Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - City of Boroondara

Camberwell Conservation Study 1991- Significant Areas
Precinct 17, Avenue Athol Street period expression of sites (expressed as,a percentage
of the whole street) from the era 1916-40 is 62% (or
History
The Avenue Athol did not existin the MMBW 1904plan.
76% of identified sites only) with those from theVictorian
& Edwardian Era (pre 1915) are 18% (23% identified
Mangarra Road fell short of Mont Albert Road and only sites only)", The percentage of identified sites from the
Rubens Grove ran the full distance between Canterbury
and Mont Albert Roads. Largely vacant land ran between.
core development era (1900-1930)is 92%.
l Local resident surveyor-architect, Henry Parsons,
surveyed Avenue Athol through this gap in 1906.
Description
2 AvenueAthol
Parsons, himself, lived in Kintore Street. 3
The street contains mainly Edwardian houses, many of
Subsequent development was dominantly from the uncharacteristic (for Camberwell) timber construction,
Edwardian era for the south end, near the East with some brick. There is also intrusive modem devel­
Camberwell Railway Station, while 1930s housing predominated
at the other end of the street.
opment, No. 7 being an example. Visually compatible
4
with this Edwardian housing is the Bungalow develop­
One notable resident, at the north end, was Brigadier ment which occurs further to the north on the commence­
Alwyn R. Garrett, who lived at 30 Avenue Athol in the ment of the concrete roadway. Here the Bungalow
1940s. 5
character becomes quite dominant. This character includes
late 1920sIndian Bungalow and some Italian Villa
AVENUEATHOL· CONCRETE ROAD, PATHWAYS ANDKERBS, OF THE BUNGALOWSECTION OF THE STREET
1 MMBWRP70
2 LP474l; DI900. Henry Parsons of George Parsons & Son
3 ibid.
4 see Site Schedule
5 WWA 1944;D1944-5
6 from 1986site schedule analysis