MORTLAKE
41 JEFFREY STREET, LEONGATHA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
'Mortlake', designed and constructed in 1921 by F.W. Morris as his own residence, at 41 Jeffrey Street, Leongatha is significant.
How is it significant?
'Mortlake' at 41 Jeffrey Street, Leongatha is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the town of Leongatha.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it demonstrates the significant residential development that occurred in Leongatha during the interwar period. It is also of interest for its associations with locally important contractor, FW Morris. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2)
Aesthetically, it is a superior and locally rare example of an interwar attic bungalow that makes a notable contribution to the historic character of Jeffrey Street. It is also of interest as a fine example of the work of local contractor, FW Morris. (AHC criterion - E.1)
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MORTLAKE - Physical Description 1
"Mortlake" at 41 Jeffrey Street, Leongatha is a substantial attic style interwar bungalow attic residence, constructed in red brick with a terra cotta tiled roof. Its form is basically of a large longitudinal gable containing the attic, with a smaller front projecting gable and a transverse gable projecting to the side forming the verandah and extending across the front to the projecting gable. Notable elements include:
- The weatherboard gable end infills.
- The paired double hung windows.
- The tapered roughcast chimneys.
- The roughcast brick piers supporting the verandah and the swagged roughcast balustrades.
- The brick outbuilding with a hipped corrugated iron roof in the back yard.Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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LEONGATHA SECONDARY COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Register H0949
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