| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
93 - 100 East Terrace 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 ('Rymill House', previously 'The Firs') including Western and Southern Boundary Walls |
| Registered Name |
'Rymill' House and Coach House and Western and Southern Boundary Walls |
| Significance |
Architecturally, Rymill House is of very high significance as an unusual and exuberant example of the Queen Anne style in South Australia, and may be of even wider significance. Its grandeur of scale, complex architectural composition, and variety of detailing, purpose designed embellishments, and inlaid decorations, add to its representative architectural value and provide important evidence of the history of aesthetics, and of a philosophy of design which embraced progressive ideas on taste and lifestyle. The physical survival of that evidence in the buildings fabric (and setting) contributes significantly to an understanding of the spread and evolution of the Queen Anne style outside of England.
Rymill House is also a testament to the ability of its architect, John Haslam, in interpreting and adapting the English style to local conditions. It is one of the largest local examples of his work to survive and the best of only a few of the architectural type and style in Adelaide. It was one of the last great residences to be built in late 19th century Adelaide before the economic crash and decades long recession which followed.
Rymill House is also significant for its highly unusual attribute of being designed to be viewed 'in the round'. It has as a consequence, an enhanced degree of unity in its relationship to its setting, and a 'set-piece' quality that is reminiscent of the baronial manors of 'Old England'.
The interior of Rymill House is significant for the remarkable diversity of its ornamentation and detailing, a feature of the Queen Anne style.
Rymill House has high historical significance due to both its place in the development of architecture in South Australia and its association with the Rymills - a prominent South Australian family. (Condensed from 'Conservation Plan of Rymill House' 1993) |
| Subject Index |
Residential - Large House; Miscellaneous - Fence, Gate or Wall |
| Class |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
28-MAY-1981 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide |
| State Heritage ID |
10792 |
| Heritage Number |
1478 |
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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 5518/1 D14079 A10 |