'Morgan's Houses'

The attached basalt houses at 135-137 Cecil Street Williamstown are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobson's Bay.

Historically, it is significant as an example of an investment building built for a prominent Williamstown businessman and local councillor, John Morgan. It demonstrates the speculative development that was associated with the prosperity of Williamstown the port during the mid to late nineteenth century. (AHC criteria A4 and H1)

Aesthetically, it is significant as a near original duplex with the rare and unusual combination of two frontage widths and an undivided roof (more common in Williamstown) which nevertheless appears, with its verandahed facade as a balanced design albeit and is constructed from a relatively uncommon material (basalt). It contributes to the historic character of Cecil Street. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House