Bona Vista Heritage Precinct
Newtown, GREATER GEELONG CITY
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Statement of Significance
The Bona Vista Heritage Precinct is significant as an intact residential area fronting the eastern side of Shannon Avenue, south of Noble Street. It is especially identified by interwar Bungalow styled dwellings, but also by a smaller number of Edwardian and postwar Bungalow dwellings. Most of the dwellings in the area are conventional in design, reflecting the middle and particularly working class population for which they were built. The architectural qualities of the area include the single storey detached compositions, hipped and/or gabled roof forms, front verandahs, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, narrow or wide eaves, timber framed windows and doors and rudimentary detailing consistent with the stylistic era in which the dwellings were built. While the area had been subdivided for residential development in the 19th century, it was the subdivision in 1909 known as the Bona Vista Estate that had the greatest impact on this part of Shannon Avenue. Most building development occurred after the First World War until the late 1940s.
The Bona Vista Heritage Area is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC criterion D.2). It demonstrates original and early design qualities associated with the residential development of the area from the early 20th century until c.1946-47. These qualities are expressed in the predominant interwar Bungalow styled dwellings that are single storey in appearance and have predominantly detached compositions. The buildings include the following design characteristics: hipped and gabled roof forms (with simple or complex roof outlines having a pitch between 25 and 35 degrees), front or return verandahs, corrugated galvanised steel roof cladding and Marseilles terra cotta roof tiles, horizontal timber weatherboard wall construction, brick chimneys (detailed to reflect the design era), brick cladding and brick verandah supports, narrow or wide eaves, timber verandah posts, timber brackets and/or valances, timber framed doorways with sidelights and highlights and timber windows arranged singularly, in pairs or bays. Overall, these dwellings constitute 91% of the building stock in the area. The carports and garages are predominantly located at the rear of the site with access from the rear right of way. The majority is single car carports/garages but there are some more recent ones that are dual car carport/garages.
The Bona Vista Heritage Area is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC criteria A.4, H.1). It is associated with important eras of residential development after the subdivision of the area in c.1850s but in particular from early 1900's until the late 1940's period. Allotments in the first subdivision were sold from the 1850's. Subsequent residential subdivisions took place in 1850's and again in 1888 although the land sales that had the greatest impact occurred in 1909 as part of the Bona Vista Estate. However it was not until after World War 1 and until the late 1940s when the area took on its existing characteristics. The residents in the Bona Vista Heritage Area were made up of a mix of residents from the middle class and the working class.
Overall, the Bona Vista Heritage Area is of LOCAL significance
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Bona Vista Heritage Precinct - Physical Description 1
Physical Evidence
Building Character & Appearance
The Bona Vista Heritage Area is a residential area comprising of 23 dwellings.
Height
The dwellings in the heritage area are predominantly single storey in appearance and height (Photo 12.01 and 12.02) when viewed from Shannon Avenue.
Form, Design and Scale, Construction and Finish
The dwellings in the Bona Vista Heritage Area largely comprise interwar era (interwar Bungalow and interwar Californian Bungalow) dwellings, together with one Edwardian dwelling at 264 Shannon Avenue and two postwar dwellings at 368 and 388 Shannon Avenue.
The interwar era dwellings mainly include the following characteristics:
A gable or hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor gable and/or verandah that project towards the street frontage or at the side.
Timber framed double hung windows, arranged singularly, in pairs.
Galvanized corrugated steel roof cladding, colourbond and painted surface cladding and Marseilles terra cotta tiles.
Verandahs are mainly supported by timber posts and brick piers, or solely with brick piers.
There are plain rectilinear brick chimneys, with some featuring rendered or soldier-coursed tops.
The gable infill comprises timber shingles.
Gable ventilator.
Constructed in horizontal timber weatherboards (some in brick and rendered finish).
Low pitched roof forms.
Wide eaves with exposed timber rafters.
Examples of the interwar dwellings include those at 314, 320 and 324 Shannon Avenue.
Residential Garages and Carports
The carports and garages are predominantly located at the rear of the site with access from the rear right of way. The majority takes the form of single car carports/garages but there are some more recent ones that are dual car carport/garages. Some dwellings have front street access but the majority has no carport or garage visible from the front street.
Significance of Dwellings
Twenty one dwellings of the twenty three dwellings (91 %) within the Bona Vista Heritage Area are considered to have significance within the area. Further details and a photograph of each of the dwellings are provided in the Inventory of Places Volume 2.
The dwellings that have contributory significance (D) listing within the heritage precinct are:
354 Shannon Avenue
356 Shannon Avenue
358 Shannon Avenue
360 Shannon Avenue
362 Shannon Avenue
364 Shannon Avenue
366 Shannon Avenue
368 Shannon Avenue
370 Shannon Avenue
372 Shannon Avenue
374 Shannon Avenue
376 Shannon Avenue
378 Shannon Avenue
380 Shannon Avenue
382 Shannon Avenue
384 Shannon Avenue
386 Shannon Avenue
388 Shannon Avenue
101 Nicholas Street
105 Nicholas Street
118 Nicholas Street
120 Nicholas Street
The properties that are NOT considered to have significance within the precinct are at:
103 Nicholas Street
118 Nicholas Street
Urban Design & Engineering Infrastructure
Layout and Subdivision
The allotments within the Bona Vista Heritage Area follow a traditional grid pattern layout of subdivision.
The allotment sizes are generally uniform within the street and the precinct as a whole.
Setbacks
Throughout the precinct are regular front setbacks. Most dwellings form a consistent front setback pattern.
All dwellings have side setbacks with clear visual building separation.
Engineering Infrastructure
Concrete kerb and channel and concrete footpaths comprise the predominant engineering infrastructure in the heritage area.
Front Fences
There are a select number of front fences that relate to the era and design of the dwellings. They include the capped timber fence (although introduced) at 101 Nicholas Street and 356 Shannon Avenue (Photo 12.10).
Most of the front fences have been introduced but are largely 1.0 to 1.5 metres in height. There are also some properties with introduced high timber infill fences (particularly in Shannon Avenue).
12.4.3 Landscaping
Within the narrow nature strip in Shannon Avenue are planted Queensland Brush Box trees - Lophostemon confertus.
The setbacks to the properties include grassed areas, often bordered with flower beds or shrubbery and trees on the larger allotments.
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MATTHEW FLINDERS SCHOOL NO.8022Victorian Heritage Register H1645
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GEELONG RAILWAY STATIONVictorian Heritage Register H1604
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FORMER TELEGRAPH STATIONVictorian Heritage Register H1527
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