Conserved Building

62 Niven Road

Applicable Guidelines

Secondary Settlement Guidelines

Conservation Area

Mount Sophia Conservation Area

Historic address: 62 Niven Road

About

This Early style terrace house is one of a set of three identical pre-war houses, supposedly built by an Arab merchant to accommodate his three wives.

The Building

Early style terrace houses are characterised by their plain façades and low floor-to-ceiling height, the result of limited access to imported building materials, technology, and skilled labour.

The Legacy

Part of the restoration works involved reversing the modifications made to the house's façade over the years, which had caused it to lose its original residential character. This included the reinstatement of the timber window at the second storey façade and the reconstruction of the first storey façade comprising a timber door and window.

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.