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WATTLE HOUSE

Location

53 JACKSON STREET ST KILDA, PORT PHILLIP CITY

File Number

09/003683 - 01 - 02 - [closed]

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

Wattle House, which was Samuel Jackson's own residence from the 1840s until the 1860s, has both architectural and historical significance because of its associations with this important colonial architect and with the earliest history of St Kilda. The building has both state and national significance as one of a very few pre-gold rush buildings which have survived in Victoria and may be St Kilda's oldest residence. It is reputedly constructed of pre-fabricated materials. Wattle House is notable also for its detailing which includes decorative timber bargeboards, its many gabled roof and stained glass window bays which impart a Gothic revival character.

A number of mature trees around the boundaries are the remnants of an exotic garden.The row of trees along its northern boundary includes two mature and very large Dutch elms (Ulmus x hollandica) which date from the c1850s period, and a tall pepper tree (Schinus molle).

It has been a local landmark from the 1840s in the prestigious St Kilda Hill area. Despite twentieth century additions at the rear, Wattle House is remarkable for the intactness of the external appearance of Jackson's 19th century residence fronting Jackson Street.

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