ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE)

Rockbeare Street IVANHOE, Banyule City

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ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE)

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  • Historical Australian Themes

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Historical Australian Themes

    The 1840s and 1850s saw patchy settlement and development in the Banyule district, with an emphasis on rural sized landholdings and pastoral and agricultural activities. In the southern parts of the City of Banyule, a good deal of land was taken up by gentlemen farmers, who built large and relatively palatial country villas on land which remained within easy commuting distance. Rockbeare was built by Thomas Bear on the Glanville Estate, which he leased to various gentlemen favouring a rural retreat.

    Usage/Former Usage

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Usage/Former Usage

    Residence (Original and current)

    Physical Conditions

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Physical Conditions

    Good

    Physical Description 1

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Physical Description 1

    Rockbeare is a single-storey, rendered Italianate villa with a hipped roof and an encircling verandah, situated on a large block with a deep front garden. Rendered quoining exists at the corners of the house. Rubble stone foundations reportedly support the sub-floor structure ,and presumably the render has been applied onto a rubble wall construction, as with the former Darebin Bridge Hotel which was built on land owned by Clark, the owner of Rockbeare's site.
    
    Rockbeare has undergone numerous alterations. Photographs of the house published c.1910 show that originally the verandah was sheet zinc in a concave profile, supported on early open-work timber supports. This has since been replaced by corrugated iron roofing, new timber posts, new floor, gutters, and Oriental inspired false rafter ends applied to the verandah fascia, which have no relationship with the verandah rafters. Metal ridge cappings have been replaced with terracotta and the gutter line of the main roof extended on exposed rafter ends. The interior is simply finished.
    
    To the west of the house is a pavilion addition c.1916, replacing an earlier extensive brick servants' wing which was demolished for subdivision.

    Intactness

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Intactness

    Fair

    Physical Description 2

    ROCKBEARE (ROCK BARE) - Physical Description 2

    Part Crown Portion 1. Thomas Walker, 12/9/1838

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study

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

    Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study

    Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
    Year: 1985
    Grading:

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