Heritage Impact Statement - City of Yarra · Heritage Impact Statement 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy August 2019 2.0 LOCATION The property is at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy

Heritage Impact Statement

207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy

Prepared for Pellicano Group

Helen Lardner

Architect, Director

HLCD Pty Ltd

Total House

L8, 180 Russell St Melbourne VIC 3000 T +61 408 300 911

W www.h1cd.com.au E [email protected]

ABN 63 083 840 724

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207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy August 2019

Prepared for

Pellicano Group

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CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

2.0 LOCATION 2

3.0 HERITAGE LISTINGS 3

4.0 HERITAGE POLICY 4

5.0 THE PROPOSAL 8

5.1 Existing conditions 8

5.2 The proposal 13

6.0 CONCLUSION 16

7.0 APPENDICES 17

7.1 H0334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area 2007 Assessment 17

7.2 Update March 2013 24

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Heritage Impact Statement has been prepared by Helen Lardner, Architect Director HLCD

Pty Ltd, on behalf of Pellicano Group. The property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is included

in the Heritage Overlay of the Yarra Planning Scheme as part of H0334. It is a non-contributory

property.

The works proposed are demolition of the existing building and construction of a 12 storey office

with retail at ground floor and basement parking. The design by Six Degrees Architects is

described in the Heritage Permit application drawings listed below and this Heritage Impact

Statement should be read in conjunction with these drawings.

TP000 COVER PAGE

TP011 SITE PLAN EXISTING

TP012 SITE PLAN PROPOSED

TP100 BASEMENT PLAN - B3



TP103 PLAN - GROUND

TP104 PLAN - LEVEL 1




TP108 PLAN - TYPICAL OFFICE FLOOR L5-L11


TP110 ROOF PLAN

TP200 EAST ELEVATION

TP201 WEST ELEVATION

TP202 NORTH ELEVATION

TP203 SOUTH ELEVATION

TP400 SHADOW ANALYSIS - 9AM

TP401 SHADOW ANALYSIS - 12PM

TP402 SHADOW ANALYSIS 1-15PM

TP403 SHADOW ANALYSIS - 3PM

TP501 DIAGRAM — HERITAGE VIEWS

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2.0 LOCATION

The property is at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. Refer to fig 1.

Fig 1: The location of the property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. (Planning Property Report)

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3.0 HERITAGE LISTINGS

Victorian Heritage Register

The property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is not included In the Victorian Heritage

Register.

McClelland Terrace, 203 Victoria Parade Fitzroy, is on the western boundary and included in the

Victorian Heritage Register (VHR H0590, H0197). Further information is provided about this

property in section 5.1.

Victorian Heritage Inventory

The property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is not included In the Inventory.

Yarra Planning Scheme

The property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is included in the Heritage Overlay of the Yarra

Planning Scheme (H0334) as part of the South Fitzroy Precinct. The property has been identified

as non-contributory in the City of Yarra Review of Heritage Overlay Areas 2007 Appendix 8

(Revised May 2018). No columns have been ticked in the Clause 43.01 Schedule to the Overlay

so no paint controls, no internal controls, no tree controls and no controls on outbuildings or

fences apply. The Incorporated Plan under the provisions of Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay,

Planning permit exemptions, July 2014 applies.

With the exception of McClelland Terrace, 203 Victoria Parade Fitzroy (VHR H0590, H0197),

properties near the site within H0334 are also non-contributory. These include the Townhouses

at 187-201 Victoria Parade. It should be noted that 1-3 Smith Street (refer to fig 2) is part of the

subject site but separately listed as non-contributory by City of Yarra. Part of Little Smith Street,

the bluestone lane to the north of the site is included in the H0334.

Victoria Parade Fitzroy has a Heritage Overlay (H0188) for street trees. No street trees in

Victoria Parade are impacted by this proposal.

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Fig 2: The property at 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is part of H0334. H0188 applies to street trees in

Victoria Parade. (Planning Property Report)

The property is also within the Design and Development Overlay DD02 of the Yarra Planning

Scheme.

