"Fernshaw", house including interior
4 Western Beach, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 219055
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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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Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading:
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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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