Monterey, Mosman

*Monterey*
Monterey
	Monterey, pictured in October 2012
Location	1 Avenue Road, Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°50′17″S151°14′01″E / 33.8380°S 151.2335°E Coordinates: 33°50′17″S151°14′01″E / 33.8380°S 151.2335°E
Built	1900–1901
Architectural style(s)	Federation Queen Anne
New South Wales Heritage Register
	Official name: Monterey; Monterey, residential apartments; Residential apartments
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	367
Type	Historic site
	Location of Monterey in Sydney

Last updated April 18, 2019

Monterey is a heritage-listed residential apartments located at 1 Avenue Road, Mosman in the Mosman Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1900 to 1901. It is also known as Monterey residential apartments. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman.

The Mosman Council is a local government area on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In September 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

History

Though it is now a block of apartments, Monterey was erected about 1900-1901 as a grand residence for a local surgeon. It was purchased in a derelict state by Mr W. Baker, who restored the building for use as a restaurant and private hotel. In more recent times it has been returned to a residential function.^[1]^[2]

Description

Siting and setting

Monterey is a prominent Mosman landmark. Its scale, verticality, style and hillside setting amidst mature palms make a substantial contribution to the character of Mosman Bay. Prominently located on the headland directly above Mosman Wharf, Monterey is an impressive three-storeyed element in the townscape, and probably Sydney's most dramatic example of this stylistic mode.^[1]^[2]

Building

Its variegated yet harmonious architectural treatment is characteristic of the Federation Queen Anne style, but here the large size of the building and overtones of the American Shingle style add importance.^[1]^[2]

Federation Queen Anne, with American Shingle style apartment block. The ground floor is faced with sandstone and the two upper storeys are face brick. The building displays many characteristics of the Federation Queen Anne style: a complex asymmetrical hip-and-gable tiled roof, with shingled gables and leadlight glazing.^[1]

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments.

Gable Generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

Leadlights, leaded lights or leaded windows are decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames. The technique of creating windows using glass and lead came is discussed at came glasswork. The term leadlight could be used to describe all windows in which the glass is supported by lead, but traditionally and correctly, a distinction is made between stained glass windows and leadlights, the former being associated with the ornate painted images on windows of churches and other such works of architecture and the latter with the windows of vernacular commercial and domestic architecture and defined by its simplicity.

The three-storeyed verandah ensemble has bays supported on single and paired posts, the lower two storeys with open balusters and the top level with flared shingled aprons topped by baluster-work.^[1]

Veranda roofed, open-air gallery or porch

A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.

In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. Bay comes from Old French baee, meaning an opening or hole.

An apron is a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet, or monument.

The fenestration comprises bracketed oriels, facetted bays and ranges of multi-paned casements. The wall-hung shingling imparts to the design an American Shingle-style flavour. The terraced garden includes a couple of very tall, shaft-like Washingtonia palms. Several Washingtonias and a Livistona in the neighbouring grounds enframe the house. Below the garden the streetfront sandstone retaining wall has been penetrated by seven arched garage entrances.^[1]^[2]

Condition

As at 27 October 2016, the whole complex appears to be in excellent condition.^[1]^[2]

Heritage listing

Monterey, residential apartments was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Monterey, residential apartments". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00367. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 LEP. 2011

Bibliography

Ketelby, K. (2001). Pittwater Road Review.

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[nswshr-367-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Monterey, residential apartments". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00367. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

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