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53 Harp Road
53 Harp Road KEW EAST, Boroondara City

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Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell & Hawthorn
Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell & Hawthorn
Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell & Hawthorn
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Statement of Significance

53 Harp Road, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as a representative and externally relatively intact, albeit late, example of a corner bay type of suburban bungalow, featuring a simple and dominant roof form placed above a front elevation of central door and porch and three-quarter circular corner bay, with a pyramidal roof with corner strut. While a simple and restrained composition, the house has a commanding presence on this irregular corner site.

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    • Physical Description 1

      53 Harp Road - Physical Description 1

      The house at 53 Harp Road, East Kew is a single-storey interwar bungalow of brick construction on a square plan on a prominent corner siting. A low-slung hipped roof has a pyramidal structure which extends out to a bracketed strut form at the south-east corner, highlighting a semi-circular planned bay window; further west, at the centre of the principal elevation, it is supported by a pair of stone piers which define the recessed main entrance porch. The roof is finished with non-original glazed terracotta tiles and features tall plain brick chimneys and exposed rafters. The principal south and east elevations display a roughcast rendered finish on a clinker brick plinth with matching string course, whereas the other elevations have an overpainted brick finish. Fenestration is generally arranged in long bays with timber-framed casement sash box frames and leadlight glazing, which further enhances the overall horizontality of the design.

      Rear alterations and additions carried out in the 1980s and 1990s are visible from the side street.[i]

      The front and side fences retain sections of low stone wall and piers with non-original red brick piers and timber pickets and the original garden has been largely replanted with native vegetation.

      [i] Drawings sourced from the City of Kew Building Index, #4615, dated 4 September 1989 and Building Permit no. 7070, dated 1 April 1996, City of Boroondara Building File 40/408/19594, Part 1.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Boroondara - Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn

      Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
      Year: 2006
      Grading: B

      Boroondara - City of Kew Urban Conservation Study

      Author: Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd
      Year: 1988
      Grading:


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