26 Mercer Street, Queenscliff
26 Mercer Street QUEENSCLIFF, QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH
Central Queenscliff Precinct
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Statement of Significance
Statement of Significance
No. 26 Mercer Street is of historical and architectural significance to the Borough of Queenscliffe. It is of historical significance for its long association with Dr David J Williams, Health Officer at the Heads from 1867 and the first Mayor of Queenscliffe in 1863. The building is also significant as an example of a reasonably externally intact large weatherboard house associated with comparatively early development in Queenscliff during the 1860s, and as one of a number of similarly large houses of the era sited in this elevated part of Queenscliff.
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26 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Physical Description 1
26 Mercer Street is a large hip-roofed timber dwelling. It has been stripped of its concave-roof verandah, and the window and door openings, on the east facade, have been sheeted over.
26 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Physical Description 2
Extract from the 2009 study
No. 26 Mercer Street is a large single-storey weatherboard dwelling with slate-clad ('M' form) hips to the roof and large chimney stacks. It has a wide frontage and deep setback to the street. Recent works have included the construction of a long concave verandah with a cruciform balustrade detail. It is not known if this is based on the original form. The window and door openings on the east facade, which had previously been sheeted over, have also been re-opened. To the rear of the building is a flat roof extension connected to the main building via a small link.
The driveway runs adjacent to the south-west boundary towards the garage at the rear of the site. The property is fronted by mature gardens and is elevated from the pavement and public road.
26 Mercer Street, Queenscliff - Intactness
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Heritage Study and Grading
Queenscliffe - Queenscliffe Urban Conservation Study
Author: Allom Lovell & Associates P/L, Architects
Year: 1982
Grading:Queenscliffe - Queenscliffe Heritage Study
Author: Lovell Chen
Year: 2009
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LATHAMSTOWEVictorian Heritage Register H1052
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PILOTS COTTAGESVictorian Heritage Register H1618
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ROSENFELDVictorian Heritage Register H1134
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