Ivanhoe
32 Chaucer St HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: »Built in perhaps three stages, Ivanhoe was the home of J Walpole, controversial Shire Clerk and a director of the Hamilton & Western District College opposite; a fine representative example of middle class housing in Hamilton.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Ivanhoe
32 Chaucer Street
This house is of local significance for its historical associations and its architecture. Built in perhaps three stages, Ivanhoe was the home of John Walpole, Shire Clerk and a director of the Hamilton & Western District College opposite and Alexandra College. ([i]) A fine representative example of middle class housing in Hamilton. Walpole was a barman and book-keeper at the Hamilton Inn when he became part-time Secretary to the new Hamilton Roads Board in 1859. ([ii]) He bought three blocks of land in 1861 and built Ivanhoe, probably soon after, on two of them. He was Town Clerk from 1867-72. ([iii]) Walpole was on he side of the Selectors in the 1860s, being a member of the Hamilton Free Selectors and Farmers League and campaigner for easy payments and conditions. ([iv]) His suicide in 1877 was the most dramatic event in the history of the Shire of Dundas when his chaotic book-keeping lead to manipulation of the Council's funds and an inexplicable discrepancy. ([v])
The house appears to have been built in three stages. The first was by Walpole in the 1860s as a standard symmetrical cottage. The second was a modernization in the 1870s, either before or after the financial discrepancy was discovered which included a new verandah with cast iron details. The last stage was the construction of a side bay with a projecting gable and unusual sliding shutters. This is in the Federation style. ([vi]) The house remains substantially intact and is in excellent condition. It is an important foil to the College opposite.
[i] Garden, D, Hamilton, p 90.
[ii] Ibid, p 66.
[iii] Ibid, p 73.
[iv] Ibid, p 104.
[v] Hamilton Spectator, 19/7/1865, 17/6/1865, 2/6/1877, 9/6/1877.
[vi] The house is described on the Hamilton Sewerage Authority Plan No 33 as weatherboard.
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Ivanhoe - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:
Roof: »corrugated iron
Walls: »tuck pointed red brick
Dressings: »bluestone cills
Plinth: »bluestone
Windows: »timber dhs
Paving: »terra cotta tile path
Other: »timber verandah with some timber and some cast iron columns half timbered side gableIvanhoe - Physical Description 2
NOTABLE FEATURES:»side gable and window with sliding shutters; mixture of verandah columns
Ivanhoe - Integrity
INTEGRITY: E
CONDITION: E
Ivanhoe - Historical Australian Themes
ASSOCIATED HISTORIC THEMES
Government: Local
Evolutionof the Town: 1860s, 1870sHeritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: C
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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FORMER HAMILTON TUBERCULOSIS CHALETVictorian Heritage Register H1066
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NAPIER CLUBVictorian Heritage Register H1079
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'CARINYA' LADSONS STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0568
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