House at 481 Melbourne Road
481 Melbourne Road NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City
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Statement of Significance
The house, designed by Robert Adamson and constructed in 1875, at 481 Melbourne Road, Newport.
How is it Significant?The house at 481 Melbourne Road, Newport is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant as the oldest building in Newport and illustrates the early development of this area. The bluestone construction illustrates the early quarrying industry in the Newport and Spotswood area, and it is also of interest for its associations with the locally important McIndoe family. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a locally rare example of an elaborate double fronted Victorian villa, which is notable for its uncommon wall material and unusual cast iron verandah detailing. (AHC criteria E1 and F1)
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House at 481 Melbourne Road - Physical Description 1
The house at 481 Melbourne Road, Newport is a double fronted, basalt masonry Victorian villa with a high hipped and slated roof and an unusual, return cast-iron verandah with open-work supports panelled friezes and intact baluster panels. Cream bricks frame the openings and form window bays and chimneys.
Changes to the original fabric include:
- The painting of the bricks and stone
- The replacement of rain gutters and the fence.
- The removal of part of the cast-iron verandah ornament.
The present capped roof ridge may have replaced a tower; a form used contemporarily at Queenscliff and other waterside localities to view the sea.
House at 481 Melbourne Road - Integrity
External Integrity and condition
Integrity - Moderate. Condition - Fair
House at 481 Melbourne Road - Physical Description 2
Context
Isolated early dwelling surrounded by development from later periods.
House at 481 Melbourne Road - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 481 Melbourne Road - Physical Description 3
Associations
John McIndoe, Robert Adamson
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
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NEWPORT OIL WHARVESVictorian Heritage Inventory
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GREENWICH BAY UNIDENTIFIED JETTIES #1, 2 AND 3Victorian Heritage Inventory
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BUSE'S BOATSHEDVictorian Heritage Inventory
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