Residence
147 Corio Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 212839
Austin Park and Environs Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
Significant
Previously Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The semidetached houses at 147-151 Corio Street, have significance as a relatively rare example of three Victorian styled semidetached residences in Geelong. Built in 1854-55, the houses are an early legacy of residential developments during Geelongs fledgling years.
The semidetached houses at 147-151 Corio Street are architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. They demonstrate original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the continuous gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, parapetted brick on bluestone base east boundary wall with concrete coping and narrow window, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, four unpainted brick chimneys with Mulit-corbelled tops, narrow eaves on the front elevation, identical symmetrical compositions colours and features of each house including the central timber framed doorways with four panelled timber doors and flanking rimber framed double hung windows, and the timber verandah coloumns and decorative cast iron valances.
REFERENCES
Drainage Plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1920, 1961, 1989.
Sands & McDougall Geelong Directory, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory, 1968. Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong City Council Rate Books 1853 - 1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong Town Plan, 1858, Geelong Historical Records Centre
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Residence - Physical Description 1
The semi-detached houses at 147-151 Corio Street, Geelong, are set on a wide allotment with a minimal front setback. The front gardens consist of concrete paths and perimeter flower and shrubbery beds.
The three, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, Victorian styled semi-detached houses are characterised by a continuous gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. Four early unpainted brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the front elevation.At the west end, the parapetted brick boundary wall (which rests on a bluestone base wall) is early and as a concrete coping and narrow window. The east parapetted brick boundary wall has been introduced, as has the brick verandah walls separating each house.
An early feature of the design is the front facade, with each house having identical features and colours. Each house has an early, central timber framed doorway with a four panelled timber door which is flanked by early timber framed double hung windows.
A decorative feature of the design is the front verandah which is supported by timber verandah columns and adorned with decorative cast iron valances (part of which may be missing on the west end).
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:Geelong City Fringe Heritage Area Review
Author: RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants
Year: 2018
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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CORIO VILLAVictorian Heritage Register H0193
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