Boat House (former)
20 Ozone Road, BARWON HEADS VIC 3227 - Property No 234979
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Statement of Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 20 Ozone Road comprising a former boat shed is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. While the building has undergone substantial alterations and additions during its conservsion into a house, it continues to demonstrate original design qualities of a Late Federation style. These qualities include the projecting gable roof form, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, wide eaves, timber porch structure and decorative window elements, andthe decorative gable infill (shingling and ventilators).
The house at 20 Ozone Road comprising a former boat shed is historically significant at a STATE level. It is associated with the decision by the Government to outlaw the practice of private occupation of the foreshore, which later became a uniform policy throughout the State. It is also historically significant at a LOCAL level for its association with the half a mile of boatsheds once located on the Barwon Heads foreshore. In particular, this former boat shed has associations with Ewen Laird, Geelong architect, and Miss Jessie McKechnie, long serving and respected teacher of Barwon Heads.
The house at 20 Ozone Road comprising a former boat shed is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised by the community for its associations with the development of Barwon Heads as a holiday resort at the turn of the century and demonstrates, in architectural terms, a custom of beach recreation that is no longer in use.
Overally, the house at 20 Ozone Road comprising a former boat shed is of LOCAL significance.
References
'Geelong Harbour Trust' in the Geelong Advertiser, 20 March, 1936.
N. Houghton, 'From the Archives', in the Investigator, September 1983, pp. 101-105.
'Geelong Harbour Trust - Boat Shed Standard', drawing in the collection of the Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1438-39, 1940-41, 1948-49, 1955-58, 1959-60.
Barwon Heads Estate subdivision plan, 30 March, 1891, Geelong Historical Records Centre
The Sun, 11 June, 1936, The Geelong Advertiser, 11 June 1936.
Drainage Plans and Inspectors' Reports, Barwon Heads Sewerage Authority, Barwon Water Profis System.
'The Geelong Harbour Trust Commissioners - Boat Shed, Barwon Heads', 10 January, 1913, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
McArthur Estate subdivision plan, December, 1916, Geelong Historical Records Centre
Flinders Estate subdivision plan, 1887, Geelong Historical Records Centre
Information from Bill & Barbara Howard, current owners, sourcing Certificates of Title and personal history.
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Boat House (former) - Physical Conditions
Description
The house at 20 Ozone Road comprising a former boat shed has typical front and side setbacks, with a driveway along the side. These setbacks are shown on the BHSA Plan of Drainage.
The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal weatherboard, Late Federation house is characterised by a gable roof form, together with two introduced skillion extensions that project to the side (east). These roof forms appear to be clad in unpainted corrugated zincalume. Wide overhangs are a feature of the eaves. The front skillion extension also appears to be constructed of cement sheet.
A feature of the design in the front verandah porch. It is supported by early square timber posts between introduced double front screen doors, with early decorative timber elements adorning the openings flanking the doors.
Other early decorative features of the design include the gable shingling and ventilators. The timber elements of the flying gable appear to be recent.
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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BARWON HEADS GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H2258
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HITCHCOCK AVENUE SEWER TRENCHVictorian Heritage Inventory
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