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Mornington Peninsula Heritage Review Significant Place Citations Attachment 4.2 Mornington Peninsula Heritage Review Area 1 – Mount Eliza, Mornington, Mount Martha Significant Place Citations December 2013 Mount Eliza Mornington Mount Martha Mornington Peninsula Shire Council With Context Pty Ltd, Heritage Intelligence Pty Ltd, Built Heritage Pty Ltd Attachment 4.2 20 Mornington Peninsula Shire, 2013 Mornington Peninsula Shire: Simon Lloyd – Heritage planner and project manager Rosalyn Franklin – for administrative supervision, mapping, policy development Lorraine Strong – obtaining information from building records Lorraine Huddle – Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Adviser Ana Borovic – for assistance with mapping and heritage database Dylan Toomey – for survey work and photography Nicholas Robinson, Kayla Cartledge, Jane Conway, Liam Renaut for administrative support Helen Bishop for proofreading the Thematic History Phil Thomas for preparation of local policies. Context Pty Ltd Project Team: Louise Honman Director David Helms Senior Consultant Natica Schmeder Senior Consultant Annabel Neylon Senior Consultant Ian Travers Senior Consultant Jessie Briggs Consultant. Built Heritage Pty Ltd - Project team: Simon Reeves, Director. Heritage Intelligence Pty Ltd - Project Team: Lorraine Huddle, Director. Additional research by Graeme Butler and Associates: Graeme Butler, Director. Attachment 4.2 Individual Places 35-37 Barkly Street, Mornington ...................................................................................................................... 7 28 Bath Street Mornington ............................................................................................................................. 12 1 Burong Court Mount Eliza .......................................................................................................................... 17 10 Caldwell Street Mornington ...................................................................................................................... 21 4 Caldwell Street Mornington ........................................................................................................................ 26 40 Craigie Road Mount Martha ...................................................................................................................... 31 2 Cumberland Drive, Mount Martha .............................................................................................................. 36 34-36 Dominion Road, Mount Martha ........................................................................................................... 42 6 Drake Street Mornington (part) ................................................................................................................... 46 19 Dueran Street Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................................ 52 350 Dunns Road, Mornington (part) .............................................................................................................. 58 501 Esplanade Mount Martha ......................................................................................................................... 66 824 Esplanade Mornington ............................................................................................................................. 73 7 Freemans Road Mount Eliza ....................................................................................................................... 77 35 Hampden Street, Mornington .................................................................................................................... 83 8 Harleston Road Mount Eliza ....................................................................................................................... 88 88 Helena Street, Mount Martha .................................................................................................................... 95 23A Herbert St Mornington .......................................................................................................................... 100 1-5/107 Prince Street, Mornington & 6-11/8 Johns Road, Mornington ....................................................... 106 85 Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza ................................................................................................................... 111 262-268 Main Street Mornington ................................................................................................................. 116 16A Mirang Avenue, Mount Martha (part) .................................................................................................. 122 6 Moseley Drive Mount Eliza ...................................................................................................................... 126 25 Naples Street, Mornington ....................................................................................................................... 131 1501 Nepean Highway Mount Eliza (part) ................................................................................................... 135 4 Ocean Grove Mount Eliza ......................................................................................................................... 139 Under Old Mornington Road Mount Eliza ................................................................................................... 145 12 Osborne Drive, Mount Martha (part) ....................................................................................................... 149 2/56 Queen Street, Mornington .................................................................................................................... 154 10 Shelley Street, Mornington ...................................................................................................................... 159 8 Tanti Avenue Mornington ......................................................................................................................... 163 5 Turnbull Street, Mornington ...................................................................................................................... 168 25 Vale Street Mornington (part) ................................................................................................................. 172 5 Wellington Street, Mornington .................................................................................................................. 179 1 Wooralla Drive Mount Eliza (part) ........................................................................................................... 183 Attachment 4.2 Group Listings Ranelagh Residential – Modernist Styles ................................................................................................. 189 40 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................... 202 52 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................... 203 4-6 Rannoch Avenue, Mount Eliza ............................................................................................................... 204 35 Rannoch Avenue, Mount Eliza ................................................................................................................ 205 20 Ravenscourt Crescent, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................ 206 5 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza ............................................................................................................ 207 15 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza .......................................................................................................... 208 29 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza .......................................................................................................... 209 28 Roehampton Crescent, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................ 210 51 Rosserdale Crescent, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................... 211 135 Rutland Avenue, Mount Eliza ............................................................................................................... 212 1/32 Wimbledon Avenue, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................ 213 33 Wimborne Avenue, Mount Eliza ............................................................................................................. 214 75 Wimborne Avenue, Mount Eliza ............................................................................................................. 215 Ranelagh Residential - Traditional Picturesque Styles Group ............................................................... 217 62 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................... 234 23 Rannoch Avenue, Mount Eliza ................................................................................................................ 236 28 – 34 Rannoch Avenue, Mount Eliza ........................................................................................................ 238 15-17 Ravenscourt Crescent, Mount Eliza ................................................................................................... 239 27 Ravenscourt Crescent, Mount Eliza .......................................................................................................
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