Jolimont, Jolimont Terrace 012
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Two storey single fronted house, built of blue stone with cream brick and terracotta dressings.
The Victorian Heritage Register record continues, "The brick parapet has a central basket-arched pediment set between low piers and is finished with decorative anthemion cresting. Below is a bracketed moulded terracotta cornice. The upper level windows have terracotta cornice moulds and cream brick voussoirs and quoining. The ground level openings have brick architraves. The front door has a fanlight and panelled side lights. The fanlight contains incised ruby glass with a serpentine oak leaf pattern running through the fan and down the side lights."
Built in 1868 by Thomas Newton for Alexander Leslie to the design of architects Crouch and Wilson. The verandah and balcony are not original and the house probably had a single storey verandah originally. The two storey rear service wing was added circa 1920.
1925-1937: Dr. Edward Dunham Brooke Nicholls, known as Brooke Nichols. Born Melbourne, 11 February 1877, Died Auburn, Victoria, 23 November 1937
Educated University of Melbourne (Doctor of Dental Science). Did original work in dental anatomy, but eventually gave up dentistry for writing. He wrote two nature stories for children, Jacko, the Broadcasting Kookaburra: his Life and Adventures (1933) and The Amazing Adventures of Billy Penguin (1934) and travel stories, including Blue Coast Caravan (1935, jointly with Frank Dalby Davison). A Director of the Melbourne Zoo and a founder of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of Victoria. Pioneer cinematic photographer in the Australian outback. Two of his films, The Living Heart of Australia and Great Barrier Coral Reef were shown commercially in 1923. A literary naturalist who wrote articles for The Emu, The Herald (Melbourne) and other newspapers and magazines and gave broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in the late 1920s. Commemorated by a sundial in the grounds of the Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Australian Heritage Database: http://www.ahc.gov.au/register
Brooke Nicholls: Entry in the Encyclopedia of Australian Science: http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003181b.htm
Building photo by John Collins in State Library of Victoria La Trobe Picture Collection, Accession No. H97.250/1155.
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