House at 115 North Road
115 North Road NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City
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Statement of Significance
The house, constructed c.1870-80, at 115 North Road, Newport.
How is it Significant?The house at 115 North Road, Newport is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant as one of the earliest houses in this area it is significant for its associations with the first phase of development in Newport associated with early speculative subdivision. It is also significant as part of a group of Victorian era buildings at the western end of North Road that demonstrates how early development occurred in proximity to the Newport Railway Station and for its associations with the early quarrying industry in this area. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)
Aesthetically, it is significant as an intact example of an early Victorian basalt cottage. The basalt construction material illustrates the early quarrying industries in this area. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)
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House at 115 North Road - Physical Description 1
The house at 115 North Road, Newport is a single-storey, single-fronted cottage built of coursed rubble bluestone with a parapeted hipped slate roof. A corrugated galvanised steel verandah, supported on timber posts, extends across the facade. A brick addition at the rear of the house is partially visible from the street. The house is set back from the street boundary by a garden and is partially obscured by a hedge. Significant elements include:
- The distinctive early cottage form
- Rendered parapet with moulded cornice
- Rendered quoining around door and window openings
- Two-pane double-hung sash window
- Remnants of the original verandah such as the timber valance
- Moulded rendered chimney
House at 115 North Road - Integrity
External Integrity and condition
Integrity - High. Condition - Fair.
House at 115 North Road - Physical Description 2
Context
This cottage is one of a small group of surviving mid-to-late nineteenth century buildings at the western end of North Road that also includes the former shops and residences (possibly originally constructed of stone) at Nos. 123-125, the two storey brick residence at 127, the single storey shop and residence at 129, and the stone house with later brick shop addition at 131.
House at 115 North Road - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 115 North Road - Physical Description 3
Associations
J Gill, James Blethyn
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
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FORMER NEWPORT RAILWAY WORKSHOPSVictorian Heritage Register H1000
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GREENWICH PIERVictorian Heritage Inventory
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OLD YARRA RIVER COURSE STONE EMBANKMENTSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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