Residence
50 Mundy Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 216603
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Statement of Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The modest house at 50 Mundy Street, South Geelong, has significance as a legacy of the rudimentary Victorian styled residential developments in South Geelong from the mid 19th century. Built in 1864-65 by Benjamin Stokes, this house appears to be in good condition, and is reasonably externally intact (apart from the false wall cladding).
The house at 50 Mundy Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although slightly altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of a rudimentary Victorian style. These qualiteis include the double gable roof forms that traverse the site, together with the rear skillion wing and the front concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding to the verandah, unpainted red brick chimney, narrow eaves, single storey height, timber framed double hung windows, timber framed doorway, stop chamfered timber verandah columns and the valance. The front timber picket verandah balustrade fence also contributes to the significance of the place.
The house at 50 Mundy Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in South Geelong in the 1860's. In particular, this houe has associations with Benjamin Stokes, original owner from 1865, and it remained in the Stokes family until 1899.
Overall, the house at 50 Mundy Street is of LOCAL significance.
References
Drainage Plans and Reports, 1923, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1993, Barwon Water profis system, City of Greater Geelong.
Voters' Roll, Barwon Ward, 1992, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Sands & McDougall Directory,1972. Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Directory,1968.
Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong City Council Rate Books, Barwon Ward, 1864-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Geelong Town Plan, 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
Description
The modest house at 50 Mundy Street, South Geelong, is set on a narrow allotment. The house abuts the front and side boundaries, with a timber picket verandah balustrade fence (approximately 1200 mm high) forming the front boundary.
The unusual, single storey, rudimentary Victorian styled house is characterised by a double gabled roof form that traverses the site, together with a rear skillion wing and a concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. The main roof forms are clad in introduced corrugated colorbond, while the verandah is clad in early galvanised corrugated iron. An early unpainted red brick chimney adorns the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
At the front and side are early timber framed double hung windows. There is also a timber framed doorway. The horizontal wall cladding has been introduced, possibly covering early horizontal timber weatherboards.
The early verandah is supported by stop chamfered timber columns with projecting capitals. There is also an introduced worked solid timber verandah valance.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong City 'C' Citations Study
Author: Dr David Rowe
Year: 2002
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H0188
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CHRIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0186
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LEYTON AND ROCHFORDVictorian Heritage Register H0562
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