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Fountain and Pediment, 32-46 Huntley Road
32-46 Huntley Road BENTLEIGH, Glen Eira City

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32-46 Huntley Rd Bentleigh, August 2000
32-46 Huntley Rd Bentleigh, August 2000
32-46 Huntley Rd Bentleigh, August 2000
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Statement of Significance

The fountain and facade pediment of "Killearnan" recall the occupancy of the civil servant, Robert Grey Ford and demonstrate that the area now known as Bentleigh was seen to be an attractive residential location by Melbourne's nineteenth century gentry. The fountain, which is presumed to date from Ford's occupancy is a unique survivor in the area and is enhanced by its intact state.
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    • Physical Description 1

      Fountain and Pediment, 32-46 Huntley Road - Physical Description 1

      A presumed late Victorian two storeyed Italianate villa now almost totally defaced and obscured by works associated with the Club's activities. Surviving visible elements include the hipped roof with central raised stuccoed pediment flanked by urns and having an acroterion to the apex. The fountain in the front lawn has a large basin with the lowest stage surmounted by fish supporting an urn with garlands and acanthus leaves as the stem to the centre tier which is surmounted by a mermaid carrying the upper most tier.

      Physical Description 2

      Fountain and Pediment, 32-46 Huntley Road - Physical Description 2

      Integrity: Low (building), High (fountain)

      Physical Description 3

      Fountain and Pediment, 32-46 Huntley Road - Physical Description 3

      Condition: sound

      Historical Australian Themes

      Fountain and Pediment, 32-46 Huntley Road - Historical Australian Themes

      Glen Eira as a location for Melbourne's gentry.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Glen Eira - City of Glen Eira Heritage Management Plan

      Author: Andrew Ward, Architectural Historian
      Year: 1996
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