"Fernshaw", Residence
4 Western Beach, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 219054
Western Beach Road Heritage Area
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Statement of Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The two storey brick residence 'Fernshaw' on the Western Beach at Geelong was erected in 1876 for prominent Geelong woolbroker HM Strachan. The architects were Davidson and Henderson, a firm of Scottish educated architects whose work is characterised by the innovative eclecticism of "Fernshaw' and the associated stables, coach house and quarters at the rear. 'Fernshaw' is one of the most significant of the works of Davidson and Henderson and most notable for the finely detailed iron balcony verandah and ornament derived from Victorian gothic traditions.
REFERENCES
Geelong Advertiser, 16th June, 1876, tender notice. 18th November, 1876, description of residence under construction
Seaton, Gladys, The Ashby Story - A History of Geelong West, Adams Printers Pty Ltd for Geelong West City Council, 1978 p 122
Strachan, HM, Some Notes and Recollections, Osboldstone and Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1927
Willingham, Allan, Two Scots in Victoria; the Architecture of Davidson and Henderson; Master of Architecture Thesis, Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1983
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"Fernshaw", Residence - Physical Description 1
Largely intact, 2 storey symmetrical house with some Gothic elements & single storey stables. Both are brick with basalt plinths, have gable roofs clad in slate tiles with cast iron gutters and decorative timber bargeboards.
House: recessed entry porch with cast iron verandah above (now glazed with low rendered wall), decorative timber fascia boards, rendered details including quoining, quatrefoil motifs & banding. Faceted bays to ground level, timber sash windows with basalt sills, leadlight highlight & sidelights to door, elaborate brick chimneys with rendered details & terracotta pots (now painted).
Distinctive stables: curved bay at 1 end, contrasting banding, 2 later openings to south wall (whose parapet may have been truncated), arched timber sash windows.Heritage Study and 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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IRON STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0742
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ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0187
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