Mossgeli, Boarding House
133 Noble Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 203329
Aphrasia Street Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
A large early brick Bungalow with an attic, built in 1923. It has architectural significance, partly diminished by its subsequent alterations as a School. It is representative of the Bungalow style, and historical significance in embodying the way of life of a well-to-do family in 1920's Newtown.
INTACTNESS:
Reasonable. There is alterations for its use: at least one window has been replaced with metal frame, others as doors. The fence has been altered. It is now set in a bush garden.
CONDITIONS:
Good. The roof needs maintenance.
REFERENCES
City of Newtown and Chilwell Ratebooks
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Mossgeli, Boarding House - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION
A large, threebay, early Bungalow of red brick, with a Marseilles terracotta tile root consisting of a large gable set across. The deep eaves form a front verandah. There are attic windows in gablets on brackets, with mock shingles over four pane windows with diamond leadlight in the upper sashes. At centre, a hip projects as a balcony over a porch on triple posts. It is clad in mock shingles, the balcony battered, . on bullnosed joists. Chimneys decorated only with a soldier course, have terracotta pots and there are terracotta finials. Vehicular gates are metal tube and ribbon in curlicue over palisade pattern on posts with turned caps. There may be remnant trees.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading: CGreater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
Author: Richard Peterson
Year: 1997
Grading: C
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THE HEIGHTSVictorian Heritage Register H0429
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FORMER SHEARERS ARMS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0661
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ARMYTAGE HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0405
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