Dwelling
49 - (3) Upper Skene Street NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY
Upper Skene Street
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Statement of Significance
Not Significant- Newtown West Heritage Area
History/Notes
The site at 49 Upper Skene Street was originally the location of Henry King's 'Sunnyside' property. He was a nurseryman and appears to have had the timber and brick cottage built between 1874 and 1894. In 1912, "Sunnyside" was subdivided into 10 allotments known as the Newtown Tram Estate. The brick and timber cottage comprised lot 3 and it was sold to Thomas O'Gorman who in turn sold it to Otto Janssen Albers. Ownership was recorded in the Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Fieldbook plan in 1912 under Albers' name although Title was not transferred until February 1913. The dwelling was known as "Glamorgan" at this time.
"Glamorgan" was replaced with this and two other brick units in c. 1972-73.
References:
Newtown Rate Books, 1873-74, 1894-95, 1911-14, Geelong
Library & Heritage Centre.
Certificates of Title, vol. 2737 fol. 569, vol. 3608 fol. 571.
Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Plan of Drainage, NN61404, first dated January 1973.
Pictometrey aerial image, c.2008, City of Greater Geelong.
Newtown Tram Estate subdivision plan, 30 March 1912, Alfred Deakin Library, Deakin University, 333.337099452
Gre/Pos.
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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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