Residence
146 Skene Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 205102
Aberdeen, George and Skene St H.A.
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Statement of Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
A Characteristic Edwardian timber house built in 1915, with unusual fretwork decoration apparently reflecting the floral emblems of the members of the United Kingdom and patriotism before the Great War. It is architecturally locally significant as characteristic of this style with interestingly significant decorative motifs and historically in embodying life in Newtown in the early years of the Great War and evidence that the building trade survived into the war.
INTACTNESS: Very Good. The verandah floor has been replaced with concrete. The left side verandah appears to be recent and there is a major sympathetic addition at the rear.
CONDITIONS AND THREATS: Good
REFERENCE: City of Newtown and Chilwell Rate book.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION
A double-fronted timber Edwardian house, with a hipped roof. The left is set forward as a gable. The verandah extends under it and across the front, under the hip. The valance is rectangular lattice, with shamrock motif fretwork brackets. The gable has a palisade valance too, over arches, wavy between post pairs with a rose fretwork motif (?). Over a mould, is pressed metal, timbers with thistle fretwork motif, with a deep jetty, over fretwork on ogee brackets and Medievalsing timbers. Barges are shaped.
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: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1991
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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