Linton terrace or Taylor's row houses, 590-596 Spencer Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11/01/1985
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Linton terrace or Taylor's row houses, 590-596 Spencer Street, West Melbourne
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11/01/1985
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985 : CPeriod : Mid Victorian (1876)Grantee : B Cowderoy 1858HistoryRobert Taylor, the owner of these row houses, was also their architect and builder in 1876. He lived in 239 Spencer Street until 1886, but retained ownership for another 10 years. The other occupants included William Stubbs, Richard Manly, Edward Day before 1896, when all the tenants were women, Sarah Williams, Margaret Anderson, Caroline Malony, Mary-Ann Barber.DescriptionA two storeyed, parapeted and stuccoed brick row of four, with cast iron two level verandahs and iron fences. Typical of their time and type, the houses have little decoration except the roundel pattern iron cornices and other stucco mouldings, together with the parapet urns.Integrity - Parapet urns missing on Nos. 592-6. See No.590.Streetscape - Contributing part of a long residential streetscape, with limited integrity.SignificanceArchitecturally, an early and near original row of a common form type and part of a streetscape, of regional importance. Historically, a speculative row by the architect-owner-builder.Recommendations - Repaint in typical or original colours, replace urns.References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory; PA= CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION )1. RB 1877, 2552-5; RB 1885-86, 239-42; RB 1878, 2708; RB 1881-82, 2768; RB 1896-97, 244- 47; PA 6883/1876___________________________GRAEME BUTLER & ASSOCIATES, 2015. WEST MELBOURNE HERITAGE REVIEWWhat is significant?Robert Taylor was the owner, architect and builder of these row houses in 1876. He lived in 596 (then 239) Spencer Street until 1886, but retained ownership for at least another ten years. The other occupants included William Stubbs, Richard Manly, Edward Day before 1896, when all the tenants were women, Sarah Williams, Margaret Anderson, Caroline Malony, Mary-Ann Barber.Contributory elements include:a two storeyed, parapeted and stuccoed brick row of four;transverse gabled, corrugated iron clad roofs behind the parapet;cast iron two level verandahs, with friezes, integral brackets, and roundel pattern iron;cemented chimneys;simple cemented decoration typical of the early Victorian-era including cornices, cricket bat mouldings with scrolls on the verandah walls, together with the parapet urns;double-hung sash windows and 4-panel doors with toplights;raised siting, with stone steps up to the verandah;iron fences on dressed stone plinths, with iron side fences rather than masonry but with a cemented and capped post at the end houses; andcontribution as part of a long Victorian-era residential streetscape.Integrity is good despite missing parapet urns on 592-596 (see urns on 590 Spencer Street) also some details altered.How is it significant?Linton terrace or Taylor's row houses are significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne.Why is it significant?Linton terrace or Taylor's row houses are significant.Aesthetically, an early and near original row of a common West Melbourne row house form and a contributory part of a valuable Victorian-era streetscape; andHistorically, a speculative row by the architect-owner-builder and representative of the start of a major growth period in West Melbourne.
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| Original | 108922 108923 108924 108925 | 1 PDF : 1.94 MB ; A4 | Group of Items (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |