House

• unknown
• (original plans - 00052:2:365)
• 1918
• 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling (00052:2:365)
• 1987
• 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00059:140:D7706)
• 1991
• 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00059:466:E22655)
• 1994
• 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00061:7:10208)
• 1995
• 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00061:264:13444)

• unknown
• Not assessed

Not assessed

This house is a fine example of the Arts and Crafts idiom and expresses the principles of the style, namely simplicity, permanence, and beauty. These modifications have been made in a sympathetic way with the Chapman Taylor design, but only a small part of the original cottage now remains. The remaining original material includes the external walls and some of the windows. Although it has been through alterations, this house remains an important example of the skill and craft of architect/builder Chapman Taylor. The building’s materials and brickwork, rough cast stucco, dark stained timber joinery, and Marseilles tiles are trademarks of Chapman Taylor’s work. The sensitive handling of these materials creates a homely and well established character. The house maintains authenticity of material and craftsmanship with some reduced integrity of setting and design

Concrete block

Concrete tile roof

Timber joinery

Ludlam Street is found in the residential suburb of Seatoun. This house addresses the street well and adds considerable visual interest to the streetscape. Many of the houses on this street are single or two storeys and are coherent in terms of scale, materials, and style.

• Architectural

  Does the item have architectural or artistic value for characteristics that may include its design, style, era, form, scale, materials, colour, texture, patina of age, quality of space, craftsmanship, smells, and sounds?

  This building has architectural value as a representative of the Arts and Crafts idiom as designed by James Walter Chapman Taylor. Its style, type of construction, and materials are representative of the style.

• Group

  Is the item part of a group of buildings, structures, or sites that taken together have coherence because of their age, history, style, scale, materials, or use?

  Most of the houses on this street are single or two storeys and are coherent with this one in terms of scale, materials, and style. They create an attractive enclave of domestic buildings that appear to date to a similar period and are influenced by similar styles.

• Townscape

  Does the item have townscape value for the part it plays in defining a space or street; providing visual interest; its role as a landmark; or the contribution it makes to the character and sense of place of Wellington?

  This house addresses the street well and adds considerable visual interest to the streetscape.

• Association

  Is the item associated with an important person, group, or organisation?

  This house is primarily associated with its architect, James Walter Chapman Taylor, New Zealand’s most prominent Arts and Crafts architect. 

• Association

• Archaeological

  Does the item have archaeological value for its ability to provide scientific information about past human activity?

  The risk of accidental discovery is unknown, the house is not pre 1900.

• Technological

  Does the item have technological value for its innovative or important construction methods or use of materials?

  There is technical value in the remaining original materials, particularly the external walls, original windows, and any interior features that are the work of Chapman Taylor.

• Identity Sense Of Place Continuity

  Is the item a focus of community, regional, or national identity? Does the item contribute to sense of place or continuity?

  This house is an important part of the local community and makes a contribution to the wider setting of Seatoun. It contributes significantly to the sense of place and continuity in the area.

• Authentic

  Does the item have authenticity or integrity because it retains significant fabric from the time of its construction or from later periods when important additions or modifications were carried out?

  The original cottage was built in 1918 and has undergone some extensive alterations and additions. The sensitive handling of these changes and the original materials creates a homely and well established character. The house maintains authenticity of material and craftsmanship with some reduced integrity of setting and design.

• Local Regional National International

  Local/Regional/National/International Is the item important for any of the above characteristics at a local, regional, national, or international level?

  This house is locally significant for its architectural, townscape, and group values, its historic associations, and its authenticity. 

• Representative

  Is the item a good example of the class it represents?

  This house is a good representative of a Chapman Taylor Arts and Crafts building built in materials and using techniques common to the period. It has had a modest and representative history for a residential building.

Not assessed

• Historic Places Trust. ‘James Walter Chapman Taylor.’ Professional Biographies, accessed 23 October 2013
• Wellington City Council. ’51 Ludlam Street – House.’ Wellington Heritage Building Inventory 1995. Wellington City Council, 1995.
• 1918 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling (00052:2:365)
• 1987 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00059:140:D7706)
• 1991 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00059:466:E22655)
• 1994 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00061:7:10208)
• 1995 51 Ludlam Street, dwelling additions and alterations (00061:264:13444)

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