WALTER WITHERS' HOUSE - SOUTHERNWOOD
250 BOLTON STREET ELTHAM, NILLUMBIK SHIRE
Statement of Significance
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010
What is significant?
The c1891 house, the c1948 additions, the c1903 studio and the entire site to the title boundaries.
How is it significant?
The house and studio are historically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik and to the State of Victoria (VHR H2235).
Why is it significant?
The house is historically significant because it was the home of the prominent Australian artist Walter Withers. Withers was a member of the 'Heidelberg School' and the first commercially successful painter to come and live in Eltham, and played a part in attracting other artists to the area and, thereby, in establishing Eltham's reputation as an artistic community (Criteria H & A).
The studio is historically significant because it was the space in which Walter Withers worked and in which he painted his largest canvas: The return from the harvest (Criterion A).
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ELTHAM COURT HOUSE
Victorian Heritage Register H0784 -
FORMER POLICE QUARTERS
Victorian Heritage Register H1539
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ST MARGARETS CHURCH AND ORIGINAL VICARAGE
Victorian Heritage Register H0459
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"1890"
Yarra City -
'BRAESIDE'
Boroondara City -
'ELAINE'
Boroondara City
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