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HOUSE & CANARY ISLAND PALM

Other Name Individual Location 275 ALBION STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No NCPR Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 275 Albion St. Brunswick

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?
The house at 275 Albion Street, Brunswick. The development of 3 brick townhouses to the rear of the house are not significant.

How is it Significant?
The house at 275 Albion Street, Brunswick is of local historical and architectural significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it Significant?
Erected in 1906, it is of historic significance for its association with an important phase of residential subdivision that shaped the area in the early twentieth century (RNE Criterion A.4).

Aesthetically, it is a fine and intact example of a large Edwardian timber villa, distinguished by its ornate timberwork, bay window and verandah treatment (RNE Criterion E.1). Its significance is enhanced by its landscaped setting, particularly the mature specimen of Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis).

Along with the neighbouring houses at Nos 265, 281 and 283, the house is a visually important element in the streetscape. It provides a contextual element which reinforces the collective value of the individual buildings.