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189 Auburn Road
189 Auburn Road HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

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Review of C* Grade Buildings in the Former City of Hawthorn
Review of C* Grade Buildings in the Former City of Hawthorn
Review of C* Grade Buildings in the Former City of Hawthorn
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Statement of Significance

The house at 189 Auburn Road, Hawthorn, is of local historical and architectural significance as a fine and relatively externally intact Victorian villa which displays all the hallmarks of the mode, including richly patterned polychrome brickwork, bracketed hipped slate roof, and heavy cast iron verandah. While not necessarily an uncommon type in Boroondara, 189 Auburn Road, Hawthorn is an elegant and assured composition featuring a rigorous application of polychrome patterned brickwork and fine decorative features. It is enhanced by its grouping with the matching villas at 191 and 193 Auburn Road, the three sharing a high level of integrity and fine detailing.

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    • Physical Description 1

      189 Auburn Road - Physical Description 1

      No 189 Auburn Road, Hawthorn, is one of three essentially identical large single-storey double-fronted Victorian villas constructed as a group. The hipped roof is clad with slate and features bracketed eaves and a pair of polychrome brick chimneys with moulded caps. Of Hawthorn brick construction, the essentially symmetrical facade displays rigorous polychrome patterning. A central entrance contains a panelled timber door with glazed surrounds and is flanked by two paired window openings with timber-framed double-hung sashes. The facade and south elevation are screened by a return verandah with ogee corrugated galvanised steel roof, cast iron Corinthian columns, frieze and brackets and diaper-pattern marble floor. The verandah return is terminated by a projecting bay and provides access to a side entrance.

      The frontage has a non-original picket fence and gates and contemporary, yet sympathetic, landscape. It would appear that rear alterations and additions have been carried out, however the house appears externally intact when viewed from the street.[i]

      [i] As viewed in an aerial photograph of the area, City of Boroondara, 2004.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Boroondara - Review of C* Grade Buildings in the Former City of Hawthorn

      Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
      Year: 2006
      Grading: C*

      Boroondara - Hawthorn Heritage Study

      Author: Meredith Gould Conservation Architects
      Year: 1993
      Grading:


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