House at 115 Victoria Street
115 Victoria Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Victoria Street Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
The house and front fence, constructed in 1935, at 115 Victoria Street, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?The house and front fence at 115 Victoria Street, Williamstown are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, the house was for a long period the home of one of Williamstown's foremost latter-day pilots, outliving the town's association with that profession and hence its link with its more glorious maritime mid-nineteenth century past. (AHC criteria A4 D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a locally rare and near original example of an Interwar house with Moderne influences that displays skilful massing and uncommon detailing in an otherwise typical suburban genre, which is complemented by an original and related fence and garden setting. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)
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House at 115 Victoria Street - Physical Description 1
The house at 115 Victoria Street, Williamstown is a large interwar bungalow. Splayed gutter fascias and chevron pattern glazing-bars suggest the influence of Walter Burley Griffin. So too, does the skilful massing, which lends a Moderne flavour to an otherwise typical suburban form. Of one and two storeys with textured stucco walls the house has a dominant, high hipped roof which again suggests the oriental character used by the Griffin school.
Although the house addresses itself firmly to Victoria Street, with the strong porch and balcony element, the informal massing continues on all elevations of the house, as if designed in-the-round, in the Moderne manner. Stepped chimney tops and clinker brickwork at the fence and chimneys are also characteristic of the Moderne style. The planting scheme and colours appear original.
An architect probably was responsible for the design and possibly one of the Griffin school (Les Grant?).
House at 115 Victoria Street - Integrity
External Integrity and condition
Integrity - High. Condition - Good.
House at 115 Victoria Street - Physical Description 2
Context
One of two large, two storey hipped roof interwar houses at this end of Victoria Street, its shares detached hipped roof villa form and siting with adjacent houses.
House at 115 Victoria Street - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
House at 115 Victoria Street - Physical Description 3
Associations
Captain John Emslie Walker, EH Brooks
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading: Local
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