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4.0 HERITAGE POLICY

As noted previously, the subject property is located within the South Fitzroy Precinct, identified as H0334 in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay of the Yarra Planning Scheme.

The statement of significance for the precinct, as included in the City of Yarra Review of Heritage

Overlay Areas 2007, is reproduced in part below (refer to appendix 7.1 for the full citation):

How is it significant?

H0334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area is aesthetically and historically significant to the City of Yarra (National Estate Register INER] Criteria El, A4)

Why is it significant?

The South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area is significant: • As the earliest urban area outside the Melbourne City grid to be settled in the

Melbourne municipality, with several buildings from the mid nineteenth century surviving as testimony to its early establishment;

• For the unusually high number of early Victorian-era and some Regency period buildings, being generally simply detailed and a clear reflection of the early date of Fitzroy's settlement.

• As evidence of early government planning controls or Acts of Parliament, from the 1850s, that aimed to solve street alignment problems in this privately planned suburb, arising from a hitherto lack of co-ordination between neighbouring allotment owners;

• As a good example of the successful application of the Act for Regulating Buildings and Party Walls, and for Preventing Mischiefs by Fire in the City of Melbourne (Melbourne Building Act 1849), which forced the use of fireproof construction and gave South Fitzroy a character distinct from other inner suburbs such as Richmond and Collingwood, that have a greater proportion of Victorian-era timber buildings.

• As a substantially intact collection of predominantly mid to late nineteenth and early twentieth century building stock, interspersed with well preserved inter-war residential, commercial, retail and industrial buildings that contribute to the historical character of the area.

• For the relatively large number of individually significant buildings, being predominantly solid masonry rather than clad with timber, largely as a result of the Melbourne Building Act, 1849

• For the ornate and exuberant detail of many late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings in the suburb, reflecting the affluence of many of the inhabitants of this area, particularly in the late 19th century.

• For the early street, lane and allotment layouts, some original blues tone kerbs, paving and guttering, and some mature exotic street trees, providing an appropriate setting for this collection of residential, retail, commercial and industrial buildings.

• For the landmark qualities of some large factory and warehouse buildings from the late 19th and earlier 20th century, such as the MacRobertson confectionary complex which are significant features in the skyline of this predominantly low rise suburb; and

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• For the major early institutions that developed on its fringes, in particular, St Vincent's Hospital and The Convent of Mercy, as closely linked with the area's history, education and welfare within the metropolitan area.

As the property is included in the Heritage Overlay, it is subject to the provisions of Clause 43.01 of the Yarra Planning Scheme. Relevant provisions from Clause 43.01 include the following:

Purpose

To implement the Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework. To conserve and enhance heritage places of natural or cultural significance. To conserve and enhance those elements which contribute to the significance of heritage places.

To ensure that development does not adversely affect the significance of heritage places.

Decision guidelines

Before deciding on an application, in addition to the decision guidelines in Clause 65, the responsible authority must consider, as appropriate:

• The Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework. • The significance of the heritage place and whether the proposal will adversely

affect the natural or cultural significance of the place. • Any applicable statement of significance (whether or not specified in the

schedule to this overlay), heritage study and any applicable conservation policy. • Any applicable heritage design guideline specified in the schedule to this overlay. • Whether the location, bulk, form or appearance of the proposed building will

adversely affect the significance of the heritage place. • Whether the location, bulk, form and appearance of the proposed building is in

keeping with the character and appearance of adjacent buildings and the heritage place.

• Whether the demolition, removal or external alteration will adversely affect the significance of the heritage place.

• Whether the proposed works will adversely affect the significance, character or appearance of the heritage place.

Clause 15.03 has the objective is to ensure the conservation of places of heritage significance. Strategies that are relevant to this proposal include:

• Encourage appropriate development that respects places with identified heritage values.

• Ensure an appropriate setting and context for heritage places is maintained or enhanced.

A relevant policy guideline to be considered is The Burro Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013.

The proposal must be assessed against Council's local heritage policy as set out under Clause 22.02. This policy provides development guidelines for sites subject to the heritage overlay. Relevant objectives include:

• To retain significant view lines to, and vistas of, heritage places. • To ensure that additions and new works to a heritage place respect the

significance of the place.

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Clause 22.02 addresses full demolition or removal of a building as follows: Generally encourage the retention of a building in a heritage place, unless the building is identified as being not contributory. Encourage the retention of original street furniture and bluestone road or laneway materials and details (where relevant).

For new development, alterations or additions, Clause 22.02 states: Encourage the design of new development and alterations and additions to a heritage place or a contributory element to a heritage place to:

• Respect the pattern, rhythm, orientation to the street, spatial characteristics, fenestration, roof form, materials and heritage character of the surrounding historic streetscape.

• Be articulated and massed to correspond with the prevailing building form of the heritage place or contributory elements to the heritage place.

• Be visually recessive and not dominate the heritage place.

• Be distinguishable from the original historic fabric.

• Not remove, cover, damage or change original historic fabric. • Not obscure views of principle facades. • Consider the architectural integrity and context of the heritage place or

contributory element. Encourage setbacks from the principal street frontage to be similar to those of adjoining contributory buildings; where there are differing adjoining setbacks, the greater setback will apply. Encourage similar facade heights to the adjoining contributory elements in the street. Where there are differing façade heights, the design should adopt the lesser height.

Clause 22.02 has specific requirements fort corner sites and sites with dual frontages to: Encourage new building and additions on a site with frontages to two streets, being either a corner site or a site with dual street frontages, to respect the built form and character of the heritage place and adjoining or adjacent contributory elements to the heritage place. Encourage new buildings on corner sites to reflect the setbacks of buildings that occupy other corners of the intersection.

Schedule 2 to the Design and Development Overlay for Main Roads and Boulevards (DD02) has the following design objectives:

• To recognise the importance of main roads to the image of the City.

• To retain existing streetscapes and places of cultural heritage significance and encourage retention of historic buildings and features which contribute to their identity.

• To reinforce and enhance the distinctive heritage qualities of main roads and boulevards.

• To recognise and reinforce the pattern of development and the character of the street, including traditional lot width, in building design.

• To encourage high quality contemporary architecture. • To encourage urban design that provides for a high level of community safety

and comfort. • To limit visual clutter. • To maintain and where needed, create, a high level of amenity to adjacent

residential uses through the design, height and form of proposed development.

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Before deciding on an application to construct a building or construct or carry out works, the responsible authority must consider as appropriate:

• The contribution of the proposal to the streetscape. • The design, height and visual bulk of the development in relation to surrounding

land uses and developments.

• The design, height and form of the development in relation to the built form character of the street.

The policy references is the City of Yarra Built Form Review 2003

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5.0 THE PROPOSAL

5.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS

The existing building at 207-209 Victoria Parade

The existing building is a two storey, face brick structure which addresses both Victoria Parade

and Smith Street. It has an open service yard behind it with access from Little Smith Street.

Stylistically, the building appears to date from the late 1970s or early 1980s period and it is non-

contributory to the heritage precinct (refer to figs 3, 4, 5 & 9). There are no heritage concerns

with demolition.

Fig 3: The front of the property looking west along Victoria Parade Fitzroy. (H Lardner)

Fig 4: The view to the Victoria Parade frontage from the pedestrian lights. (Six Degrees Architects)

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Fig 5: The view to 207-209 Victoria Parade from the pedestrian lights diagonally opposite. (Six Degrees Architects)

McClelland Terrace at 203 Victoria Parade Fitzroy (VHR H0590, H0197)

On the western side of the subject site, McClelland Terrace (now Henkel) Brothers) is an

imposing, two storey rendered brick terrace constructed in 1882. It was an early addition to the

then Historic Buildings Register (now VHR H0590) in 1985 for its historical significance to the

State of Victoria as an elegant example of town housing once common to Victoria Parade but

now rare. It is noted that the terrace 'is an important reminder of the 19th century character of

one of Melbourne's great boulevards. It is the last surviving of a series of 19th century attached

houses on the north side of Victoria Parade between Gore and Smith Streets.' Information

drawn from https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/496/download-report

McClelland Terrace has a decorative facade to Victoria Parade with a two-storey arcaded loggia

enclosed within wing walls and raised above street level. The arcade has flattened arches

supported on cast-iron fluted Corinthian columns and has a cast-iron balustrade at first floor

level. The decorative parapet is capped with urns (fig 6). At street level, the original cast-iron

palisade fence remains with cast-iron posts on a bluestone plinth. One of these abuts the subject

property (fig 7). The fence post is one of a number of features on the boundary with the subject

site, including mouldings, an urn, and two decorative chimneys (figs 8 & 9).

It is important that a construction management plan be provided to protect the heritage building

during the proposed works.

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Fig 6: McClelland Terrace at 203 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. (H Lardner)

Fig 7: The front of the property looking west along Victoria Parade Fitzroy. (H Lardner)

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Fig 8: The junction between McClelland Terrace and the subject property from Victoria Parade. (H Lardner)

Fig 9: The rear of the subject property looking west towards McClelland Terrace. (H Lardner)

Little Smith Street

As shown in figure 2, the western part of Little Smith Street, the bluestone lane to the north of

the site, is included in the H0334 while the eastern end towards Smith Street is not. Although

there has obviously been some relaying of bluestone within this area, it is not clear why this is

the case as other parts of the bluestone lane have also been altered (figs 10 & 11). Early

bluestone lanes and paving are identified as contributing to the significance of the South Fitzroy Precinct (H0334).

It is important that the bluestone lane is recorded prior to the start of works and protected

during construction. It is likely to be damaged by equipment and it may be necessary for the

bluestone to be removed and relayed after the project is completed. If this is necessary, the

quality of work should be to the satisfaction of Council's Heritage Advisor to ensure an appropriate outcome.

The new development is proposed to be set back an additional 265mm from Little Smith Street.

The existing laneway configuration in bluestone should not change. The new width should be

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accommodated in a dark grey concrete, bitumen or similar material to subtly distinguish it from the heritage bluestones.

Fig 10: The rear of the subject property looking west towards McClelland Terrace. (H Lardner)

Fig 11: The rear of the subject property looking west towards McClelland Terrace. (Six Degrees Architects)

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5.2 THE PROPOSAL

The proposed works are the demolition of the existing building and construction of a 12 storey

office with retail at ground floor and basement parking. As discussed earlier, there is no concern

with the proposed demolition, and it is important to protect the neighboring heritage items,

McClelland Terrace and Little Smith Street.

The proposed building has been carefully articulated to break up its mass and respond to

McClelland Terrace on Victoria Parade. Directly adjacent to the terrace, a section of the new

building has been set back 4450mm to behind the front wall of the terrace building. This

recessed area is 4600mm wide and its height is 11200mm which matches the top of the cornice

and reinforces this horizontal line (fig 12). The recessive element provides a clear, neutral break

next to the decorative terrace and retains important views to McClelland Terrace as seen in figs

13, 14, 15 & 16. It ensures that the distinctive silhouette of McClelland Terrace remains visible.

The recess will also be softly landscaped to contribute to the streetscape.

The main podium covers two levels above the recessed ground floor. Its height is 1203mm to

match the top of the urns on McClelland Terrace. This continues the existing scale of the

streetscape, both in Victoria Parade and Smith Street.

The taller component of the office building is set back and is visually distinct from the podium. At

level 3 and above, it has a 3022mm setback from McClelland Terrace and 3000mm from Victoria

Parade. Overall the building is elegantly articulated and makes a strong contribution to this

corner. It uses a natural palette of materials and finishes and incorporates a circular motif which

refers to the arched loggia of the neighbouring terrace without directly copying. In this location,

the new building has no impact on views to the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building

dome.

Fig 12: The fayade viewed from Victoria Parade seen in relation to McClelland Terrace. Six Degrees Architects)

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Fig 13: The view from across Victoria Parade at the traffic lights. (Six Degrees Architects TPS01)

Fig 14: The view from diagonally across Victoria Parade at the traffic lights. (Six Degrees Architects TP501)

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Fig 15: The new building seen in relation to McClelland Terrace on approach to Smith Street.

(Six Degrees Architects TP501)

Fig 16: The new building seen in relation to McClelland Terrace from Victoria Parade.

(Six Degrees Architects TP501)

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6.0 CONCLUSION

The proposal for 207-209 Victoria Parade Fitzroy is a carefully considered design which makes a

positive contribution to its location without impact on the heritage values of the South Fitzroy

Precinct. The proposed works are the demolition of the existing building and construction of a 12

storey office with retail at ground floor and basement parking. There are no heritage concerns

with demolition of the existing building on the site and the heritage values of McClelland Terrace

and Little Smith Street will be protected.

The proposed building has been carefully articulated to break up its mass and respond to

McClelland Terrace on Victoria Parade. The recessive element adjacent to McClelland Terrace

retains important views to the heritage building. The main podium continues the existing scale

of the streetscape, both in Victoria Parade and Smith Street and its height responds to

McClelland Terrace. The taller component of the office building is set back and well-articulated.

Overall the design makes a strong contribution to this corner.

The proposal is supported on heritage grounds and meets the objectives of Yarra heritage policy,

including Clause 22.02.

As discussed in the body of this report, the following heritage recommendations should be

included as conditions in a permit for development.

A construction management plan should be provided for McClelland Terrace at 203

Victoria Parade Fitzroy to protect the heritage building during the proposed works.

Little Smith Street should be recorded prior to the start of works and protected during

construction. It may be necessary for the bluestone to be removed and relayed after the

project is completed and the quality of work should be to the satisfaction of Council's

Heritage Advisor.

The new development is proposed to be set back an additional 265mm from Little Smith

Street. The existing laneway configuration in bluestone should not change. The new

width should be accommodated in a dark grey concrete, bitumen or similar material to

subtly distinguish it from the heritage bluestones.

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7.0 APPENDICES

7.1 H0334 SOUTH FITZROY HERITAGE OVERLAY AREA 2007 ASSESSMENT

City of Yarra Review of Heritage Overlay Areas 2007 110334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area

H0334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area

F igure 30 Indicative Heritage Overlay Area map (refer to the City of Yarra Planning Scheme maps, NTS) with Brunswick St and Smith St heritage overlays also shown

Greene Butler and Associates, 2007- 150

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City of Yarra Review of Heritage Overlay Areas 2007 H0334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area

Component streets include: Alexandra Parade, Argyle Street, Bach Lane, Bell Street, Brunswick Place, Brunswick Street, Cecil Street, Chapel Street, Charles Place, Charles Street, Condell Street, Cremome Street, Elliot Street, Fishers Lane, Fitzroy Street, Garfield Street, George Street, Gertrude Street, Gore Street, Graham Street, Greeves Street, Hanover Street, Hargreaves Street, Henry Street, Hertford Street, Highett Place, Hodgson Street, James Street, John Street, Johnston Street, Kent Street, Kerr Street,

King William Street, Leicester Street, Little Charles Street, Little George Street, Little Gore Street, Little Hanover Street, Little Napier Street, Little Smith Street. Little Victoria Parade. Little Victoria Street, Mahoney Street, Marion Street Moor Street, Napier Lane, Napier Place, Napier Street, Nicholson Street, Palmer Street, Princes Street, Regent Street. Rochester Street. Rose Street, Royal Lane, Smith Street, Spring Street, St David Street. Victoria Parade, Victoria Street, Webb Street, Westgarth Street, Wood Street, Young Street.

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

First subdivisions The first 'suburban' land allotments to be sold outside of the Melbourne town reserve were in the areas now known as Fitzroy, Collingwood, and Richmond. The allotments were numbered 1 to 88. The first 47 made up what was to become the municipality of Richmond, while numbers 48 to 88 covered the area known colloquially in the mid-nineteenth century as the 'district of Collingwood'. These 'Collingwood' allotments lay to the north-east of the City of Melbourne, and covered the area bounded in the west by Nicholson Street, to the east by the Yarra River, to the north by Reilly Street (now Alexandra

Graeme Butler and Associates, 2007: 151

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Parade), and to the south by Victoria Parade (originally called Simpson's Road). The smaller portion of this 'Collingwood' area, the land bounded by Nicholson Street, Smith Street, Victoria Parade and Alexandra Parade. became to be known as Fitzroy.''''

The original allotments in Fitzroy were of varying sizes, most falling between about 12 acres (facing Victoria Parade) and 28 acres. a size suitable for large estates. and small-scale rural or semi-industrial pursuits such as dairy farms, market gardens, and brickyards."' Accordingly, land reserved by the Government for roads in the Fitzroy area consisted only of Nicholson Street. Victoria Parade, Alexandra Parade (known variously as Darebin or Reilly Street), Johnston Street and Smith Street.' In 1838-39. following the first land sale there were no controls imposed upon the purchasers of land in Fitzroy in terms of the way they could subdivide and resell the land. As land changed hands and was progressively subdivided throughout the 1840s. a peculiar street layout emerged. Though the Government roads provided a framework for a regular pattern of roads which made it easy for speculators to proceed with subdivisions, the lack of controls on the size and orientation of subdivision allotments and the width of roads, together with a general lack of cooperation or coordination between landowners. led to the emergence of an ad-hoc street pattern and layout of allotments in South Fitzroy.'

The first main non-Government streets to be laid out by landowners in Fitzroy were Brunswick and Gertrude Streets. These two streets became the most important non-Government streets in South Fitzroy, mainly because their original line and length were extended by a number of successive landowners and subdividers. This contrasted strongly with the disparate pattern of subdivision and street layout which developed in other allotments in South Fitzroy

Alignment of Streets In 1854, the Victorian Parliament passed a special Act of Parliament, known as the Act for Improvements in Fitz Roy Ward in the City of Melbourne, designed to solve the street alignment problems in South Fitzroy. In the 1850s and 1860s, local politics in the Fitzroy-Collingwood area were concerned largely with the realignment of the worst of these ad hoc streets.

Building Act

The Act for regulating Buildings and Party Walls, and for preventing mischiefs by fire in the City of Melbourne (1849)121 came into effect from the beginning of 1850,1= enforcing fireproof construction and minimum street widths in the City of Melbourne, then including Fitzroy (and excluding Collingwood and Richmond). Under the provisions of the Ad wooden or iron buildings could only be constructed with a prescribed set-back from the adjacent buildings

B Barrett. The Inner Sorbs p 14 B Barrett The flier &bulbs p 7 B Barrett. The Inner Suburbs. p 7

120 B Barrett. The Inner Suburbs 17. and Fitrroy l-irstory Society. p referred to here as the Melbourne Building Acti Frtuoy History Society o. /5

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and from the street.=' Without a setback of at least one-third of its height (or eight feet, if the building was less than 24 feet in height), any new building was required to be constructed of bnck and/or stone. As a result of the Melbourne Building Act. 1850s Fitzroy buildings were typically 'cement finished bluestone or brick exposed rough-face bluestone, or exposed brick' '" At this time, the influx of gold rush immigrants increased the demand for housing in the fledgling metropolis. The introduction of the Act considerably slowed the rate at which new houses could be built, with the result that supply fell far short of demand.'" By 1891, only 51% of Collingvvood's houses were brick or stone (outside of the Act) while in Fitzroy the figure had risen to 83% as a direct outcome of the legislation.'

Consolidation

The 1860s-1870s was a period of consolidation in Fitzroy's commercial strips. as the rude structures of the early decades were replaced with more substantial premises. This is most apparent along Gertrude and Brunswick Streets, and along Smith Street The 1870s and 1880s saw the replacement of many earlier single-fronted shop buildings with rows of shops.

Public transport

The first power driven public transport to be introduced to Fitzroy was the cable tram. One route through Fitzroy ran along Nicholson Street from the city and divided into two routes: one ran along Gertrude Street to Smith Street and the other continued northward along Nicholson Street. Another route ran down Brunswick Street '" These routes were established in 1886 and 1887 Unlike the pattern of urban development in some of Melbourne's then outer suburbs. where the location of tram routes facilitated and stimulated the development of those streets into major commercial strips, the tram routes in Fitzroy were located along streets which were already consolidated commercial precincts

Industry

Industry. which had barely existed in Fitzroy in the 1850s had grown considerably by the 1870s and a number of major factories were being built and extended in the 20th century up to the Great War and beyond, including the famous MacRobertson Confectionary factory which started in Argyle Street in the 1880s. The large factories and warehouses from this later period tower above the predominantly low rise nature of the early residential development.

Act for regulating Buicknw and Party vliabc.. ano for preventing nv.:-.--nfeid by fire m the Crty of Irletbourne. 0949). Schedule b, Part 5, p 235. •24

tbsci. p 20 Ibid. p 24

15 Figures quoted m B Barrett The Inner Suburbs p 29. See Sowermne Charles. .ublic Transport and the Pi=roy Identity, in Cotten History

Committee of the ci=roy History Society. Frtroy Meibourneb Arst Suburb. p. '1 5. see also Altar Lovell and Associa:es Pty Lid. Hawthorn and Maivern Tramway Depots Comervabor Report Prepared

12Bfor the ,="abitc Transport Corporation. lkietbourne. 1990. pp 5-e.

See C Sowen,vrne. Public Transport and the Fitzroy Identity' pp. 116-117

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Major Institutions

Along with the early development of the suburb and its proximity to Melbourne City, was the development of major institutions on its fringe. in particular, St Vincent's Hospital and The Convent of Mercy (Victorian Heritage Register). both of Roman Catholic origin

The Convent of Mercy and Academy of Mary Immaculate was founded in 1857 and consists of a number of buildings constructed over a period of thirty years at the corner of Palmer and Nicholson Streets. The complex is significant for its long-temi and continuing association with Catholic education in Victoria'22.

St Vincent's was founded in a Victoria Parade terrace house row by the Irish Order, The Sisters of Charity, in 1893, the complex eventually becoming the suburb's largest charitable institution_ In 1905 they moved into a new four-storey hospital building and by 1914 they were the second busiest hospital in Melbourne, benefiting from support provided by Fitzroy Council, the Fitzroy Football Club and the legendary John Wren The Healy Wing was opened in 1928 and other wings followed, with the current complex covering a site bounded by Victoria Parade, Nicholson Street. Fitzroy Street and Gertrude Street '3° A notable recent design was the St Vincent's Private Hospital since added to and altered

Conclusion

An extraordinary amount of comparatively homogeneous nineteenth century building stock has survived in Fitzroy, as compared to either the City of Melbourne or neighbouring suburbs such as Collingwood or Richmond. Some 22% of the buildings in the Heritage Overlay Area are individually significant compared A4th, for example, other large residential areas such as 7% for North Fitzroy or 9% for North Carlton. Some 18% of South Fitzroy buildings were erected by the 1860s as a demonstration of its early origins.

Main development era

The main development period in the South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area is that of the Victorian era with a substantial contribution from the Edwardian-period. There is also a contribution from some 'well preserved inter-war buildings and individually significant places of all eras.

Contributory elements

The Heritage Overlay Area contributory elements include (but not exclusively) (but not exclusively) mainly detached and attached Victorian-era and Edwardian-era houses, having typically:

• Pitched gabled or hipped roofs, with many facade parapets, . One and two storey wall heights but with some isolated landmark 3-5

storey buildings, • Face brick (red, dichrorne and polychrome), bluestone or stucco walls,

some weatherboard.

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• Slate, corrugated iron roof cladding, some Marseilles pattern terra-cotta tiles.

• Chimneys of either stucco finish (with moulded caps) or of face matching brickwork with corbelled capping courses:

• Post-supported verandah elements facing the street, set out on two levels as required with cast-iron (typically mid to late Victorian-era ) or timber detailing (typically Edwardian-era or early Victonan-era ) also some use of arcaded masonry verandahs;

• Less than 40% of the street wall face comprised with openings such as windows and doors; and

• Front gardens, originally bordered by typically timber or iron picket front fences of around lm height:

Contributory elements also include- • Corner shops and residences with display windows and zero boundary

setbacks. • Well preserved buildings from the pre Second War era. • Mature street tree plantings (plane and elm trees) • Subdivision pattern that draws from Government surveyed rectangular

lots, typically of between about 12 and 28 acres, and then developed privately but within a framework that encouraged continuity of street alignment and allotment size:

• Hoddle's early survey grid expressed as main roads, such as Nicholson Street, Victoria Parade, Alexandra Parade: Johnston Street and Smith Street;

• Public infrastructure, expressive of the Victonan and Edwardian-eras such as bluestone pitched road paving, crossings, stone kerbs. and channels, and asphalt paved footpaths;

• Some distinctive rear and side service lanes or rights-of-way, with substantial boundary walls. stable and loft structures, night soil hatches and privies;

• Early institutions such as St Vincent's Hospital and The Convent of Mercy.

How is it significant?

H0334 South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area is aesthetically and historically significant to the City of Yarra (National Estate Register [NER] Criteria E 1. A4)

Why is it significant

The South Fitzroy Heritage Overlay Area is significant. As the earliest urban area outside the Melbourne City gnd to be settled in the Melbourne municipality, with several buildings from the mid nineteenth century surviving as testimony to its early establishment; For the unusually hgh number of early Victonan-era and some Regency period buildings, being generally simply detailed and a clear reflection of the early date of Fitzroy's settlement. As evidence of early government planning controls or Acts of Parliament, from the 1850s, that aimed to solve street alignment problems in this privately planned suburb, arising from a hitherto lack of co-ordination between neighbouring allotment owners,

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o As a good example of the successful application of the Act for Regulating Buildings and Party Walls, and for Preventing Mischiefs by Fire in the City of Melbourne (Melbourne Building Act 1849), which forced the use of fireproof construction and gave South Fitzroy a character distinct from other inner suburbs such as Richmond and Collingwood, that have a greater proportion of Victonan-era timber buildings.

o As a substantially intact collection of predominantly mid to late nineteenth and early twentieth century building stock; interspersed with well preserved inter-war residential, commercial, retail and industrial buildings that contribute to the historical character of the area.

o For the relatively large number of individually significant buildings, being predominantly solid masonry rather than clad with timber, largely as a result of the Melbourne Building Act. 1849

o For the ornate and exuberant detail of many late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings in the suburb, reflecting the affluence of many of the inhabitants of this area. particularty in the late 19th century.

o For the early street, lane and allotment layouts, some original bluestone kerbs, paving and guttenng. and some mature exotic street trees, providing an appropriate setting for this collection of residential, retail, commercial and industrial buildings.

o For the landmark qualities of some large factory and warehouse buildings from the late 19th and earlier 20th century, such as the MacRobertson confectionary complex which are significant features in the skyline of this predominantly low rise suburb; and

o For the major early institutions that developed on its fringes, in particular, St Vincent's Hospital and The Convent of Mercy, as closely linked with the area's history, education and welfare within the metropolitan area.

The South Fitzroy Precinct (H0334) is within close proximity to the Royal Exhibition Building and is adjacent to the World Heritage Environs Area precinct. The nineteenth century development and character of the South Fitzroy Precinct contributes to the broader setting and context of the Royal Exhibition Building. Views and vistas of the Royal Exhibition Building from within the South Fitzroy Precinct, including views to the dome from Gertrude Street, are also an important feature of the precinct.

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7.2 UPDATE MARCH 2013

In March 2013, the City of Yarra Review of Heritage Overlay Areas 2007 was updated to address the World Heritage Environs Area for the Royal Exhibition Buildings with the change below to H0334.

List of amendments to this document

19 March 2013

The statement of significance for the South Fitzroy Precinct (110334) was amended to implement a recommendation in the 4V HEA Strategy Plan which states

It is recommended that to assist with conserving the valued heritage character and attributes of the WHEA in the area outside the World Heritage Environs Area precinct, the existing citation for the South Fitzroy precinct (HO 334) be amended by the City of Yana to include a reference to the proximity to the RES, and adjacency to the WHEA. and to state the contributory importance of the nineteenth century development and character of the precinct to the broader setting and context of the FEB. The importance of the views and vistas of the REB from within the precinct should also be stated_ The latter includes views to the dome from Gertrude Street. outside the area of greater sensitivity.

Refer to page 156 (amended).

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