| LOCATION |
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| Address |
283 - 291 Melbourne Street NORTH ADELAIDE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
ADELAIDE Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Dwelling ('Deepacres' Apartments) and Garage at rear |
| Registered Name |
Dwelling - Flats 'Deep Acres' |
| Significance |
Completed in 1942, 'Deepacres' Apartments are architecturally significant as arguably the finest example of pure 'Modernism' design to be found in Adelaide. Retaining a high degree of integrity, they are one of only a few substantial, private apartment buildings designed and built in Adelaide and South Australia at the time, and represent the developing trend to higher density accommodation in the Depression / early Second World War period.
The apartments are associated with the architect J H McConnell, the pioneer of the Modern Movement in Adelaide and responsible for many of Adelaide's important buildings of the period, and an important influence on Adelaide architects who followed him. They are also a notable example of the work of Fricker Brothers, who over many years were responsible for the construction of a large number of important buildings in South Australia.
Their design displays a high degree of careful and thoughtful detail within what appears a simple composition. The exterior appearance represents an uncompromising expression of the Modernist style, with strong structural elements such as the 'flat' roof, steel window frames, terrazzo elements and exposed brick and concrete structure. The interiors of the fifteen apartments continue the Modernist aesthetic, with uncluttered internal layouts, quality finishes, and the inclusion of efficient and functional features suited to changing lifestyles in the mid-twentieth century. [Adapted from: Bruce Harry & Associates, Conservation Management Plan for 'Deepacres' Apartments, June 1996]
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| Subject Index |
Residential - Flat |
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State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
05-JUN-1986 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide |
| State Heritage ID |
13555 |
| Heritage Number |
1382 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5044/999 S358 U15,CT 5044/990 S358 U6,CT 5044/997 S358 U13,CT 5044/985 S358 U1,CT 5044/998 S358 U14,CT 5044/996 S358 U12,CT 5044/995 S358 U11,CT 5044/994 S358 U10,CT 5044/993 S358 U9,CT 5044/987 S358 U3,CT 5044/988 S358 U4,CT 5044/989 S358 U5,CT 5044/992 S358 U8,CT 5044/991 S358 U7,CT 5044/986 S358 U2,CT 5045/1 S358 UCP |