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Cunningham & Oxford Streets Precinct
Cunningham Street corner Oxford Street SOUTH YARRA, Stonnington City

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Statement of Significance

The Cunningham Street Urban Conservation Area has significance as a coherent nineteenth century workers' housing area, with early and later terraces, and other forms of modest housing. It represents an important aspect of Prahran's development, of increased significance due to the loss of other areas once also containing typical nineteenth century housing.
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    • Physical Description 1

      Cunningham & Oxford Streets Precinct - Physical Description 1

      This area, set between Toorak Road and the railway line contains workers' housing dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There are several extensive terraces within the area notably that on Palermo Street backing onto the railway line, three terraces opposite in Palermo Street and other terraces and pairs in Cunningham Street. There are also detached timber cottages within this streetscape. The area contains some interesting and unusual terrace house types. However, most houses are representative and typical of the period rather than outstanding examples.

      The street retains its traditional materials, that is asphalt and bluestone but traffic management measures have created large kerb outstands and a small grassy park on the corner of Cunningham and Palermo Streets. The street plantings are mixed and lack the substantial character to add to the streetscape. They include some large Melaleucas and smaller Prunus probably dating from post-war plantings.

      Local Historical Themes

      Cunningham & Oxford Streets Precinct - Local Historical Themes

      8.5.1 'Struggletown' - working-class housing in the nineteenth and early twentieth century

      6.2.2 Food Processing

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Stonnington - Prahran Conservation Study Identification of Buildings & Areas of Major Significance

      Author: Nigel Lewis & Associates
      Year: 1983
      Grading: Various

      Stonnington - Conservation Review City of Prahran Volume 3: Urban Conservation Areas

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 1993
      Grading: Various

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