CITY OF YARRA HERITAGE REVIEW BUILDING CITATIONS VOLUME 2 PART I CITY OF YARRA HERITAGE REVIEW BUILDING CITATIONS VOLUME 2 PART I Allom Lovell & Associates Conservation Architects 35 Little Bourke Street Melbourne 3000 July 1998 City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 2: PART I TABLE OF CONTENTS i CONSULTANTS ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background and Brief 1 1.2 Methodology 1 1.3 Designation of Structures 1 1.4 Datasheets 2 2.0 SUMMARY LIST OF DATASHEETS 5 2.1 Summary List of Datasheets 7 3.0 DATASHEETS A-K 11 VOLUME 2: PART II 4.0 DATASHEETS L-Z 217 Allom Lovell & Associates City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations CONSULTANTS This report was prepared by: Robyn Riddett Allom Lovell & Associates George Phillips Katrina Place Emma J Derham Watson Allom Lovell & Associates City of Yarra Heritage Review: Building Citations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the assistance of the following people: The City of Yarra Steering Gommittee: John Phillips Mayor, City of Yarra Robyn Williams Councillor, City of Yarra Diane Morrison Manager of Major Projects & Development Planning Alison Blacket Co-ordinator of Development Planning In addition to: The staff of the Yarra-Melbourne Regional Library Corporation Nino Ceddia Engineering Manager, AMCOR Paper Australia Allom Lovell & Associates in City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations iv Allom Lovell & Associates City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background and Brief As part of the Heritage Review of the City of Yarra, a review of individually significant structures was undertaken. A number of previous conservation studies existed: Andrew Ward's Collingwood Conservation Study (1995); John & Thurley O'Connor, Ros Coleman & Heather Wright's Richmond Conservation Study (1985); Graeme Butler's Northcote Urban Conservation Study (1982); and Allom Lovell & Associates' City of Fitzroy Heritage Study (1992). These studies included datasheets for buildings recommended for Planning Scheme protection. The City of Yarra Exhibited Planning Scheme (1997) provided Heritage Overlay protection for a number of individual buildings, some of which fall within proposed Heritage Overlay Precincts. The extent of proposed Precincts is described in City of Yarra Heritage Review: Heritage Overlay Precincts (1998). The following report contains datasheets for all A and B grade buildings which fall outside proposed Heritage Overlay Precincts. Some of these buildings were identified in previous studies, whilst others were identified by Allom Lovell & Associates as part of this Review. 1.2 Methodology The Review involved a street by street survey of the entire municipality, with the exception of the former City of Fitzroy, which was surveyed by Allom Lovell & Associates as part of the City of Fitzroy Heritage Study (1992). As a result of the street by street survey, a number of buildings which had not been identified in previous studies, by the Planning Scheme or by the National Trust, were identified, photographed and their significance assessed. Buildings which were identified in previous studies, and which were neither listed individually on the City of Yarra Exhibited Planning Scheme (1997), or included within proposed Heritage Overlay Precincts, were also photographed and assessed. Following the assessment, those buildings graded A or B were recommended for individual Heritage Overlay controls and datasheets prepared for them. 1.3 Designation of Structures Grade A Structures (Primary Significance - State Level) Grade A structures are places of individual cultural significance, and are integral to the historic nature of the City of Yarra. They are also of sufficient significance to be considered for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register and the Register of the National Estate. The range of criteria used for inclusion on those registers have therefore been used for designating 'A1 structures and are summarised as places which: > \ • have association to or relationship with Victoria's history of the place or object; • demonstrate rarity or uniqueness; Allom Lovell & Associates City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations • have the potential to educate, illustrate or provide further scientific investigation in relation to Victoria's cultural heritage; • exhibit the principal characteristics or the representative nature of a place or object as a part of a class or type of places or objects; • exhibit good design or aesthetic characteristics and/or exhibit a richness, diversity or unusual integration of features; • demonstrate or are associated with scientific or technical innovations or achievements • demonstrate social or cultural associations. These criteria have