Lynwood
30 Gray Street HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Church Hill Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: »One of the earliest substantial residences in Hamilton, this house is in the elegant Colonial style with a verandah on three sides. It was extended in the Federation period on the east side.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Lynwood
30 Gray Street
This house is of regional significance for its architectural interest as one of the earliest substantial buildings in Hamilton and for its historical associations with a number of distinguished local medical men such as Dr William Stevenson, chemist (c1822-1855), Dr T Wylie, surgeon, and Dr Walter Scott, physician. Hamilton's doctors were responsible for the erection of some of Hamiltons largest and most elegant houses. ([i]) Constructed in 1866 or earlier for Stevenson, ([ii]) Lynwood was occupied in the late 1860s and early 1870s by Wylie and Scott. ([iii]) From the late 1870s, Lynwood was owned by schoolteacher, and, briefly, Liberal parliamentarian, John Sarjeant (1845-1895). ([iv]) Notable features of the building include the old iron roof over shingles, the simple verandah, tuck pointed bluestone, shutters on French doors and the stables at the rear. The building was extended on the east side in the Federation period. Stylistically it can also be compared with The Manor House at 4 Dryden Street, built about the same time and with the same form and materials. Lynwood remains substantially intact and in good condition.
[i] Garden, Don, Hamilton, p 92.
[ii] Hamilton Rate Book 1866, No. 207 (house and stables, NAV 110 pounds).
[iii] Ibid., 1867, No. 211, 1870, No. 215.
[iv] Garden, Don, Hamilton, pp 79-90; Hamilton Rate Book 1877, No. 236.
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Lynwood - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:
Roof: »corrugated iron
Walls: »bluestone & brick
Dressings: »
Plinth: »bluestoneWindows: »timber casements
Paving: »concrete
Other: »shingles under iron roof timber verandah floor & columnsLynwood - Physical Description 2
NOTABLE FEATURES:»old iron roof over shingles, simple verandah, tuck pointed
old iron roof over shingles, simple verandah, tuck pointed bluestone, shutters on
French doors. Stable at rear.Lynwood - Integrity
INTEGRITY:G
CONDITION:G
Lynwood - Historical Australian Themes
Evolution of the Town: 1860s
Health: Doctors & Chemists
Education
Notable people
Heritage 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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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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HAMILTON GAS HOLDERVictorian Heritage Register H1086
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