Glencairn Avenue

The Glencairn Avenue/ Maranoa Crescent/ Wattle Grove Precinct, comprising houses at 3-25 and 2-18 Craigrossie Avenue, 1-13 and 2-12 Foch Avenue, 3-35 and 4-50 Glencairn Avenue, 1-19 Haig Avenue, the Mailer Reserve, 1-23 and 2-30 Maranoa Crescent, 279-325 Moreland Road, 1-15 and 2-28 Strathearn Avenue, and 1-17 and 2-34 Wattle Grove.

How is it significant?

The Glencairn Avenue/ Maranoa Crescent/ Wattle Grove Precinct is of local historical and architectural significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it significant?

The Glencairn Avenue/ Maranoa Crescent/ Wattle Grove Precinct is of local historical significance for its capacity to represent the affluent suburban development of Coburg which occurred in the Inter-War period.

The Glencairn Avenue/ Maranoa Crescent/ Wattle Grove Precinct is of local historical significance as an early twentieth century subdivision surrounding Glencairn, which was the original homestead of the area.

The Glencairn Avenue/ Maranoa Crescent/ Wattle Grove Precinct is of local architectural significance for the high level of intactness and homogeneity of its mainly single storey Inter-War houses, which also display a high level of integrity and cohesion of scale, materials and setbacks. These houses are predominately of the Edwardian and Inter-War Bungalow style. Of architectural note within the Precinct are the Edwardian houses at 9 and 16 Glencairn Avenue, a pair of red brick bungalows with matching bays at 14-16 Craigrossie Avenue, a large symmetrical bungalow at 19 Haig Avenue and a timber bungalow on an elevated site with a dominating red roof at 24 Wattle Grove.

Non-Contributory properties include:

Craigrossie Avenue: 12.

Foch Avenue: 1

Glencairn Avenue: 15, 18, 28 and 29.

Haig Avenue: 1, 9 and 13.

Maranoa Crescent: 4, 6, 10, 13 and 19.

Moreland Road: 281, 301, 325 and 325A.

Strathearn Avenue: 1A, 6, 9 and 26.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residential Precinct