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STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER)
114 Cape Street HEIDELBERG, Banyule City

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Heidelberg State School No 294 - Former Residence
Heidelberg State School No 294 - Former Residence
Heidelberg State School No 294 - Former Residence
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Statement of Significance

The former Heidelberg Government School No. 294 Residence at114 Cape Street, Heidelberg, is of state architectural and historical significance. Although in bad Condition, it is one of the oldest houses in the municipality. The Gothic Revival style is unusual in the area. It was designed by the influential Education Department Architect, Henry Bastow, who was later the Chief Architect of the Public Works Department. It was the home of locally prominent personality, Alex Kelso, who was a driving force in many of the areas social and educational institutions.
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    • Physical Description 2

      STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 2

      Property description - CA 13/3 Warringal. Grantee: J. Ross, 8/11/1849

      Usage/Former Usage

      STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Usage/Former Usage

      Original Use: Residence

      Current Use: School Facility

      Physical Description 1

      STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Description 1

      The former Heidelberg School residence is a small, asymmetrical, rendered Gothic Revival style house. The steeply pitched gable and gambrel roofs are slated, and the projecting eaves are supported on carved timber brackets. Windows are double-hung sashes with rendered moulded pointed arched label moulds, and a rendered moulded string course runs around the building at window sill level.

      Physical Conditions

      STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Physical Conditions

      Fair

      Intactness

      STATE SCHOOL NO 294 - RESIDENCE (FORMER) - Intactness

      Good

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study

      Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
      Year: 1999
      Grading: A

      Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study

      Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
      Year: 1985
      Grading:

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