Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff

42 Mercer Street QUEENSCLIFF, QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH

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Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff

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  • Physical Description 1

    Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Physical Description 1

    Extract from the 1982 study

    Roseville has a hipped roof, clad with slates, stuccoed stone walls and a concave-roof return verandah. The verandah is supported on restrained timber brackets, capitals and posts, the only further decoration being centrally placed pendant mouldings on the valence.

    Physical Description 2

    Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Physical Description 2

    The verandah balustrading is of arcaded timber sections which are similar to those existing on Sea View House, 27 Hesse Street. A secluded brick octagonal observatory tower rises centrally on the south facade but lacks its concave-profile spire, which would have been similar to Bronte, Learmonth Street. This was part of the original construction - it was not an addition.(10) Of further note is a trellis summer house in the garden, at the rear, and the garden itself is of some importance with mature Norfolk Island pines, and elms.

    Physical Description 3

    Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Physical Description 3

    Extract from the 2009 study

    Roseville is a Regency-style single-storey dwelling with a hipped roof, clad with slates, rendered stone walls and a concave-roof verandah on all four sides of the building. The rendered chimneys, with chimney pots, are prominent. The verandah is supported on restrained timber brackets, capitals and posts, the only further decoration being the centrally placed pendant mouldings on the valence. The verandah balustrading is of arcaded timber sections which are similar to those existing on Sea View House, at 27 Hesse Street. The verandah has been partially infilled on the south east corner of the building.

    The central entrance door and flanking windows to the principal facade are symmetrically placed; the windows have timber shutters.

    A rendered masonry octagonal observatory tower rises centrally on the south facade but lacks its concave-profile spire, which would have been similar to Bronte, 13 Learmonth Street. This was part of the original construction.[i]

    To the rear of the original building is a hipped roof extension providing additional accommodation. The 1984 study noted the presence of a trellis summer house in the rear garden. The garden itself is of interest, including a mature Norfolk Island Pine (HO151 in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay of the Queenscliffe Planning Scheme), situated in the north-east corner of the site.

    [i] (i) QHS photograph 6/222, c. 1867-8.

    (ii) GA 20.10.1876 Slate notice for Mrs. Robertson re Octagon Observatory Tower.

    Intactness

    Roseville Cottage, 42 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Intactness

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    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Queenscliffe - Queenscliffe Urban Conservation Study

    Author: Allom Lovell & Associates P/L, Architects
    Year: 1982
    Grading:

    Queenscliffe - Queenscliffe Heritage Study

    Author: Lovell Chen
    Year: 2009
    Grading:

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