| House | $3,052,500  |
| Unit | $974,700 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Carlton | $1,396,000  |
| Collingwood | $1,134,500 |
| Fitzroy | $1,649,100 |
| Melbourne | $590,000 |
| Richmond | $1,454,900 |
| House | $1,349 |
| Unit | $732 |
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| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - June 18, 1999 What is significant? No.12 Jolimont Terrace is a substantial two storey stone residence built in 1868 by Thomas Newton for Alexander Leslie to the design of architects Crouch and Wilson. The building is constructed of basalt masonry with slate roof and terracotta mouldings. 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. 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. From 1925-1937 No.12 Jolimont Terrace was occupied by Dr Brooke Nicholls. Dr Nicholls was originally a dentist and later became a well-known author, lecturer and broadcaster on natural history. How is it significant? No.12 Jolimont Terrace is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? No.12 Jolimont Terrace is architecturally significant as an example of the residential work of noted architects Crouch and Wilson, who were renowned for their church architecture. No.12 Jolimont Terrace has an unusual unrendered bluestone masonry facade with an intricate and early use of brickwork mouldings to produce a polychromatic effect. No.12 Jolimont Terrace is additionally significant for its early use of elaborate decorative terracotta mouldings in place of the more normal stone and cement. No.12 Jolimont Terrace is a distinctive early residence in the East Melbourne streetscape. No.12 Jolimont Terrace is of historical significance for its associations with the author, lecturer and broadcaster Dr Brooke Nicholls. Dr Nicholls occupied No.12 Jolimont Terrace from 1925 to 1937. |
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