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Denholm house, also Viewforth House, 361 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne

Graeme Butler and Associates01/07/1991

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Graeme Butler and Associates

Date of work:

01/07/1991

Reference number:

BIF-NORTH 102830

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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

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Graphic materialsTextual material

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Series: North Melbourne and West Melbourne (BIF-NORTH)

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UnrestrictedOpen access.

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UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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GRAEME BUTLER 1983,1991 CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1983, 1991: A2Period: Mid Victorian 1890-1891Grantee: M Kerry 1865History- The first owner of this house was John Denholm. He sold it in 1891, a year after its construction, to a Mr Kelly, who was probably John Kelly, a fruiterer of Howard Street, North Melbourne. During the period of his ownership (1891 - 1896), his tenants were both contractors, Joseph Cartwright and James Fox.Description- . A two storey, polychrome brick parapetted row house with a two level cast iron verandah and balcony and an iron picket fence. The rich decoration includes a pierced and balustraded parapet, an elevated, pedimented central entablature with foliation and fluted pilaster supports, the name panel, a deeply bracketted cornice with rosettes filling the secondary entablature, dentillation and bracketting beneath each of the gutters ( the upper being an ogee profile), segment arched openings set within bays of contrasting cream bricks with flanking pilasters, and a six panel front door with a pedimented head rail and unusual toplight. Party wall faces have also been heavily moulded. It is generally original and highly contributive to the Dryburgh Street north residential precinct.Integrity - Generally original.Streetscape - Highly contributive part of the Dryburgh Street north residential precinct and part of a related subgroup, 357-61 Dryburgh Street.Significance- Architecturally, it is a richly and successfully decorated, late example of a common inner suburban row house type and part of a residential precinct,. It is of state significance. Historically, surprisingly, a rental property and little is known of the first owner.Recommendations - Remove paint from brickwork..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1890-91. 3478; RB 1891-92, 34832. D. 1891-923. RB 1891-92. Op , cit .___________________________Note by Heather Mackay 2021:A two storey brick house with notable verandah, parapet, cast iron lace, urns and fence. This beautiful house was one the very few given a category of A under the original heritage listings for City of Melbourne.

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