"Grantham"
13 Retreat Road, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 204289
Aphrasia Street Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
A Listed - State Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEDesigned by the notable architect Angus Laird, in 192021 for Wesley B. McCann, director of the Australian Cement Co., this reinforced concrete house has considerable state historical significance for its associations with the Geelong cement industry, which has been described as "tone of Australia's industrial giants".
The McCann family played a Key role in the development of this major Victorian industry. It has architectural significance at state level as an important and innovative design of consistent quality by Laird. The design combines geometric Cubist forms with Classicising elements. It has technical significance as an early concrete house. It appears to retain its original paint colours. Further significance is derived from the intact completeness of the setting, including the comparable fence, gates, garage, path and apparently original garden layout.
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"Grantham" - Physical Description 1
A five bay, hip-roofed, 1920s house, clearly architect designed. It has a Marseilles cement tile roof and is all cement rendered reinforced concrete, with geometric Cubist forms, decoration and Classicising elements. There is a large gable roof across the site, with a half-hip wing to the right-hand side. In the second and third bays, the roof sweeps down over the verandah, which is symmetrical, on squat Doric column pairs. The entrance is in the second bay, with scroll decoration over. The third bay has a balcony over its central third, with slot spandrel decoration, with a shallow front supported on three brackets. Windows are tripartite, with fine leadlight decoration in side sashes and centre light. There are hoods supported on bracket pairs. The fourth bay has a gable facing with checkerboard decoration in the upper section supported on small bracket pairs. The fifth bay, the half hip, is set back.
Entrance steps and serpentine path are red coloured concrete. The fence is compatible, with a capping and recessed panels and a pergola over the vehicular gates. They are wrought iron geometric patterns, covered in Virginia creeper. There is a compatible garage at the rear. All of the joinery appears to have its original dark green paint finish.
The garden layout may be original.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading: AGreater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
Author: Richard Peterson
Year: 1997
Grading: A
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