Conserved Building

59 Blair Road

Applicable Guidelines

Residential Historic District Guidelines

Conservation Area

Blair Plain Conservation Area

Historic address: 59 Blair Road

About

This atypical pre-war terrace house sits on a trapezoid-shaped site and is about 50% wider than its neighbours.

The Building

The house stands out for having a Venetian Renaissance style loggia which acts as an indoor-outdoor space for relaxation and serves as a corridor between the upper floor rooms.

The Legacy

Unoccupied for a number of years, the house was in a dilapidated condition until its restoration in 2006. Within the interior, modern amenities such as a lap pool were introduced, while original features like the patterned cement tiles of the loggia have been retained to preserve the old world charm of the house.

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.