Residence
34 Fitzroy Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 213365
City East Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
Significant
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 34 Fitzroy Street, Geelong, has significance as a relatively intact example of the Victorian style. Built in 1883-84 for Thomas Mallett to a design by the Geelong architects, Watts and Jackson, the house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 34 Fitzroy Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with the rear gable that projects to one side and the return bullnosed verandah. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, dichromatic brick wall construction, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, narrow eaves, two rendered brick chimneys with projecting cappings, cast iron verandah columns with decorative capitals, cast iron verandah valances and brackets, central doorway with a four panelled timber door, sidelights and transom window, timber framed double hung windows, side projecting bay, and the cream brick quoinwork about the building openings and corners. The front cast iron palisade fence with bluestone plinth contribute to the significance of the place.
The house at 34 Fitzroy Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the early 1880s. In particular, this house has associations with Thomas Mallett, original owner, from 1883-84 until 1891. The house also has associations with the Geelong architects, Watts and Jackson.
Overall, the house at 34 Fitzroy Street is of LOCAL significance.
References
References Drainage plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1920, 1930, 1994. Copy of Conveyance Memorial dated 3 March, 1882, Barwon Water. Voters Roll, Bellerine Ward 1992, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, 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 Bellerine Ward, 1883 1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Geelong Town Plan 1923, Public Records Office, Melbourne. Dr David Rowe Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd File No. 0927 Page
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Residence - Physical Description 1
Description
The house at 34 Fitzroy Street, Geelong, is set on a contextually large allotment for the local area. The house has a modest front setback, with similarly-sized side setbacks, having a driveway along one side. The paved driveway leads to a rear gabled garage built of brick and of recent construction. The front garden consists of a recent central paved path, open grassed areas and perimeter plantings. The front is bound by an early cast iron palisade fence with a smooth finished bluestone plinth and is approximately 1300 mm high.
The single storey, dichromatic brick, Victorian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a rear gable that projects to one side and the return bullnosed verandah. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. Two early rendered brick chimneys with projecting cappings adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
A feature of the design is the return bullnosed. It is supported by early cast iron columns with decorative capitals and has early cast iron valances and brackets.
The symmetry of the front facade is accentuated by the early central doorway with an early four panelled timber door, sidelights and transom window. It is flanked by early timber framed double hung windows. There is a projecting bay at the side.Another early feature of the design is the constructional decoration brought out by the cream brick quoinwork about the building openings and corners.
Residence - Physical Description 2
Largely intact, with early 20th century gable addition to side including extension of verandah. Bi-chrome brick (tuck pointed) with rendered plinth, hipped roof clad in corrugated metal sheeting, rendered chimneys. Verandah with convex roof, round columns with capitals (later columns have plainer capitals), timber framed cast iron frieze, recent concrete deck. Timber sash windows, 4 panelled timber door, with highlight & sidelights.
Gable addition has battened sheeting to gable end, faceted bay with shingle boards & Federation door with leadlight to upper part.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong City 'C' Citations Study
Author: Dr David Rowe
Year: 2002
Grading:
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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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