Ardagh, House

Item details


Name of item:	Ardagh, House
Type of item:	Built
Primary address:	19 Prince Albert Street, Mosman, NSW 2088
Parish:	Willoughby
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Mosman

Boundary:

Property boundary

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
19 Prince Albert Street	Mosman	Mosman	Willoughby	Cumberland	Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	A very fine example of a large Federation Queen Anne residence which is finely detailed and crafted and commands a visually prominent position in the streetscape. Demonstrates the development of larger-scale residences on the high side of streets in desirable areas such as this.The heritage listing includes the fence which is contemporary with the construction of the dwelling and which forms part of the overall heritage significance of the place and its setting.
	Date significance updated: 18 Jul 08
	Note: The State Heritage Inventory provides information about heritage items listed by local and State government agencies. The State Heritage Inventory is continually being updated by local and State agencies as new information becomes available. Read the OEH copyright and disclaimer.

Description


Designer/Maker:	Not known
Builder/Maker:	Not known
Physical description:	Federation Queen Anne. A large two storey Federation Queen Anne residence located in a prominent garden setting above the street that includes mature trees, shrubs and a front fence. The house has a coursed sandstone ground floor with face brick upper level with hip, half bays and gable terracotta tile roofs and a two storey verandah. The large verandah features a part sandstone base, paired columns, and timber balustrade and frieze on the upper level. A steep concave shingled hood separates the ground and first floor levels of the verandah.

History


Historical notes:	According to Sands Directories this house was first occupied in 1910, by M Duffy, who hired these for three years. He was succeeded by W. J. Toohey (1913-1918) and afterwards by Alfred Mallick, who occupied the house until at least 1933.

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	This item is aesthetically representative statewide.
Integrity/Intactness:	Intact
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Gazette Date	Gazette Number
Local Environmental Plan	Ardagh, House	09 Dec 11	41
Within a conservation area on an LEP	Bradleys Head Road Conservation Area (HCA No 1)	23 Feb 01	41
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Pittwater Road Review	2001		Kim Ketelby		Yes
	0	375		GA/CK	No

References, internet links & images

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2060375
File number:	375

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