Gate
54 Eastern Beach, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 213078
City East Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The gate at 54 Eastern Beach has significance as a legacy of the original frontage to the two storey villa at 2 Fitzroy Street built in 1883-84 to a design by the Geelong architects Watts and Jackson for John Longville Price, original owner, solicitor and former Mayor.
The gate at 54 Eastern Beach is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates important visual qualities including the cast iron palisade gate, two dressed, smooth finished bluestone piers with pedestals and projecting cornice cappings, and the gold-painted orbs.
The gate at 54 Eastern Beach is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the substantial residence at 2 Fitzroy Street, prior to the land subdivision in the 1960s. The gate therefore has associations with John Longville Price, original owner of the villa property from 1883-84 and Geelong solicitor and former Mayor. The gate also has associations with Watts and Jackson, architects for the two storey villa and probably the gates.
Overall, the gate at 54 Eastern Beach is of LOCAL significance.
References
Reports and Drainage Plans, Barwon Water profis system, 1970.
Sands & McDougall's Directory of Geelong, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory, 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Geelong City Council Rate Books (Bellerine Ward), 1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
D. Rowe, 'Architecture of Geelong 1860-1900', Bachelor of Architecture Thesis, Deakin University, 1991.
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Gate - Physical Description 1
Description
The gate at 54 Eastern Beach is comprised of a cast iron palisade gate between two dressed, smooth finished bluestone piers with pedestals and projecting cornice cappings. The piers are surmounted by goldpainted orbs.
Gate - Physical Description 2
Late Victorian cast iron palisade gate with dressed basalt pillars capped by orbs. Associated with adjacent residence at 2 Fitzroy Street.
Brick units, painted, slate roof.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
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FIRST CUSTOMS HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0185
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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CORIO VILLAVictorian Heritage Register H0193
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