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"Kelvin"

Other Name

Refer to Units 1-4/11-13 Aphrasia Street, Newtown

Location

11 Aphrasia Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 200284

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

'Kelvin' erected 1873 as an asymmetrically planned two store dichromatic brick house of Victorian eclectic style, is an interesting example of the work of architects Davidsons and Henderson. It is eclipsed for picturesque effect by 'Belle Ville' at Ryrie Street (1869) and 'Fernside' on Western Beach (1976), also by these architects. The original detailing and ornamentation at 'Kelvin' is exemplary. Frederick Harvey, of the grain merchant firm Harvey and Dan, was a prominent Geelong miller of the later nineteenth century.

RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Geelong Regional Commission Register

REFERENCES:

Geelong Advertiser - 25th October, 1873 - Tender Notice

Smith, James (Ed) - The Cyclopedia of Victoria, 3 Volumes

The Cyclopedia Co., Melbourne, 1903

Vol 2 pp 452-453, biography of Thomas Frederick Seeley, member of the firm of Seely and King, architects,

Market Squae, geelong

Willingham A - 'An Index of Architectural Practice of Davidson and Henderson'.

National trust of Australia (Victoria) File 3250

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