House at 28 Lyons Street
28 Lyons Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Government Survey Heritage Precinct
-
Add to tour
You must log in to do that.
-
Share
-
Shortlist place
You must log in to do that.
- Download report
Statement of Significance
'Rheola', constructed by Isaac Hopkins in 1884, including the front fence at 28 Lyons Street, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?'Rheola' at 28 Lyons Street, Williamstown is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant for its associations with the locally important identity, Isaac Hopkins and demonstrates the prosperity of Williamstown during the late nineteenth century. (AHC criteria A4 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a locally rare superior example of a parapeted Victorian Italianate villa, which is notable for the extravagant 'boom-style' detailing to the facade and is complemented by the front fence. It makes an important contribution to the historic streetscape of Lyons Street. (AHC criteria B2 and E1)
-
-
House at 28 Lyons Street - Physical Description 1
'Rheola' is a symmetrically composed stuccoed Italianate villa with a side entrance, a balustraded and piered parapet, twin slated-roof window bays, and a cast-iron decorated verandah which spans between the bays. Draped urns survive at the parapet piers as do other stucco details, such as the dentillation to the chimney cornice and below the deep main cornice, the impost moulding and the architraves to the arched windows.
The iron picket fence at the frontage is sympathetic, though possibly not original (timber picket?). The sympathetic garden setting contains some notable trees and completes the period setting of the house.
House at 28 Lyons Street - Integrity
External Integrity
Integrity - High. Condition - Good
House at 28 Lyons Street - Physical Description 2
Context
Atypical in form and finish but siting and period detail link it to other nineteenth century houses at 22, 32 and 34.
House at 28 Lyons Street - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 28 Lyons Street - Physical Description 3
Associations
Isaac Hopkins
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
-
-
-
-
-
WILLIAMSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H1639
-
RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0487
-
ST HELLIERSVictorian Heritage Register H0560
-
-