Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - City of Boroondara

SYNDICATES with their numerous dummies, which are now so
conspicuous at so many land sales. Thus gMngthe Purchaser the
privilege ofFREE SELECTION and deferred Payments asthe lenns
willbe made easy to suit:
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What followed was development dominantly of the 1920s,
intermixed with, and on top of, the remaining 1890svillas.
Historic Themes:
(i) changes in urban form, land tenure and subdivision
(v) typical residential lifestyles and their physical expression
Description
Ofthe 34 sites identified in Wentworth Avenue, over half
were built in the Bungalow erabut some 20% of the street
remains from the Victorian & Edwardian Eras, with emphasis
on the latter. Examples of each era include numbers
4, 13, 15, 17, and 18 from the Bungalow era, numbers
1, 3, 7, and 14 from Edwardia and 37 and 38 from pre
cl900. Given the strong Edwardian & Bungalow presence,
the gabled roofform is dominant and face-brick and
weatherboard construction are represented as the major
wall materials.
Street period expression of identified sites from the era
1916-40 is 70% and 50% for the street as a whole with
those from the Victorian & Edwardian Era (pre 1915)
being 29% (20% for streetl
Significance
Typical of the 1880s estates which onlygained identity in
the growth eras of Edwardia and the immediate post-war
time, this street evokes the city's residential development
history as well as its peek population expansion.
1 sale poster LP545, cci,
2 see 1986site schedule
Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 - Significant Areas