Residence
185 Roslyn Road, BELMONT Vic 3216 - Property No 237406
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Statement of Significance
C LISTED - LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 185 Roslyn Road is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Federation style. These qualities include the recessed hipped roof that is extended to form a broken back return verandah, and a minor gable that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, wide eaves, timber framed double hung windows with frosted glass highlights arranged as a horizontal bank of four under the projecting gable and as a corner bay under the verandah, square timber columns with decorative timber brackets and the decorative gable infill (brackets, panelling and battening).
The house at 185 Roslyn Road is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with farming in Belmont in the early twentieth century, and with William Brebner, early and long time owner and occupier.
Overall, the house at 185 Roslyn Road is of LOCAL significance.
REFERENCE
1. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1916-17, 1917-18, 1918-19, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1938-39, 1940-41, 1942-42, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1955-57, 1957-60.
2. Drainage Plans and Inspectors' Reports, 1962, Barwon Water Profis system.
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Residence - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION
The house at 185 Roslyn Road has a large front setback but typical side setbacks, with a driveway along the side. These setbacks are shown on the 1962 GWST Plan of Drainage. The front yard has a number of early trees and shrubs.
The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal weatherboard, Federation style house is characterised by a recessed hipped roof that is extended to form a broken back return verandah, and a minor gable that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms appear to be clad in painted galvanised corrugated iron. Wide overhangs are a feature of the eaves. The early timber framed double hung windows with frosted glass highlights are arranged as a horizontal bank of four under the projecting gable, and as a corner bay under the verandah.
A feature of the design is the return verandah. It is supported by recent? but appropriate square timber columns with decorative timber brackets.
Early decorative features of the design include the gable infill (brackets, panelling and battening).
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - City of Greater Geelong Belmont Heritage Reports
Author: Dr David Rowe
Year: 2007
Grading: C
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