House at 94 The Strand
94 The Strand NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City
The Strand Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
The house, constructed c.1880, at 94 The Strand, Newport.
How is it Significant?The house at 94 The Strand, Newport is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobson's Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, it is significant as one of the earliest dwellings in Newport and one ofa small number of surviving Victoria-era villas that illustrate the early importance of The Strand as a premier residential address and how development had spread along almost the whole of its length by the late nineteenth century. It also has strong associations with the early maritime history of Williamstown and Newport as the residence of a Master Mariner, Murdock McKenzie and continued to be owned by the McKenzie family over a long period. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)
Aesthetically, it is a relatively intact and locally rare example of a symmetrical Italianate villa, which retains some original detailing. (AHC criteria B2 and E1)
Note: This citation is going to be revised following the completion of the alterations and additions in 2004.
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House at 94 The Strand - Physical Description 1
The house at 94 The Strand, Williamstown is a single-storey, block-fronted symmetrical Italianate villa with a hipped slate roof. The house is set back from the street boundary by a garden which has a mature eucalypt. Other significant original elements include:
- Cast iron verandah on three sides with a convex profile corrugated steel roof
- Bracketed eaves
- Tripartite double-hung sash windows
- Entrance door with side and highlights
- Deep set back
- Rendered chimneys (altered by the removal of caps)
- Mature eucalypt
The carport on north side of the house and the fence are more recent additions.
(Note: This description is to be revised after the completion of alterations, which commenced in late 2002 and involve partial demolition)
House at 94 The Strand - Integrity
External Integrity and condition
Integrity - Moderate. Condition - Good.
House at 94 The Strand - Physical Description 2
Context
Surrounding development in the immediate area predominantly dates from the interwar and postwar periods. There is another Victorian-era dwelling at 1 Peel Street, which once faced The Strand, but two later houses have been constructed across its frontage.
House at 94 The Strand - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 94 The Strand - Physical Description 3
Associations
Unknown.
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
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