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Post date: 09/03/2021
A pair semi-detached Edwardian houses with a high corrugated iron roofs and two
protruding wings with a verandah between. The wings have holbol-gables typical
of the 1920's Cape Dutch revival. The walls have plaster quoins and window
surrounds. Windows are modern 3 element units with small panes. Gables have
ventilation slits with louvres. Verandah has classical pillars and brick
\ balustrades with precast elements. The doors are glazed and have ·4-panelled
fanlights.
These houses are typical of their period and in an indigenous architectural style.
They have considerable environmental value and should be protected as a group with
other houses in this block in terms of the Town Planning Scheme.