HOUSE (FORMER DAIRY DEPOT)

The Federation house at 41 Perth Street, Prahran, a two-storey dwelling built in 1905-07.

Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to):

. The house's original external form, materials and detailing

. The house's high level of integrity to its original design.

Later alterations and additions, such as the rear addition, are not significant.

How is it significant?

The house at 41 Perth Street, Prahran is of local historical and architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

The Federation house at 41 Perth Street, Prahran has historical significance for its long association with the local dairy industry in the established suburb of Prahran from 1905 to 1944 and demonstrates the family-run operation of dairies, with owners living on site (Criterion A).

The Federation house at 41 Perth Street, Prahran is a rare surviving example of a building associated with the dairy depots which were established in Prahran and across Melbourne more broadly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (Criterion B).

The house at 41 Perth Street, Prahran is a fine example of a Federation house which displays typical features of the period. These include the use of materials such as red brick, roughcast render, terracotta roof tiles, decorative roof ridge capping and finial and half-timbering to the front projecting gable (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House