Residence
18 McKillop Street, GEELONG EAST VIC 3219 - Property No 215800
City South Residential Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 18 McKillop Street, Geelong, has significance as a predominantly externally intact example of the Edwardian style. Built in 1908-09 by J.C. Taylor and Sons, builders, the house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 18 McKillop Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Edwardian style. These qualities include the recessed hipped roof form, together with the gable roof and hipped verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, three strapped, unpainted brick and multi-corbelled chimneys with terra cotta pots, modest eaves, turned timber verandah columns, curvilinear gable fretwork with central Art Nouveau stylised tulip fretwork, broad timber Art Nouveau arch with fretwork under upper timber gable decoration, decorative timber fretwork verandah valance, timber framed double hung window, timber framed doorway, gable bargeboards and the gable infill (brackets and projecting triangular mouldings). The front timber picket fence also contributes to the significance of the place.
The house at 18 McKillop Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the early 20th century. In particular, the house has associations with J.C. Taylor and Sons, Builders, who built it in 1908-09.
Overall, the house at 18 McKillop Street is of LOCAL significance.
REFERENCE
Drainage Plans and Reports, 1936, 1945, 1956, 1965, 1981, 1989, Barwon Water profis system, City of Greater Geelong.
Certificate of Title 1922.
Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Sands & McDougall Directory of Geelong, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory, 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong City Rate Books, Kardinia Ward, 1905-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION
The house at 18 McKillop Street, Geelong, is set on a long narrow allotment. It has a front setback of approximately 3 metres and the front garden consists of shrubs, creeper and perimeter plantings. The front is bound by a timber picket fence, approximately 1300 mm high.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, Edwardian styled house is characterised by a recessed hipped roof form, together with a gable roof and hipped verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. Three early strapped, unpainted brick and multi-corbelled chimneys with terra cotta pots adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the front verandah that extends under the projecting gable. This gable is supported by turned timber columns, as is the hipped roof verandah. The gable is decorated by early curvilinear fretwork that flanks early Art Nouveau stylised tulip fretwork, which was typical for Edwardian design. A broad timber Art Nouveau arch with fretwork is situated below the upper timber gable decoration. The hipped section of the verandah also has a decorative timber fretwork valance.
Other early features of the design in the timber framed double hung windows, timber framed doorway, gable bargeboards and the gable infill (brackets and projecting triangular mouldings).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 WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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GEELONG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0184
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IRON STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0742
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