Residence
20 Ewing Blyth Drive, BARWON HEADS VIC 3227 - Property No 226212
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The substantial house at 20 Ewing Blyth Drive is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of the interwar Californian Bungalow style. These qualities include the dominant gable roof form with projecting minor gables, and skillion return verandah to the north and east. Other intact qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, tall unpainted brick and corbelled chimney, wide eaves and exposed rafters, timber framed windows, gable brackets and the decorative gable infill (ventilator, panelling and battening).
The house at 20 Ewing Blyth Drive is historically significant at a REGIONAL level. It is associated with the Whyte family of "The Heights" Newtown, and Eastern Beach, and later with the Christian Brothers. The site is also significant for its associations with the Flinders Estate subdivision of 1887.
Overall, the house at 20 Ewing Blyth Drive is of LOCAL significance
REFERENCE
1. 'Plan of the Flinders Estate, Barwon Heads', 1887, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
2. Barwon Heads Estate Company Limited subdivision plan, 26 December, 1901, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
3. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1902-03, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1925-26, 1933-34,1958-59.
4. Drainage Plans and Inspectors' Reports, Barwon Heads Sewerage Authority, 1975, Barwon Water Profis system.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION
The site at 20 Ewing Blyth Drive has visual connections to five Moreton Bay Fig trees and substantial cypress trees to the north, together with the Barwon Heads Park to the east and the corner store to the north-east. This house has a substantial front setback and side setbacks, due to the double block on which it is situated. These setbacks are shown on the 1975 BHSA Plan of Drainage. This house is also visually connected with other pitched roof, weatherboard houses. The front is bound by an inappropriate, capped timber paling fence, approximately 1800mm high.
The double storey, horizontal weatherboard, interwar Californian Bungalow house is characterised by a dominant gable roof form with projecting minor gables, and skillion return verandah to the north and east. These roof forms appear to be clad in corrugated zincalume. An early, tall, unpainted brick and corbelled chimney adorns the roofline.Wide overhangs and exposed rafters are features of the eaves. Early timber framed windows may be extant at ground level.
A feature of the design is the return verandah and balcony. It appears to be supported by recent timber columns.
Early decorative features of the design include the gable brackets and gable infill (ventilator, panelling and battening).
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BARWON HEADS BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1848
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BARWON HEADS GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H2258
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BARWON HEADS WATER STORAGE TANKSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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