Residence
360 Ryrie Street, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 217779
City East Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
Significant
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 360 Ryrie Street, Geelong, has significance as a legacy of 19th century residential developments in this part of Geelong, and as an example of a rudimentary Victorian style. Built in 1859-60, the house appears to have been altered but is in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 360 Ryrie Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a rudimentary Victorian style. These qualities include the simple gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the projecting rendered party wall to the east and the skillion verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the unpainted brick chimney, central timber framed doorway, timber framed double hung windows, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, and the timber verandah columns and fretwork valance. The front timber picket fence and gate also contribute to the significance of the place.
The house at 360 Ryrie Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the second half of the 19th century. In particular, this house has associations with William Walker, a carter and original owner who instigated construction in 1859-60. It may have been this William Walker who established a bus service in Geelong in 1886.
Overall, the house at 360 Ryrie Street is of LOCAL significance.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
The house at 360 Ryrie Street, Geelong, is set on a narrow allotment and takes up the full width of the block. It has a modest front setback with perimeter flower beds at the front. It is bound at the front by a timber picket fence and gate that are approximately 1200 mm high.The symmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, rudimentary Victorian styled house is characterised by a simple gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a projecting rendered party wall to the east and a skillion verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. The house appears to have been altered, with the unpainted brick chimney at the side possibly dating from the 1920s. The front verandah is also supported by introduced timber columns with decorative timber brackets and fretwork valance.However, early features of the design include the central timber framed doorway and the flanking timber framed double hung windows.
Residence - Physical Description 2
Fairly intact, early weatherboard cottage, transverse gable roof clad incorrugated metal sheeting, rendered party wall to east, skillionverandah with later timber frieze & timber deck, multi-paned timbersash windows, central 4 panelled door with highlight, later brick chimney.
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:Geelong City Fringe Heritage Area Review
Author: RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants
Year: 2018
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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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