John Young's row house, 697 Spencer Street, West Melbourne
Graeme Butler and AssociatesJuly 1991
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John Young's row house, 697 Spencer Street, West Melbourne
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July 1991
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1991 : DPeriod : Late Victorian (1887)Grantee : M Dawson 1859HistoryJohn T. Young, was possibly manager of the London Chartered Bank in Collins Street West, at the time this house was built for him in 1887. He continued to own and live here for over 10 years.DescriptionA single storey stuccoed brick parapeted row house with an iron fence and panelled cast iron decoration to the verandah. Balustrading, an arched entablature, a shell tympanum, and rosettes beneath a pronounced cornice, comprise the more rich than usual decoration.Integrity - Generally original, presumably urns have gone.Streetscape - Part of a long, mainly single storeyed streetscape of 19th century row houses (693-705) which echoes the similar isolated group further to the east (599-615).SignificanceArchitecturally, a typical near original example of a common type and part of a streetscape, of local importance.Historically, possibly identified with a prominent personality in the area, of local importance.Recommendations - Repaint in typical or original colours, consider zoning provisions to maintain residential form and use.References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. D. 18882. RB 1887-833. RB 1896- 97___________________________GRAEME BUTLER & ASSOCIATES, 2015. WEST MELBOURNE HERITAGE REVIEWWhat is significant?Architect Jonathon Rankine and builder, Thomas O'Brien of Rathdowne Street, Carlton created this house for John T. Young in 1887. Young continued to own and live here for over 10 years. Rankine designed some major buildings in the district during the Victorian-era, including a public hall and two shops, Ascot Vale, and a number of Church of Christ buildings, one at Newmarket and another at Doncaster.Contributory elements include:a single storey coloured brick parapeted row house;face brick side and rear walls;panelled cast iron decoration to the verandah, with brackets;concave verandah roof, clad with corrugated iron;foliated and vermiculated blocks to the verandah wall;balustrading, an arched entablature, a shell tympanum, and rosettes beneath a pronounced cornice, comprise the rich cement decoration;an iron fence with brick and cemented piers; andcontribution as part of a long, mainly single storeyed Victorian-era streetscape of row houses (693-705) which echoes the similar group further to the east (599-615).Parapet urns have gone.How is it significant?John Young's row house is significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne.Why is it significant?John Young's row house is significant.Aesthetically, the house is a near original example of a common row house type, distinguished by the rich cement ornamentation and association with the architect Rankine who carried out a number of works in the inner Melbourne area, also a contributory part of a Victorian-era streetscape; andHistorically, representative of a major growth period (Victorian-era) in West Melbourne..GRAEME BUTLER & ASSOCIATES, 2015. WEST MELBOURNE HERITAGE REVIEW RESEARCHLewis, M. Australian Architecture Index:`72647 O'Brien, Thomas - Rathdowne St McCarthy, Mrs West Melbourne VIC City of Melbourne registration no 2185 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.15.0 cottage Rankine, - 1886 05 25'Some Rankine index entries:`27843 Flemington VIC Houses Rankine, Jonathan 1888 3 39213 Church Collingwood Rankine, Jonathan 1888 8 119336 chapel, Doncaster Rankine, Jonathan 1889 4 209337 Doncaster Church of Christ Rankine, Jonathan 1889 4 2710468 Church of Christ at Newmarket Rankine, Jonathan 1890 10 1114514 Public Hall and 2 shops, Ascot Vale Rankine, Jonathan 1890 5 31'also a number of North Melbourne and Flemington houses.Newspapers:`North Melbourne Advertiser' (Vic. : 1873 - 1894) Friday 10 October 1890 p 2 ArticleNEW HALL, ASCOT VALE... completed, about £3400. The building is in the classic style, designed by Mr J. Rankine, architect, of ... Melbourne The front of the building, facing Union road, is executed in Portland cement stucco,…'___________________________
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