A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 54 Laburnum St, Blackburn This property is listed as having sold for $192,500 in 1994 Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. With an enclosed porch and stained glass sash windows. On the left is a driveway leading next to the house. In the foreground is the front lawn. There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge.54 Laburnum St., B/Burn Margaret Picken - 94 Woodards - B/Burnwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, blackburn, stainglass