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7 Latham Street and 9 Latham Street IVANHOE, BANYULE CITY

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7 Latham Street

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The houses at 7 and 9 Latham Street, Ivanhoe built in 1890, are of significance.

How is it significant?

7 and 9 Latham Street are of aesthetic and historic significance to the City of Banyule.

Why is it significant?

7 and 9 Latham Street are historically and aesthetically significant as good examples of intact Italianate villas, which are uncommon within the Banyule area. (Criteria A, B & D)

No. 9 Latham street was designed by architects de Garis & Son, who probably also designed No. 7. (Criterion E)

7 Latham Street is historically significant for its association with the Latham family and, in particular, with the former member for Kooyong, John Latham who went on to serve both as Attorney General, Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament and as Chief Justice of the High Court. Unsurprisingly, Latham's influence in the fields of both politics and law was substantial and he remained a powerful, and somewhat divisive figure, throughout the mid part of the 20th century. (Criteria A & H)

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- Physical Description 1
  
  Houses - Physical Description 1
  
  Nos. 7 and 9 Latham Street are relatively intact Italianate villas characterised by asymmetrical design with faceted bay and return verandah with skillion roof. Both buildings have stuccoed exteriors and corrugated iron roof. They are highly decorative houses, with cast-iron frieze work, eave brackets, segmental arched windows and chimneys with bracketed eaves.
  
  It should be noted, however, that the Heidelberg Conservation Study completed in 1985 found that while no. 7 had retained its original decorative scheme, the house at no. 9 had been stripped of all such features. This indicates that the decoration now present at no. 9 is a modern re-instatement of the original scheme.
  Victorian Italianate houses, are uncommon in the City of Banyule.
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
  
  Author: Context P/L
  Year: 2009
  Grading: Local
  
  Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
  
  Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
  Year: 1999
  Grading:
  
  Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study
  
  Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
  Year: 1985
  Grading:
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- WALLER HOUSE AND COLLECTION
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H0617
- HEIDELBERG TOWN HALL
  
  Victorian Heritage Register H2077
- DAREBIN CREEK 6
  
  Victorian Heritage Inventory