THE BENT TREE

47 Studley Road IVANHOE, Banyule City

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THE BENT TREE

Statement of Significance

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  • Historical Australian Themes

    THE BENT TREE - Historical Australian Themes

    Ivanhoe and Heidelberg experienced rapid expansion after the extension of the railway in 1901. The Bent Tree is one of the many early 20th century buildings erected in the area.

    Usage/Former Usage

    THE BENT TREE - Usage/Former Usage

    Original use: Residence
    
    Current use: Residence

    Physical Conditions

    THE BENT TREE - Physical Conditions

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    Physical Description 1

    THE BENT TREE - Physical Description 1

    BUILDINGS: The Bent Tree, named after the old gum tree which once stood in its grounds, is an asymmetrical Queen Anne attic style residence constructed of red brick with hipped and gabled Marseilles patterned tiled roofs. The house possesses typical features of the style, such as a half timbered and roughcast gable ends, a shingled attic balcony, now enclosed, leadlighted casement windows, a timber fretted verandah and red brick chimney stacks surmounted by terracotta pots.
    
    Renovations are evident internally, such as leadlighted glass doors and lights dating from the 1920s. However, some notable plaster ceiling panels and cornice friezes have survived, depicting native and exotic flora. LANDSCAPE: Remnants of the Metropolitan Garden Competition entry of 1933 (T.A. McKay) are visible in the form of basalt dry-jointed rockeries at the rear and side, whilst the terraced lawns at the front are also common. McKay's beds of salvias and flox are gone - as is the old bent tree which formerly existed at the frontage. A masonry garden wall and wrought iron gate from the 1930s survives, extending across the adjoining property which was once part of the grounds.

    Intactness

    THE BENT TREE - Intactness

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    Physical Description 2

    THE BENT TREE - Physical Description 2

    Lots 33-35 Resubdivision of Chelsworth Estate No 2

    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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