HOUSE
195 BARKLY STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 1463

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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The house at 195 Barkly Street, Brunswick, constructed c.1877 for David Beattie, is significant. Non-original alterations and additions and the front fence are not significant.
How is it significant?
The house at 195 Barkly Street, Brunswick is of local and historical and representative significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
It is of historical significance as a rare example of a house erected prior to the 'Boom' years of the 1880s. Barkly Street was one of the early streets in Brunswick and this is one of several examples of houses dating from the 1850s to the 1870s in the street. (Criterion A)
It is significant as a representative example of a freestanding, double-storey Victorian residence of the 1870s. When compared to the more elaborate houses built during the 'Boom' period of the 1880s, this earlier construction date is demonstrated by the partial rough stone construction and simpler form and detailing including the four-paned timber sash windows, the four panel timber door with simple highlight window at the ground level, the transverse roof form visible behind a simple low parapet with moulded cornice and ball finials and rendered brick chimneys at either end; and separate balcony/verandah with hipped roof and squared timber posts and simple cast iron frieze panel, brackets and balustrade. (Criterion D)
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HOUSE - Physical Description 1
The house at 195 Barkly Street, Brunswick is a double storey rendered brick and stone dwelling. The house is set back from the street behind a narrow garden and recent but sympathetic timber picket fence. The freestanding house is built to the western boundary and has an open garden space (with simple recent carport) between the house and the eastern boundary.
The house is symmetrical in form with a transverse gabled roof, now clad in corrugated iron. The house is mostly constructed of brick and rendered on the front facade. From the eastern edge, it is apparent that the lower storey is of a rough stone construction (now painted). The upper section of the east wall is face brick (now painted) with metal 'S' ties visible. An upper storey balcony and a lower storey verandah run the full width of the house.
Window and door openings across the front of the house are symmetrical and simple in styling. On both levels, double hung, four-paned sash windows sit either side of a door. At the upper level, glazed French doors lead to the balcony. At ground level, a four-panelled timber door has a highlight above. The simple styling of doors and windows is consistent with a relatively early build date for the house.
Detailing is more characteristic of the early 'Italianate' style and includes, a simple parapet with moulded cornice and ball finials, rendered brick chimneys at either end of the transverse roof form; and squared timber verandah posts and simple cast iron frieze panels, brackets and balustrade.
HOUSE - Physical Conditions
Good
HOUSE - Integrity
Minor Modifications
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2017
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2017
Grading: LocalMoreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading:Moreland - Keeping Brunswick's heritage: A Report on the Review of the Brunswick Conservation Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1990
Grading: Local
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