"Melaleuca", house including interior
221 Matthews Road, LEOPOLD VIC 3224 - Property No 267341
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Statement of Significance
A Listed - State Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
'Melaleuca' erected in 1854 for William Noble is a single storey rendered brick building with slate roof with unusual paired eaves brackets. The recessed entry porch and quoining to entry, and series of French doors, place this building in the Regency style in the Regency style and therefore of great architectural interest in Victoria. The doors are a similar design to 'Carlyle', although the shutters have been removed. The house is enhanced by its remnants of an early garden. The building is a distinctive work of the innovative Geelong architectural firm of Snell & Prowse.
RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Geelong Regional Commission Register
Historic Buildings Council register
Australian Heritage Commission Register of the National Estate
REFERENCES
Huddle, Lorraine - 'Architects in Geelong in the 1840's and 1850's, Humanities Research Report, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1979. ol 1, p.52. vol. 3. p.128.
Geelong Advertiser - 15th August 1854, 27 November 1854, 13th March 1855, tender notices.
Sutherland, Alexander, Victoria and its Metropolis, Past and Present, McCarron, Bird and Co, Melbourne, 1888.Vil 2. p. 164, biographical Sketch of Charles J Howard.
Campbell, Rev. Dr A. J. Tourist Guide to Geelong and Southern Watering Places, M. L. Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1892. p 19.
Geelong Historical Society Investigator, 1982, p.135 'Melaleuca' - Kensington (Leopold) a 38 acre property overlooking Lake Connewarre, brought from Councillor Michael O'Farrell by William Noble for ₤35 in 1854. House advertised as having 2 reception rooms and 3 bedrooms when offered for sale 12 November 1856. In 1859 property sold to A. M. Campbell who enlarged the jouse.
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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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MELALEUKAVictorian Heritage Register H1117
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"Melaleuca", house including interiorGreater Geelong City H1117
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"Lake View", HomesteadGreater Geelong City
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