Redcourt

Other Name

Considine house

Location

60 Droop Street, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 - Property No 2025006200

File Number

38

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

City of Maribyrnong Heritage Review Statement of Significance:

Redcourt is significant to the Western Region because:
- architecturally, it is a substantial Edwardian-era suburban house and stable which is externally intact as the former home of a successful local businessman (Criterion D2);
- it is in an early transitional evolution of the Bungalow style, within the City, from the Colonial revival Federation Bungalow to the Indian Bungalow, with its Far Eastern influences (Criterion F1);
- historically, the house is linked with one of Footscray's more prominent family businesses (Criterion H1);
- it is linked with the development of the regionally important meat trade because of the Considine association (Criterion A4).

Footscray Conservation Study SOS

Architecturally, a substantial suburban house and stable in an early but transitional form of the Bungalow style which is substantially intact. Historically, it is linked with one of Footscray's more prominent family businesses in this case linked with the locally important meat trade.

Australian Heritage Commission (AHC) criteria

The Australian Heritage Commission criteria consist of a set of eight criteria which cover social, aesthetic, scientific, and historic values. Each criterion has sub-criteria written specifically for cultural or natural values. The relevant criteria are:

D.2 good example of type

F.1 design or technological achievement .

H.1 association with important person or group

A.4 demonstrates well the course and pattern of history, important historic events

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House