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2-4 Charmian Close IVANHOE, Banyule City

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2-4 Charmian Close
2-4 Charmian Close
2-4 Charmian Close
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Statement of Significance

2-4 Charmian Close is of local architectural and historical significance. The house is a good example of the bungalow style, substantially intact and prominently sited. The house was the residence of William E. Hooper, founder of Preston Motors. Hooper, also a former employee of the Preston Tannery, was one of several members of the tanning industry who, after gaining prosperity, moved to the larger rural allotments of Heidelberg.
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    • Physical Description 2

      House - Physical Description 2

      Property Description - Lots 20-22 Carn Estate

      Usage/Former Usage

      House - Usage/Former Usage

      Original Use: Residence

      Current Use: Residence

      Physical Description 1

      House - Physical Description 1

      Building

      2-4 Charmian Close is an asymmetrically planned, inter-War Arts and Crafts style bungalow, constructed of roughcast rendered brick, with hipped and gambrel tiled roofs, wide eaves and exposed rafter ends. A verandah faces the street, supported on heavy rendered brick piers with bracketed hoods. Windows are double-hung sashes, arranged in groups.

      Landscape

      2-4 Charmian Close retains the rock wall and gates designed for the house after World War Two.

      Physical Conditions

      House - Physical Conditions

      Good

      Intactness

      House - Intactness

      Good

      Historical Australian Themes

      House - Historical Australian Themes

      Like Northcote and Preston, the most intensive development in Heidelberg occurred in the 1920s. Between 1921 and 1933, 3,151 houses were constructed in the Shire. These years saw the development of the estates sold before and during World War One including the second Carn Estate (1921). 2-4 Charmian Close was built for Wilfred E. Hooper, co-founder and Chairman of Directors of Preston Motors, one of the many successful Melbourne businessmen to reside in the area.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study

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

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