Dorrington, 26 Simpson Street, Point Lonsdale
26 Simpson Street POINT LONSDALE, QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH
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Statement of Significance
Statement of Significance as recorded under the Queenscliff Heritage Study 2009
Dorrington is of historical and architectural significance to the Borough of Queenscliffe. Dorrington is of historical significance for its association with early twentieth century development at Point Lonsdale, including the area's growing popularity as the location for summer houses. Architecturally, Dorrington can additionally be seen as a prototype for a genre of timber verandahed houses in the Point Lonsdale area, with basically symmetrical elevations and an external treatment of weatherboard dado and upper cement sheet wall cladding.
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Dorrington, 26 Simpson Street, Point Lonsdale - Physical Description 1
Extract from the 2009 study
Dorrington is an attic storey weatherboard house, with an integral main and verandah roof form, clad in corrugated galvanised steel. The centrally placed attic/dormer may be an addition. The return verandah runs across the east front of the house and partway along the south elevation, using simple square timber posts with diagonal bracing. There is no frieze or valance. The verandah has been partly filled in at its north east end. The windows are timber-framed, double-hung sliding sashes and appear to be original.
Dorrington, 26 Simpson Street, Point Lonsdale - Intactness
Assessment Against Criteria
Modified Heritage Council criteria
Criterion A - Importance to the course, or pattern, of the Borough of Queenscliffe's cultural history.
Dorrington is significant for its association with early twentieth century development at Point Lonsdale, including its growing popularity as the location for a summer house.
Criterion B - Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the Borough of Queenscliffe's cultural history.
Not applicable.
Criterion C - Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the Borough of Queenscliffe's cultural history.
Not applicable.
Criterion D - Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places or objects.
After Ballara (HO81), Dorrington can be seen as prototype for a genre of timber verandahed houses with basically symmetrical elevations in the Point Lonsdale area. This also includes the use of weatherboard dado and upper cement sheet wall cladding.
Criterion E - Importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics.
Not applicable
Criterion F - Importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
Not applicable.
Criterion G - Strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. This includes the significance of a place to Indigenous peoples as part of their continuing and developing cultural traditions.
Not applicable.
Criterion H - Special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in Queenscliffe's history.
Not applicable.
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Heritage Study and Grading
Queenscliffe - Queenscliffe Heritage Study
Author: Lovell Chen
Year: 2009
Grading:
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BALLARAVictorian Heritage Register H1126
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ARILPAVictorian Heritage Register H1132
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POINT LONSDALE MARITIME AND DEFENCE PRECINCTVictorian Heritage Register H1517
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