been used as a framework for assessing all of the graded structures. A number of structures have already been classified by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), and are variously designated in this survey as 'A' or 'B' grade buildings. Grade A structures have been recommended for individual Heritage Overlay controls in the Planning Scheme. The demolition of these buildings would have a fundamental adverse impact on the cultural heritage of Yarra as demonstrated by its built environment and historic urban fabric. Allom Lovell & Associates City of Yarra Heritage Review: Building Citations Grade B Structures (Primary Significance - Local Level) Grade B places are those that are integral to the cultural significance of the City of Yarra as a whole, through their architectural integrity and/or their historical associations. These structures form a framework of substantially intact buildings, with sound architectural characteristics which demonstrate and underlay the historic nature of the area. Generally they are places that, while essential to the heritage value of the City's building stock and its streetscapes, would not warrant an individual listing on the Victorian Heritage Register, however listing on the Register of the National Estate should be considered. Grade B structures have been recommended for individual Heritage Overlay controls in the Planning Scheme. The demolition of these buildings would adversely impact upon the cultural heritage of Yarra as demonstrated by its built environment and historic urban fabric. Grade C Structures (Contributory Significance - Local Level) Structures designated 'C' are places that contribute to the architectural or historical character and cohesiveness of the City of Yarra and as such are either of local importance or interest. These structures are generally residential buildings, and contribute to the visual cohesiveness of the City. They are structures that are close to Grade B buildings, both in their physical location and their period and type, but have had substantial alterations made to their original fabric, such as the replacement of the original roofing material, the removal of an important architectural element, or alterations made to their decoration. These works are in large part reversible, and if removed their visual contribution would be enhanced. The demolition of these buildings would have an undesirable impact upon the cultural heritage of Yarra as demonstrated by its built environment and historic urban fabric. 1.4 Datasheets Each datasheet comprises: • the name (if any), address, and Melway map reference of the building • the grading (A or B), indicating significance • the date of construction (if known) • the names of the architect and builder (if known) • a brief history of the building • a physical description of the building • a statement of significance For the buildings which were documented in previous studies, historical and descriptive information has been derived from the relevant study, and, in some cases, augmented. In the case of buildings never before identified, some general historical information has been derived from information contained within the previous studies, and augmented by research undertaken by Allom Lovell & Associates. Allom Lovell & Associates City ofYarra Heritage Review: Building Citations Allom Lovell & Associates City of Yarra Heritage Review: Building Citations 2.0 SUMMARY LIST OF DATASHEETS 2.1 Summary List of Datasheets All places which have been assessed as having heritage significance (Grade A and B) are divided into two categories: those which are located within proposed Heritage Overlay Precincts, and those which are located outside Heritage Overlay Precincts. This chapter contains a summary list of all A and B grade buildings which are not located within precincts; the list is arranged alphabetically by street address. The remaining buildings are listed in the precinct datasheets in Volume 3 Heritage Overlay Precincts. Allom Lovell & Associates City of Yarra Heritage Review: Building Citations A Horn Love 11 & Associates City of Yarra Heritage Review: Building Citations Suburb Street No. | Building IVHR |RNE | NT Icradej Abbotsford Abbotsford Street 40 Timber Cottage Rec B Abbotsford Abbotsford Street 42 House Rec B Richmond Abinger Street 14 Richmond Creche and Day Nursery Rec B North Fitzroy Alexandra Parade cnr Former Fitzroy Gas Works Valve Rec B George House Street Richmond Baker Street 6 House Rec B Collingwood Bedford Street 15-17 Former Boot Factory Rec B Collingwood Bedford Street 33-47 Purfleet Cottages Rec B Richmond Bendigo Street Former Wertheim Piano Factory Rec B (GTV9 Studios) Richmond Bendigo Street 19 House Rec B Abbotsford Bond Street 2 Former Grosvenor Common School Yes Rec C A Richmond Bosisto Street