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RESIDENCE
96 MCKEAN STREET FITZROY NORTH, YARRA CITY

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Statement of Significance

The Residence at 96 McKean Street Fitzroy is a two-storey brick town house built in 1892, probably by the property-owner, Harry Rowe. The rendered facade has a two-tier three-bay arcade with semi-circular arches supported on Corinthian columns or piers. The arches are followed by label mouldings and the first-floor arches have dog-tooth ornament. The entablatures are decorated by a variety of mouldings and terminated by blocks with console supports.

The Residence at 96 McKean Street Fitzroy is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria.

The Residence at 96 McKean Street Fitzroy is of architectural significance as an excellent example of a boom style terrace house. While it is a typical Victorian town house, there are a number of distinctive features, including the continuous label mouldings, the dog tooth decoration and the omission of the parapet, with the extension of the main roof over the upper balcony leaving the eaves exposed at the front. The cast iron palisade fence and the paving on the pathway and verandah are original and provide important evidence of the materials and styles employed in this kind of work.

The Residence at 96 McKean Street Fitzroy is of historical significance for its contribution to the McKean Street streetscape, a largely intact streetscape of mainly Victorian terrace houses which provides an excellent example of the form of late-19th century suburban development.
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    • Permit Exemptions

      RESIDENCE - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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