House at 15 Newell Street
15 Newell Street, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 - Property No 2058007200
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Statement of Significance
Architecturally, a typical but near complete Italianate villa which achieves distinction from the wall material (basalt), as a minority 19th century urban construction type and indicative of the Footscray area's contribution to the building materials of the metropolis, and the Maclean's patent concrete-filled iron column. Historically, obvious as the oldest house in the precinct and thus the precursor of the surrounding re-subdivision also long identified with the locally prominent contractor and councillor, David Newell.
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House at 15 Newell Street - Physical Description 1
In appearance the house is similar to the residential section of Samuel Henderson's bacon curing establishment (q.v.) with its stone and cream brick construction, symmetrical Italianate villa form and attached cast- iron return veranda. It also resembles many other suburban and rural villas of the period.
It has a hipped and slated main roof with eaves brackets, interspersed with nail-head blocks, symmetrically placed chimneys and a return cast-iron and timber framed veranda. The columns used are Maclean's patent iron circular section concrete-filled columns, complemented by a panelled cast-iron frieze.House at 15 Newell Street - Integrity
External Integrity
A new picket fence sympathetic to the construction period has been added at the frontage, the rear wings (part) and stables demolished and sympathetic additions made at the side and rear.
House at 15 Newell Street - Physical Description 2
Streetscape
Identifiable as the oldest surviving house in the area by its period and size but complementary to the generally Edwardian houses around it.
Heritage Study and Grading
Maribyrnong - City of Footscray Urban Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1989
Grading:
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FOOTSCRAY RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1563
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HENDERSON HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0183
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ERCILDOUNEVictorian Heritage Register H0494
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