William Herbert's Polychrome Brick Homestead at 36 Bell St Yarra Glen.

The homestead at 36 Bell St is of high local and regional

historicsignificance, and of aesthetic significance.

The homestead is oh high local and regional historic significance as

theresidence of William Herbert, an important local identity and

importantfigure in the history of Yarra Glen and region. RNE Criterion A.4

It is of aesthetic significance as a largely intact example of

aVictorian-era rural homestead constructed during the boom of the

1880s.RNE Criterion E.1

A single storey polychrome brick Victorian house with a hipped slate roof and corbelled brick chimneys. The roof has narrow bracketed eaves and a band of green fishscale slates. The original front elevation faces away from the street and contains tuck-pointed brickwork with a central front door with sidelights and a fanlight. On either side of the door is a pair of timber framed double-hung sash windows.

The original rural context homestead has been entirely lost as it is now incorporated into a shopping complex which directly abuts a side elevation. Verandahs to both the front and rear are recent reconstructions and air-conditioning units have been inserted in most windows.