Timber outbuilding
462-550 Lake Road, CONNEWARRE VIC 3227 - Property No 231560
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Statement of Significance
Statement of Significance
The cottage at 462 Lake Road is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design
qualities of the Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the unpainted galvanised corrugated iron roof,
horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, narrow eaves, unpainted brick and corbelled chimney, front skillion
verandah?, symmetrically arranged timber framed double hung windows, and central doorway.
The outbuilding at 462 Lake Road is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates some original
design qualities of the interwar Vernacular style. These qualities include the unpainted galvanised corrugated
iron gable roof, unpainted brick walls and unpainted brick chimney. The substantial 19th century cypress trees
also contribute to the aesthetic significance of the place.
The timber cottage and brick outbuilding at 462 Lake Road are historically significant at a LOCAL level. They
are associated with the farm of the Polly family from the mid 19th century.
Overall, the timber cottage and brick outbuilding at 462 Lake Road are of LOCAL significance.
References
1.Parish of Connewarre maps, 5 October, 1878, 7 December, 1903, & undated, Geelong Historical
Records Centre.
2. Pescott, South Barwon 1857-1985, p.131.
3. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1883-84, 1887-88, 1893-94, 1909-10, 1914-15, 1923-24, 1934-35,
1942-43.
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Timber outbuilding - Physical Description 1
This site at 462 Lake Road is comprised of a timber cottage, brick outbuilding and substantial cypress trees.
The symmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard Victorian vernacular cottage is characterised by a hipped
roof and a front skillion verandah? These roof forms are clad in unpainted galvanised corrugated iron. An early
unpainted brick and corbelled chimney adorns the roofline. Narrow overhangs are a feature of the eaves. The
early timber framed double hung windows are symmetrically arranged about a central early timber doorway.
The single storey, brick, interwar vernacular outbuilding at the rear of the timber cottage is characterised by a
gable roof form clad in unpainted galvanised corrugated iron and an unpainted brick chimney adorns the roofline.
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ResidenceGreater Geelong City
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Timber outbuildingGreater Geelong City
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