18 McIntyre St
18 McIntyre St HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Church Hill Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
One of the most distinctive late Victorian houses in Hamilton, especially notable for its successful combination of avant garde details. It was built in 1904 for Hector Gummow, auctioneer and prominent citizen.
18 McIntyre Street
This house is of regional significance for the quality of its architecture and for its historical associations, particularly with its first owner, Frederick Gummow (1862-1909). From 1888 Gummow was manager of the Colonial Bank, Hamilton, and from 1896 he became one of the town's most prosperous auctioneers.He was a relative of H B Gummow, the newspaper proprietor. ([1]) His large brick residence in McIntyre Street was constructed in 1904. ([2])
It is not known who designed the house. One of the most distinctive and certainly the most innovative late Victorian houses in Hamilton, it is especially notable for its successful combination of avant garde details. While the form of the house is typical of the later nineteenth century, the battlements over the bay windows and the prominent stepped gable are drawn from the Queen Anne style. Other transitional indicators are the combination of timber and cast iron in the verandah frieze, the bull nose verandah roof, the rough cast detailing of the gables and the label moulds of the chimneys. Also of interest are the architraves of the windows which along with the rendering in the gables, hark back to the late mediaeval origins of the Queen Ann style.
The main feature of this garden is the well maintained large privet hedge along the front fence. The hedge provides a strong visual feature to both the house and the streetscape.
[1] Garden, Don, Hamilton, pp 120, 130-131, 172; Obituary Hamilton Spectator, 20 April 1909.
[2] Hamilton Rate Book 1904, No. 382. (house, NAV 60 pounds).
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18 McIntyre St - Physical Description 1
Roof: »corrugated iron
Walls: »tuck pointed red brick
Dressings: »cement render
Plinth: »bluestone
Windows: »timber dhs
Paving: »concrete
Other: »cast iron lace & roof ridge, timber columns & frieze details18 McIntyre St - Physical Description 2
NOTABLE FEATURES:»battlements over bay windows and stepped gable, hedge and
wisteria over entrance18 McIntyre St - Integrity
INTEGRITY: E
CONDITION: E
18 McIntyre St - Historical Australian Themes
Evolution of the Town: 1900s
Tertiary Industry: Banking, AuctioneersHeritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: B
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