House at 46 Hanmer Street
46 Hanmer Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Hanmer Street Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
The house, constructed c.1852-58, at 46 Hanmer Street, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?The house at 46 Hanmer Street is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant as one of a small number of pre-1860 houses in Williamstown and the metropolitan area. It also has strong associations with early maritime and railway personalities, both evocative of the regional distinction achieved by Williamstown in this period. (AHC criteria A4 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a rare example of a very early timber house with distinctive early form and intact details. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)
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House at 46 Hanmer Street - Physical Description 1
A double fronted, single storey, simply hipped roof and verandahed timber house. The verandah has a gently concave profiled iron roof, with characteristically slim verandah posts and segment arched timber valences. The windows have no architraves, just reveals and the wall boards are wide and probably of softwood. A dwarf picket fence is at the frontage (cut down).
A large weatherboard extension, unrelated in scale to the original cottage, has been added at the rear.
House at 46 Hanmer Street - Integrity
External Integrity and condition
Integrity - High. Generally original, a new sympathetically formed chimney and door have been added; the fence as above and the verandah hip capping is atypically of formed galvanized iron.
Condition - Good
House at 46 Hanmer Street - Physical Description 2
Context
The dwelling, though of earlier date than most of the surrounding development, contributes to the historic character of Hanmer Street.
House at 46 Hanmer Street - Historical Australian Themes
Making suburbs
House at 46 Hanmer Street - Physical Description 3
Associations
Abraham Skinner, Thomas Haslam
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading: Local
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