House

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

15500

Location

34 Melville St Albany

Location Details

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 30 Jun 2001 Category B
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 27 Oct 2020 Some/moderate

Statement of Significance

The place at 34 Melville Street has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: The place is a fine and well executed example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture with its tuckpointed facebrick, rendered stone quoining, lintels and architraves, prominent chimney and half-timbered effect in gabling. It has maintained a high level of authenticity, been well maintained and conserved.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include: • Corner setting • High streetscape value • High integrity of original design • Albany brick with cement rendered quoins • Decorative wood finishes on verandah, turned timber posts Some obvious modifications include: • Woodwork finishes on verandah • Red Colorbond roof • Brick and iron infill front wall replacing timber pickets

History

The house at 34 Melville Street was built on original Lot 216.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment 1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

17 Mar 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Jun 2022

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.