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ACTON
522 Strathkellar Road, STRATHKELLAR VIC 3301 - Property No 0170
ACTON
522 Strathkellar Road, STRATHKELLAR VIC 3301 - Property No 0170
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Acton is a single storey, symmetrical house in the bungalow Arts and Crafts style. It has a hipped roof unusually clad in asbestos tiles (available for a limited time in the very early twentieth century) with the ridge lines capped in terracotta tiles. Gables project above typical casement windows on either side of the door. The gables are filled with diagonally arranged tiles and have deep wooden friezes. Identical gables are located on either side at the rear of the house above doors which open onto the verandah. There are two mature Canary Island Palms (Phoenix canariensis) which have been planted to frame the view of the house, set in a simple garden. There has been no architect or builder associated with the design, but it is possible that the house may have been designed by Frank Hammond.
How is it significant?
Acton is of architectural significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.
Why is it significant?
Acton is an excellent intact example of an Arts and Crafts style bungalow from the early twentieth century. It is a good representative example of a number of very similar residences which were built at this time in the Strathkellar, Tabor and Tarrington area. The asbestos tile are an unusual construction material, and relatively rare. The use of these tiles in the gables is also unusual.
Acton is a single storey, symmetrical house in the bungalow Arts and Crafts style. It has a hipped roof unusually clad in asbestos tiles (available for a limited time in the very early twentieth century) with the ridge lines capped in terracotta tiles. Gables project above typical casement windows on either side of the door. The gables are filled with diagonally arranged tiles and have deep wooden friezes. Identical gables are located on either side at the rear of the house above doors which open onto the verandah. There are two mature Canary Island Palms (Phoenix canariensis) which have been planted to frame the view of the house, set in a simple garden. There has been no architect or builder associated with the design, but it is possible that the house may have been designed by Frank Hammond.
How is it significant?
Acton is of architectural significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.
Why is it significant?
Acton is an excellent intact example of an Arts and Crafts style bungalow from the early twentieth century. It is a good representative example of a number of very similar residences which were built at this time in the Strathkellar, Tabor and Tarrington area. The asbestos tile are an unusual construction material, and relatively rare. The use of these tiles in the gables is also unusual.
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