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Visual Description: This is an impressive late nineteenth century house surrounded by a low masonry wall, with cast iron infill. There are two bay windows on a projecting bay and the other a corner bay beneath the turret. There is a verandah running two lengths of the building in a projecting wing on either side. The verandah appears to have been altered from the original. Cast iron pillars and brackets have been replaced by masonry pillars and a low wall extends along the verandah. These alterations were presumably effected during the 1930’s. A notable feature of the house is its corner turret. It is hexagonal with masonry brackets giving ‘it. emphasis to the roof structure. The roof is of a fish-scale grey slate topped by a cast iron terminal. The entrance door has leaded windows with a thatching fanlight. Sidelights are of opaque glass. A side door also has leaded glass with a painted glass centre panel.
The magnificent marble fireplaces are a feature of the house. They are of carved marble with Victorian decorative tiles surrounding the fireplace of carved iron. There are two of these, one in the drawing room and another in the study. Both are intact and are undamaged including the grate and the hearth.
This magnificent home which dates from 1895 is an excellent example of a late nineteenth century suburban home, probably set on much larger grounds which has since been subdivided. The unusual feature of the house being the hexagonal turret which gives emphasis to the roof structure. Also of considerable interest is the two magnificent fireplaces which are of carved marble with Victorian decorative tile surrounds,
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Construction Date: 1895c?
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