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127 GLENROY ROAD,, GLENROY VIC 3046 - Property No 51997

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Statement of Significance

127 Glenroy Road is of local historical Significance. The house dates from the first period of suburban subdivision of Glenroy, which occurred in the 1880s. It is one of a small number of houses built on a subdivision sold by speculative developers the Glenroy Land Co.
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    • Physical Description 1

      HOUSE - Physical Description 1

      127 Glenroy Road is a rendered brick Italianate villa with a slate roof with bracketed eaves and a return verandah with corrugated galvanised iron roofing. The verandah has been replaced and infilled with Colorbond sheeting. The garden is extremely overgrown and the house is in a very poor condition.

      Key Architectural Elements: slate roof with bracketed eaves

      Conservation Guidelines: remove verandah infill; reinstate original verandah details

      Comparative Examples: 2 Churchill Street, Glenroy; 139 Glenroy Road, Glenroy; 6 Salisbury Street, Glenroy; 149 Glenroy Road, Glenroy; 34 Finchley Street, Glenroy; 44 Acacia Street, Glenroy

      Principal Historic Themes: significant phases in the development of towns and suburbs; 19th century speculative building activity

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review

      Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
      Year: 1999
      Grading: Local

      Moreland - Moreland City Council: Local Heritage Places Review

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 2004
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