13 Poath Street
13 Poath Street MURRUMBEENA, Glen Eira City

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Statement of Significance
It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a substantial and now rare (Criterion B) surviving late Victorian villa residence east ofBooran Road within the Municipality and demonstrating the attraction of Melbourne's rural fringe as a residential location rendered accessible by the opening of the railway between South Yarra and Oakleigh in 1879.
It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as one of the Municipality's finest late Victorian polychrome brick villas, comparing with ''Fresch'' and ''Monkleigh'' both erected in 1899 at nos. 11 and 12 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick respectively, ''Hartington'' (1888) at 15 Gladstone Parade and ''Hengar'' (1889) at no. 356 Glen Eira Road, Caulfield South. Elements of stylistic significance include the ornamentation of the brickwork in polychrome work with tiled panels, the effect of the banding being especially striking and representative of the period.
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13 Poath Street - Physical Description 1
An imposing polychrome brick late Victorian Boom period two storeyed villa with Classical Revival and Queen Anne elements. The slate gabled roof has reconstructed plain barges and the chimneys have strapwork in the Queen Anne manner.
The principal openings and arcaded treatment to the north wall verandah have segmental heads and the tuck pointed red body bricks are relieved with whites and blacks and tiled panels and intaglio work to the stone keystones. There are cabled colonettes to the projecting wing windows and a flat roofed engaged former (?) tower.
surmounting the unprotected entry. The upper level of the north side verandah has fluted cast iron columns with cast iron spandrels to the balustrade.13 Poath Street - Physical Description 2
Condition: sound
13 Poath Street - Physical Description 3
Integrity: high
13 Poath Street - Historical Australian Themes
Caulfield as a nineteenth century location for Melbourne's gentry.
Heritage Study and Grading
Glen Eira - City of Glen Eira Heritage Management Plan
Author: Andrew Ward, Architectural Historian
Year: 1996
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