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24-26 Kensington Road, Kensington

Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-20051999

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-2005

Date of work:

1999

Reference number:

BIF-FLKE 102527 105258

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Flemington and Kensington (BIF-FLKE)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

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General notes:

Period: EdwardianConstruction date: c1912History:The houses at 24-26 Kensington Road were constructed c.1912. They are first listed in the Sands & McDougall directory in 1913, when they were occupied by John McCarthy and Ernest L Spencer respectively, both of whom were still in residence in 1920..Description:The houses at 24-26 Kensington Road are a semi-detached pair of red brick Edwardian cottages with gabled roofs. Each house has a verandah with turned timber posts and cast iron lacework friezes and gable ends embellished with timber fretwork. Windows are paired double-hung sashes, and the side entrances are recessed. A rendered string course at sill level extends across the facade. The timber picket and brick front fences are not original..Significance:The houses at 24-26 Kensington Road, Kensington, are of local historical and aesthetic interest. The houses are an example of the small cottages which were constructed in large numbers in this part of Kensington in the 1910s, and are of note for their brick construction, unusual in the area in that period. The pair is a contributory element in a largely intact streetscape.

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Conservation studiesCity of Melbourne Heritage Review 1999Federation/Edwardian styleBrick housesGablesCast iron work1910-1919

Places:

Kensington (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1275720