"Kanimbula"
31 Roebuck Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 204377
Newtown Hill Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
Constructed in 1890 for Henry Gilson Roebuck, a leading Geelong dentist, this house is typical of the imposing double-storey residences built in Newtown for important local business and professional men. It has regional historical significance for its associations with Roebuck, who ran a successful business in Malop Street, Geelong. It has regional architectural significance as an important late Victorian house in a particularly subtle and restrained manner for its date. Elements such as the chimneys, the architraves and upper gable decoration are remarkable. Of particular interest is the apparent influence on some details of Viollet Ie Duc whose Dictionaire (1854-68) was in the library of at least one Geelong architect (Alexander Davidson).
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"Kanimbula" - Physical Description 1
A triple-bay brown brick Victorian double storey house, with a gable slate roof across and the right hand bay set forward, as a gable. The side bays have segmented head window pairs, except for the lower right in the gable wing, which is tripartite. The verandah is in the angle now with a .new roof. It has cast-iron posts, lace valence and brackets. The house has quoins, a string course and window facings with corner blocks and sills on brackets. The gables have elaborately decorative fretwork barges and upper sections with a turned pendant. The chimneys have sandstone dressings, including a battered cap. The windows and chimney details are apparently influenced by Viollet Ie Duc.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading: BGreater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1991
Grading: BGreater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
Author: Richard Peterson
Year: 1997
Grading: B
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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GEELONG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0184
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ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0187
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