House

• 1902
• (00233:74:1902/46); Mrs R Scott re leave to build at Roxburgh Street
• 1904
• (00053:114:6281); 46 Roxburgh Street, dwelling. Applicant: J Bennie. Owner: G Treadgold. Architect: James Bennie.
• 1928
• (00432:462:38764); 46 Roxburgh Street
• 1969
• (00058:629:C29235); 46 Roxburgh Street, dwelling alterations - replace shed
• 1982
• (00432:462:38763); 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 Roxburgh Street
• 1993
• (00060:80:3002); 46 Roxburgh Street, dwelling additions and alterations
• 2000
• (00078:776:61395); 46 Roxburgh Street, interior refurbishment and dwelling and new carport
• 2000
• (00078:1719:68179); 46 Roxburgh Street, new carport, amendment
• 2008
• (00078:3477:180736); 46 Roxburgh Street, alter first floor bathroom.

• unknown
• Not Assessed

Not assessed

46 Roxburgh Street is a two-storey Edwardian villa that is unusual for its construction materials – brick and render.

The street façade is an ornate mixture of facing brick, rendered mouldings and cast iron railings. The main entrance door is set back into a recessed porch, and the door screen is notable for the extent of the stained glass that includes the door glazing, the side screens and the fanlights. The entrance porch is marked by a large rendered arch and this is repeated at first floor level balcony. The balcony railing is a fine example of cast iron work.

There is a rectangular bay window at ground floor level that is inset with five arched sash windows; three linked sash windows to the west (street) and a single sash window to the north and south of the bay. The bay window supports a small balcony at first floor level that is adorned with cast iron inset panels and the heavy rendered handrail is topped with a row of urns. A group of three linked sash-windows, each with an arched head, sits behind the balcony.

The roof is concealed behind a brick and rendered parapet that is topped by four rendered urns. The parapet features a small entablature that sits above the bay window / linked sash windows. The cornice is ‘supported’ by a series of brackets and consoles.

The front fence and gates are also notable. The fence is made up of a rendered plinth and low brick wall that is topped with a narrow band of cast iron railings. The gates are fixed to a pair of brick pillars that are each topped with a large rendered coping.

The house is an unusual mix of standard Wellington timber-villa components – for example porches, balconies and bay windows, but executed in timber, render and cast iron. The overall effect is that of a fine middleclass dwelling that is, perhaps, the grandest in the street.  

Brick

Render

Concrete foundations and piles

Cast iron railings

Roxburgh Street is lined with one and two-storey houses, cottages and villas that date from the late 19^th to the early 21^st centuries. No. 46 is flanked to the south by a much-modified two-storey Edwardian timber-villa that appears to have been divided into flats. The house is surrounded to the north and east by a drab modern c.1980s development of motel-style townhouses. 

• Architectural

  Does the item have architectural or artistic value for characteristics that may include its design, style, era, form, scale, materials, colour, texture, patina of age, quality of space, craftsmanship, smells, and sounds?

  46 Roxburgh Street is a good representative example of an Edwardian villa and is notable for its ornate brick and rendered street façade.  

• Townscape

  Does the item have townscape value for the part it plays in defining a space or street; providing visual interest; its role as a landmark; or the contribution it makes to the character and sense of place of Wellington?

  This distinctive brick and rendered house makes a strong contribution to the residential streetscape of Roxburgh Street and is a minor local landmark.

• Association

  Is the item associated with an important person, group, or organisation?

  Not assessed

• Association

  Is the item associated with an important historic event, theme, pattern, phase, or activity?

  Not assessed

• Archaeological

  Does the item have archaeological value for its ability to provide scientific information about past human activity?

  Central City NZAA R27/270

• Identity Sense of place Continuity

  Is the item a focus of community, regional, or national identity? Does the item contribute to sense of place or continuity?

  The house has had few intrusive modern alterations or additions over the past 100+ years and contributes to the sense of place and continuity of Mount Victoria. 

• Authentic

  Does the item have authenticity or integrity because it retains significant fabric from the time of its construction or from later periods when important additions or modifications were carried out?

  The street façade (including the front fence and gate) has had few major alterations and retain much of the original built fabric

• Local Regional National International

  Is the item important for any of the above characteristics at a local, regional, national, or international level?

  The house has local significance. 

• Rare

  Is the item rare, unique, unusual, seminal, influential, or outstanding?

  The house is a relatively rare example of a brick and rendered Wellington villa, a building type that is more usually associated with timber construction.

• Representative

  Is the item a good example of the class it represents?

  The house is a good representative example of a two-storey Edwardian villa

Not assessed

• A QUESTION OF NOTICE Evening Post, 10 December 1929, Page 12
• WCC Archives ref 00053_114_6281
• WCC Heritage Inventory 1995

• Inventory report

Not available