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Residence "Warranamurra"

Location

32 Laurel Bank Parade, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 202622

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

This 1892-93 residence has regional historical significance as a fine example of the innovative styles displayed in many of Geelong's Edwardian timber houses and for its associations with William Purnell and Sons, a notable Geelong firm of timber merchants, builders and architects. It is one of a number of substantial Newtown houses built as investments by this firm, "Strathcona", 112 Noble Street (1900) is another. "Warranamurra" has regional architectural significance as a most innovative complex, yet tightly planned, Edwardian design. Particularly interesting are some of its elements: its unusual windows, also its Chinoiserie and English Arts and Crafts influences, and its extraordinary variety.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence