House (former), 61-65 Pennington Tce, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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S 34° 54.761 E 138° 35.749
54H E 280359 N 6134001
A two storey town-house in 61-65 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Waymark Code: WMX3FA
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 11/21/2017
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Statement of Significance
The building is notable for its use in a distinctive manner of Venetian Gothic design elements, a rare instance of the use of this style in residential design. Architectural details are particlarly fine and well executed.
(The Commission is in the process of developing and/or upgrading official statements for places listed prior to 1991. The above data was mainly provided by the nominator and has not yet been revised by the Commission.)
Description
Two storey town-house in Venetian Gothic style with a mid-Victorian verandah and balcony with decorative cast iron work, built in 1884 for F F Turner, Registrar-General of Deeds. Only the western half is original. In 1910 Sir Arthur Cudmore bought the house and lived in it until his death in 1951. A drawing room designed by W H Bagot, architect, was added to the east in 1920 and in the 1960s the street front was completed.
Location
61-65 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide.
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