Summary
House plan featuring elevations and floor plans, and a street block plan for the residence of Mr Graeme and Mrs Elaine Fullarton, Lot 346, Quinn Grove, East Keilor. It was prepared by Central Copying Company, 93 Bell Street West Heidelberg in February 1964.
This document is part of a collection of documents and photographs that relates to the purchase of land, and the construction and setting up of a family home by Graeme Fullarton in Keilor East, in the period from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The collection tracks the 'great Australian dream' of owning a home.
Graeme Fullarton bought adjoining land with his brother Bruce Fullarton in 1959 on Quinn Grove and David Street in East Keilor. In 1964 they both built homes using the same builder. The items in this collection include legal documents relating to Graeme's land purchase; brochures from builders; his subsequent house construction plan; mortgage repayment, land valuation, rates and sanitary services accounts; a quotation relating to the connection of the telephone service; house content insurance accounts; and gas and electricity accounts from the first years in the home. Family photographs show the house being built, from its footings through to the roof being put on.
Physical Description
Brown paper copy of a house plan includes includes: rear, side, front, north elevation and includes overall floor plan, site plan, and a section of the house, all drafted in pencil.
Significance
This object is part of a document and photograph collection that tracks the 'great Australian dream' of owning a home through the experience of Mr Graeme Fullarton, during the period from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. This collection includes some of the legal documents relating to Graeme's land purchase; his subsequent house construction plan; brochures from builders; mortgage repayment, land valuation, rates and sanitary services accounts; a quotation relating to the connection of the telephone service; house content insurance accounts; and gas and electricity accounts from the first years in the home. Family photographs show the house being built, from its footings through to the roof being put on.
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Creator
Central Copying Company, 93 Bell Street, Heidelberg West, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1964
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in black in lower left hand corner: "PROPOSED RESIDENCE FOR / MR G. FULLARTON AT LOT 346 / QUINN STREET EAST KEILOR" Handwritten in lower right hand corner: "DRAWING PREPARED BY / CENTRAL COPYING CO. / 93 BELL ST W. HEIDELBURG A5 6630 / FEB 64"
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Overall Dimensions
46 cm (Width), 53 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
532 mm (Length), 465 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. At largest dimensions (slight discrepency in paper size)
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Keywords
Architectural Designs, Architectural Drawings, House Construction, House Designs, House Plans, Housing