Conserved Building

55 Blair Road

Applicable Guidelines

Residential Historic District Guidelines

Conservation Area

Blair Plain Conservation Area

Historic address: 55 Blair Road

About

This residential property, together with the other terrace houses along Blair Road, was constructed in the 1920s as part of the general expansion of the town.

The Building

Built in the highly decorative Rococo style featuring extensive plasterwork, the Chinese influence on its architecture is evident in the bat-shaped vents which symbolise good luck, while the Western influence can be seen in the plasterwork featuring festoons, dentils, and bands of egg-and-dart mouldings.

The Legacy

Behind the charming Rococo façade, the interior has been sensitively reconfigured and updated for contemporary living.

Guidelines and Procedures

All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.

Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.