Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - City of Boroondara

Historic Themes:
Work of prominent local developer, stylistic range of
inter-war building.
(v) typical residential lifestyles and their physical expression
(x) significant persons and sites associated with them.
Description
Adrian Street
This street has late 1920s to early 1930sstucco and brick
housing, many with original fences and gardens. Styles
are generally of the Old English with Mediterranean villa
styles, residual Bungalows and with the Moderne style
represented by Number 36.
Hortense Street
This street has mainly 1930s houses, with individually
notable houses such as Number 6 in the Moderne style,
again with many original fences and gardens and styles
varyingfrom the Indian Bungalow (Number 5), to the Old
English style. Other individually significant houses include
32 Hortense Street which is an unusual design at
the corner. Hortense Street south has some later developuiellt,
but it retains the general character of the rest of
the street.
Audrey Crescent
This street has 1930sand 1940shouses, Number 28being
a good example of the Moderne style. West of Florizel,
there is new development, substantially unrelated to the
rest of the estate.
Brandon Street
Some mixed redevelopment on the south, but stronger
character around Aerial Avenue, where Old English
style, Moderne style and original fences and gardens
provide some dominant character.
Celia Street
This street has Camphor Laurel street trees, stucco and
brick, Moderne and Old English style houses with many
original fences and gardens. Frequent use of patterned
brickwork, manganese, heeler brickwork and other types.
Florizel Street
This street has some redevelopment, but generally face
brick Moderne, Old English style housing. Camphor
Laurel street trees dominant, one notable house being
Number 41 in the half-timbered Old English style and
Number 29 showing patterned brickwork, corner siting
and mature garden. Number 23 has rounded curves in
the Moderne style.
Significance
A good example of the work of a prominent local developer,
T.M. Burke. The buildings are consistent in date
from the late 192Os, expressing the character of this important
period in Camberwell's development. Historically,
this was the work of prominent local developer, and
architecturally it shows the stylistic range of inter-war
building.
Important as a large and relatively intact subdivision.
Summerhill Estate is also a good example of the work of
a prominent local developer, T.M. Burke. Burke was
active in Eastern Suburbs subdivision during the 1920s
Camberwell Conservation Study 1991- Significant Areas
and was responsible for several subdivisions in
Camberwell, many of them smaller than this. The buildings
are consistent in dating from the late 1920s and
express the character of this important period in
Camberwell's development. Compared to nearby areas
the precinct includes a better range of characteristic
styles supported by period streetscape (through fences,
private plantings and street trees).
Themes represented. Work of prominent local developer,
stylistic range of inter-War building.