Residence
5 Bean Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 212064
City South Residential Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 5 Bean Street, Geelong, has significance as a partially intact example of the Victorian style. Although the house has experienced a number of alterations, it is in good condition and continues to reflect its Victorian design, having been built in 1877-78 for Samuel Bleazby. The house at 5 Bean Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with the concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, unpainted brick chimney with a multicorbelled top in the front portion of the house, narrow eaves, timber framed doorway and transom, timber framed double hung windows. The front timber picket fence and gate also contribute to the significance of the place. The house at 5 Bean Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the 1870s. In particular, this house has associations with Samuel Bleazby, original owner from 187778 until 1881. Overall, the house at 5 Bean Street is of LOCAL significance.
References
References Drainage plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1921, 1949, 1988, 1990. Voters Roll, Barwon Ward 1992, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Sands amp McDougall Directory of Geelong 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Sands amp McDougall quotInvictaquot Geelong Directory, 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Geelong City Council Rate Books Barwon Ward, 18771960, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Dr David Rowe Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd File No. 0863 Page
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Residence - Physical Description 1
Description The house at 5 Bean Street, Geelong, is set on a small allotment for the area. The house has a front setback of approximately 34 metres, is situated near one side boundary and has another wide side setback. The front garden consists of perimeter flower beds. The front is bound by a timber picket fence and gate with elaborate panelled timber gate piers and is approximately 1200 mm high. One end of the front is also bound by a timber paling fence surmounted by timber lattice, and is approximately 2 m high. The single storey, horizontal weatherboard, Victorian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. There is also an introduced rear hipped roof form that projects at the side which also has a concave verandah at the front. These roof forms are clad in corrugated dark red colorbond. An early unpainted brick chimney with a multicorbelled top adorns the roofline, with a very similar introduced chimney situated at the rear. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves. The symmetrical composition of the original part of the house is accentuated by the early timber timber framed doorway and transom, which are flanked by early timber framed double hung windows. The front and rear verandahs are supported by introduced timber columns with introduced timber framed valances have decorative detailing simulating cast iron work.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong City Urban Conservation Study, Volumes 2-5
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1991
Grading: CGreater Geelong - Geelong City Urban Conservation Study Volume 1
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1993
Grading: CGreater Geelong - Geelong City 'C' Citations Study
Author: Dr David Rowe
Year: 2002
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H0188
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CHRIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0186
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LEYTON AND ROCHFORDVictorian Heritage Register H0562
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