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Residence

Location

2 Skene Street, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 205170

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

The two storey brick residence of 2 Skene Street, Newtown was erected in 1854 for Edward Snell, Geelong Architect and engineer for the Geelong-Melbourne railway. William Weire, Geelong's first town clerk, later occupied this house and in 1867 George Morrison, founder of the Geelong College, became the owner. This building has been substantially altered and improved with much of the original structure as designed by Snell concealed in later works. The residence survives as an early Geelong building.

References

National Trust of Australia (Victoria), File No. 3623.

Huddle, Lorrraine, 'Architects in Geelong in the 1840's and 1850's', Humanities Research Report, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1979, P Vol. 1 pp. 49-62, the architects, Snell, Kawarau and Prowse. Vol II, pp. 47-51, Vol III, pp 123-130.

Diary of Edward Snell - Latrobe Library Collection p. 339. includes sketch of house and photograph (undated) is included at rear of dairy

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence