"Maxwelton" residence
105 Hitchcock Avenue, BARWON HEADS VIC 3227 - Property No 229848
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEThe house at 105 Hitchcock Avenue is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Edwardian style. These qualities include the recessed dominant hipped roof and a concave verandah and gable that project towards the street frontage. Other intact qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, unpainted brick chimney with terra cotta pot, timber framed double hung windows with the window under the projecting gable having decorative timber frames and leadlight side lights, window hood, front four panel timber door and sidelights, worked timber verandah columns with timber brackets and a decorative timber fretwork valance. The house also makes a significant contribution to the single storey, pitched roof streetscape.
The house at 105 Hitchcock Avenue is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the Flinders Estate subdivision of 1887 and the Monomeeth Estate subdivision of 1909.
Overall, the house at 105 Hitchcock Avenue is of LOCAL significance
References
Plan of Flinders Estate, Barwon heads, 1887, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Barwon Heads Estate Company Limited Plan, 26 December 1901, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Monomeeth Estate subdivision plan, 27 December 1909, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1911-12,1915-16, 1923-24, 1927-28, 1938-39, 1943-44
Drainage Plans and Inspectors Reports, Barwon Heads Sewerage Authority, 1975, 1991, Barwon Water Profis system.
Interview by David Rowe with Dawn Hyland, Barwon Heads, 19 October 1999.
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"Maxwelton" residence - Physical Description 1
The site at 105 Hitchcock Avenue has visual connections to some tall pine trees and an avenue of gum trees at the north end, together with other single storey residential, religious and commercial buildings of mixed styles and periods. This house has typical front and side setbacks, which are shown on the 1975 BHSA Plan of Drainage. The front is characterised by substantial trees and shrubs.
The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal weatherboard Edwardian house is characterised by a recessed dominant hipped roof and a concave verandah and gable that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms appear to be clad in corrugated colorbond. An early, unpainted brick chimney with terra cotta pot adorns the roofline. The early timber framed windows are double hung and the window under the projecting gable has decorative timber frames and leadlighted side lights. Above it is a window hood supported by worked timber brackets. The four panel timber door with side lights also appears to be original.
A feature of the design is the front verandah, supported by worked timber columns with worked timber brackets and a decorative timber fretwork valance.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Volumes 1, 2 & 4
Author: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd
Year: 2000
Grading:
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BARWON HEADS BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1848
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HITCHCOCK AVENUE SEWER TRENCHVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Stone Fence & TreesGreater Geelong City
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