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105 Latrobe Parade,, DROMANA VIC 3936 - Property No B0048 |
La Trobe Bateman's only known complete house. This picturesque house is virtually intact apart from minor interior modifications. Each major room is contained in a steeply pitched gable which enhances the Gothic-revival character of the house. The size and disposition of the rooms pre-dates current standards by almost a century. The orginal timber dwelling was incorporated in the main house at a later date. Classified 'Local': 29/10/1959 Revised 'Regional': ... more |
B0048 |
State |
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Lindt's Hermitage
161 Maroondah Highway,, NARBETHONG VIC 3778 - Property No B2609 |
House Statement ofsignificance. An example of a private mountain retreat in the Late Boom Style. The complex comprises main building and annexe, studio, smoke room, pool and lych gate. Built in 1894 to the design of its owner, the noted anthropological and social photographer, John William Lindt (1845-1926). At its peak, The Hermitage had 6 separate buildings, including the enormous ground-glass-walled studio with stage. The buildings were set in landscaped gardens with three ... more |
B2609 |
State |
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12 Marathon Drive,, MOUNT ELIZA VIC 3930 - Property No B6285 |
Marathon, the residence erected in 1914 and extended in 1924, the garden presumed to date from c.1914-24, is of National significance; - as one of a small group of summer residences erected in the first decades of the twentieth century and set in extensive grounds along the Peninsula coastline in the Mornington, Sorrento, Portsea and Mount Eliza area, each providing a context for the increasing subdivision around them; - architecturally, as a large summer residence ... more |
B6285 |
National |
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643 Main Lead Road, RAGLAN VIC 3373 - Property No B3219 |
A timber homestead of 1859-1862 with extensions of about 1880-1900 believed to be the work of a Swedish ship's carpenter, who gave them a distinctive decorative character, especially about the gables, verandah and garden gate. The extensions are over large bluestone cellars originally used for the estate winery, and include a drawing room with intact decorative finishes and furnishing. Classified: 03/08/1973 Garden Significance: Belmont, the property developed by ... more |
B3219 |
State |
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450 Nepean Highway,, MORNINGTON VIC 3931 - Property No B0017 |
"The Briars" is of State significance being a fine example of an early pastoral property, with its homestead, garden, farm buildings and related rural lands and having both aesthetic and historic significance. The occupation by the pioneers Captain James Reid (1840-1846) and Alexander Beatson Balcombe (1846-1874) is of particular significance as is the continuing association with the Balcombe family which provided continuity of farming practice and preservation of much of the ... more |
B0017 |
State |
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387 Boorhaman Road,, WANGARATTA VIC 3677 - Property No B0013 |
Rev. J. Docker and his family settled at Bontharambo in 1838. The present two storey brick and stone homestead dates from 1858 and was designed by T. Watts. It is dominated by a sixty foot tower and the ground floor is almost encircled by a sinlge storey arcade. The ruins of an earlier homestead are located nearby and several old outbuildings remain. There is also a family graveyard. The skeleton of the extensive landscape grounds, and driveway survive. Bontharambo is indelibly ... more |
B0013 |
State |
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641 Orrong road,, TOORAK VIC 3142 - Property No B3689 |
The original small nineteenth century house has been almost totally engulfed by twentieth century extensions and additions to make it the large dwelling that it is today. It is worthy of note for its elegant landscaped setting and for its association with the Melbourne industrialist and art parton, the late Sir Russell Grimwade. Classified: 06/05/1976 Garden Significance Miegunyah, the site developed in the 1850s, part of the present residence erected in the ... more |
B3689 |
Local |
Marina, Japanese Tea House & Garden
678 Esplanade,, MORNINGTON VIC 3931 - Property No B7325 |
Marina is an Arts and Crafts style house built in1915 by noted horticulturalist Joseph Harris to replace his 1876 house, which was destroyed by fire. The garden immediately around the house includes plantings by Harris from the late 19th century, and is all that remains of his once large estate. Marina is located on the clifftop above Marina Cove, named after the house. His property originally extended to the intersection of the Esplanade and Strachans Road, where the Joseph ... more |
B7325 |
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26 Hallifax Street,, BRIGHTON VIC 3186 - Property No B0032 |
Billilla is a single storeyed, rendered brick mansion dominated by a three storeyed tower. Originally constructed in 1878 and altered in 1888 to design of prominent Melbourne architects Smith and Johnson, the character of the house was further comprehensively altered in 1907 to the design of Walter Richmond Butler. This change is evidenced by the extensive use of Art Nouveau and Jacobethan detailing around the perimeter of the Victorian house creating three totally new facades, ... more |
B0032 |
State |
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10 Tintern Avenue,, TOORAK VIC 3142 - Property No B0229 |
Tintern is a single storey mansion erected in 1855 for William Westgarth. The oldest part of the house is a ten room portable iron dwelling, manufactured by W and P McLellan of Glasgow and erected in 1855. Between 1870 and 1894 the house was dramatically extended, before some demolition of the eastern section in the late 19th century. There have been some largely undated alterations in subsequent years. Tintern is of scientific, historical and architectural significance to ... more |
B0229 |
National |
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