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House

Author

City of Melville

Place Number

25425
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Location

26 Harris St Palmyra

Location Details

Local Government

Melville

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

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Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Jun 2014 Category B

Category B

Worthy of high level of protection: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Melville Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

The house is a representative example in sound and original presentation of 1920s housing development in the subdivision of Palmyra.

SIGNIFICANT ITEMS:

The external form and materials of the house, and the landscaped setback from the street boundary.

Physical Description

A single-storey brick house in red face brick with roughcast render over, and with hipped and gabled roof clad in corrugated metal sheeting extending down over verandahs to the front and north side of the house. Asymmetrical plan form with timber framing to verandahs, half-timbered front gable and decorative brackets to posts, timber-casement window sashes. A carport has been added to the northwest front corner of the house within the verandah roof. Set in a landscaped garden with a recent brick and wrought iron panel street fence and gate.

Condition

sound

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Creation Date

02 Jun 2015

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.