Dwelling
136 Aphrasia Street NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY
Newtown West
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Statement of Significance
Not Significant- Newtown West Heritage Area
History/Notes
On 3 June 1941, a building permit was issued for the construction of brick maisonettes at 136 Aphrasia Street by William J. Kelly, builder. The dwellings appear to have been first leased to T.N. Graham, a manager, and S.E. Gross. In 1945, Alan Champion, manager, occupied one of the dwellings in place of Gross. The dwellings remained under the ownership of William Kelly until his death in 1948. It is unclear when the semi-detached dwellings were converted into one dwelling.
William John Kelly was born in Geelong in c.1872, the son of Mark and Julia (nee Hickey) Kelly. He married Miss Alice Maud Ebbels. She was the daughter of the Geelong builder, William Ebbels. William and Alice had four children: Vera, Stanley, Cyril and Monica. William Kelly established a building business in Geelong and he constructed numerous major buildings in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the additions to the Geelong Town Hall, Commonwealth Bank and St. Augustine's Orphanage, Highton. The semi-detached dwellings at 136 Aphrasia Street might have been designed by Kelly's son, Cyril, who was elected an Associated of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in 1939 and who is known to be designed other buildings constructed by W.J. Kelly.
Originally, the building had a symmetrical composition of identical projecting gabled wings at the front with flat-roofed verandah between. The original design is partially discernible in the main gabled roof form and projecting minor front gabled wing on the east side, although the extent of the original gabled wing on the west is apparent in the rendered brick wall construction. The west gable wing is now larger and has introduced infill. Other early design qualities include the slate roof, red brick chimney with terra cotta boards, broad eaves and timber framed double hung windows. The side carport has been introduced in 2000, along with the verandah conservatory. There is an introduced high timber fence at the front.
References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
Newtown Rate Books 1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit, 1941, City of Greater Geelong.
Building Permit 978/2000.
W.J. Kelly, Probate Administration files, VPRS 28/P3, unit 4737;VPRS 7591/P2, unit 1411 , PROV.
J.J. Ham & G.I. Ewart, 'St. Augustine's Orphanage, Highton', Conservation Study, School of Architecture, Deakin University, 1991.
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Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Newtown West Heritage Review 2016
Author: D. Rowe & W. Jacobs
Year: 2016
Grading:
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THE HEIGHTSVictorian Heritage Register H0429
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FORMER SHEARERS ARMS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0661
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SACRED HEART CONVENT AND COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Register H0555
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