Solomit or Straw House Heritage Precinct
169-175 Maidstone Street ALTONA, Hobsons Bay City
Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The Solomit or Straw Houses Heritage Precinct, which comprises four houses, which were designed by Marcus Barlow and constructed in 1941, at 169-175 Maidstone Street, Altona.
How is it Significant?
The Solomit or Straw Houses Heritage Precinct is of local historic, aesthetic and technical significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, the houses are notable both individually and as a group as an innovative house type that demonstrates the development of Altona during the Interwar period and are important examples of the innovative work of noted architect, Marcus Barlow. (AHC criteria A4 and H1)
Aesthetically, the houses are significant as a cohesive group using the Old English style, which is distinguished by its rare construction technique. (AHC criterion E1)
Technically, the houses are significant as rare examples using a pioneering construction method that utilised unusual and innovatory building techniques as a consequence of materials shortages after the outbreak of World War 2. (AHC criteria B2 and F1)
On this basis, the following places contribute to the significance of this precinct.
- House 175 Maidstone Street Altona
- House 173 Maidstone Street Altona
- House 171 Maidstone Street Altona
- House 169 Maidstone Street Altona
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Solomit or Straw House Heritage Precinct
Hobsons Bay City
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'YARROLA'
Boroondara City -
1 Bradford Avenue
Boroondara City
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