precinct is historically significant as an area that attracted successful Victorian and Edwardian-era business and civic leaders from the nearby industrial inner suburbs as well as members of the Melbourne art community to form a residential enclave. (Criterion A)

Group

Urban Area

Category

Mixed Use Precinct