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TERRACE

Location 150 VICTORIA PARADE EAST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY File Number 603322 Level Registered

[1/4] TERRACE SOHE 2008 [2/4] 1 terrace 148 victoria parade [3/4] terrace 148 victoria parade [4/4] H0858 H0858 plan

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The terrace at 148 Victoria Parade is one of a pair of houses that James Simeon Raphael erected for himself to the design of architect Alfred Kursteiner in 1880-81. 148 Victoria Parade is a two storey building constructed of brick with rendered facades. An original two storey cast iron verandah has been removed leaving the main facade recessed behind projecting party walls retaining decorative brackets and urns. The main entrance is set against the party wall to 146 Victoria Parade. The semi-circular window openings on the main facade are plain except for simple keystone decoration. The deep cornice is bracketed and decorated with cement garlands. A plain parapet completes the composition.

How is it significant?
The terrace at 148 Victoria Parade is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?
The terrace at 148 Victoria Parade is architecturally significant as an intact example of a house forming part of a highly unusual terrace combining two and three storey houses. It is an intact example of the residential work of the Swiss immigrant architect Alfred Kursteiner, who was a prolific architect in Victoria in the period 1853 to 1893.