House at 80 Victoria Street
80 Victoria Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Victoria Street Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
The house, constructed by Peter Rodger in 1913, at 80 Victoria Street, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?The house at 80 Victoria Street, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it was closely associated with the locally important Rodger family who constructed other unusual and successfully designed houses in Williamstown and large contracts within Victoria. (AHC criterion H1)
Aesthetically, it is an unusual, original and skilful combination of forms outside of the prevailing Queen Anne styles but combining some of its elements with late Victorian traits also possesses valuable period details. (AHC criteria E1 and F1)
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House at 80 Victoria Street - Physical Description 1
An asymmetrically composed, two storey, face brick house with a hipped and slated main roof set beside a truss-gabled, two storey, stuccoed bay on the south side. Between this and a one storey, five-sided window bay at the front elevation, a two level return timber verandah, extends beyond the front face of the house in a three sided bayed form. Iron balustrading is combined with a pressed sheet iron skirt, acting as a frieze to the ground level of the verandah.
The house is generally original except for stuccoing of the bay on the south, and the replacement of the original unusual sculptured profile square-top picket fence, gate and portal (as identified and documented by the 1993 Study) by an unrelated Victorian-era picket fence.
House at 80 Victoria Street - Integrity
External Integrity
Integrity - High. Condition - Good.
House at 80 Victoria Street - Physical Description 2
Context
A dominant (scale, corner site) and contributory element to the Victoria Street precinct, which also relates to timber detailing on 78 and 96 Victoria Street.
House at 80 Victoria Street - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 80 Victoria Street - Physical Description 3
Associations
Peter Rodger
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
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WILLIAMSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H1639
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0487
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ST HELLIERSVictorian Heritage Register H0560
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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Notes See all notes
19/08/15
Architects were Laver, Fick and Vance designed 1896 for 18 Laverton Street Williamstown, for Peter Rodger not built there but in 1913 at 80 Victoria Street with only minimal changes. Peter Rodger did a number of buildings with Laver, Fick and Vance.
19/08/15
Peter Rodger and his younger brother David Rodger built many significant buildings in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, NSW, and Queensland.
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Notes See all notes
19/08/15
Architects were Laver, Fick and Vance designed 1896 for 18 Laverton Street Williamstown, for Peter Rodger not built there but in 1913 at 80 Victoria Street with only minimal changes. Peter Rodger did a number of buildings with Laver, Fick and Vance.
19/08/15
Peter Rodger and his younger brother David Rodger built many significant buildings in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, NSW, and Queensland.