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House at 16 Latrobe Street

Other Name

State Savings Bank house

Location

16 Latrobe Street NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City

Level

Incl in HO area contributory

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House at 16 Latrobe Street
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House at 16 Latrobe Street

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

The former State Savings Bank house, constructed by Sutton & Smith to a standard Bank design by Bank architect GB Leith in 1928 and fence at 16 Latrobe Street, Newport.

How is it Significant?

The former State Savings Bank house is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, it significant for its associations with the State Savings Bank of Victoria and demonstrates the provision of housing by the SSB during the Interwar period. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)

Aesthetically, it is significant as an intact representative example of a State Savings Bank residence, which is notable for retaining early external finishes, related landscaping and typical fence. (AHC criterion E1)

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