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EYTHORNE
35 APHRASIA STREET NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY

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EYTHORNE SOHE 2008
EYTHORNE SOHE 2008
EYTHORNE SOHE 2008
1 eythorne aphrasia street newtown front corner view aug1995
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Statement of Significance

Eythorne was constructed in 1872 for the banker Robert Ferry Thwaites to a design by the prolific Geelong-based firm of Scottish architects Davidson and Henderson. It is a single storey dichromatic brickwork villa with concave roofed verandah to the north and west facades. The verandah is decorated with a cast iron valance and brackets of a pattern designed by the architects and patented on 18 July 1870.

Eythorne is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria.

Eythorne is important as a notable example of the work of prolific architects Davidson and Henderson, being one of only a small number of single storey villas which they designed. Eythorne demonstrates outstanding decoration, including delicately carved Waurn Ponds limestone Corinthian capitals between the paired windows, cast iron valance and brackets to the verandah of a design patented by Davidson and Henderson, and specially made bricks forming what a contemporary advertisement referred to as the "dental [sic] String Course".

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    • Permit Exemptions

      EYTHORNE - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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