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"Clonard" Residence

Location

225 Church Street, HAMLYN HEIGHTS VIC 3215 - Property No 206896

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE- from History Document Sheet - Geelong Regional Commission

"Clonard", a once fine two storey brick and stucco dwelling at 225 Church Street, Geelong West was erected in 1855-56 for eminent Geelong medico, Dr. Foster Shaw. Dowden & Ross were the architects for this Victorian Italianate style residence, austerely ornamented and complimented by the elegant double bay windows to the east facade. The structure has been extensively modified and converted to use as a School Administration Building. The residence although of an early date, is eclipsed for importance by many other 1850's villas in Geelong including "Coranel" at Newtown.

POLICY/RECOMMENDATIONS

GRPS

REFERENCES

L Huddle - "Architects in Geelong in the 1840's and 1850's, Humanities Research Report, Dept. of Architecture, University of Melbourne, pp 41-48

Description of the work of architects Dowden and Ross

Ibid p. 46 - Description of Clonard Residence.

Geelong Advertiser - 30th August, 1855 - tenders for erection of a two storey brick dwelling house for Dr F Shaw at Kildare.

Seaton, G - The Ashby Story: A History of Geelong West. Geelong West City Councill, Geelong 1978, p. 83

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE- from City of Geelong West - Urban Conservation Study

"Clonard" is significant as one of the few large villas in Geelong West dating from the early stages of development, and is notable for its association with one of Geelong's earliest medical practitioners. It was the founding site for the Brigdine Convent and is still used by the Brgidine Communiy for the girl's seconday school called "Clonard".

It is of Regional significance.

REFERENCES

R Hill (Ed) - Clonard College 1956-1980, Clonard College, Geelong,1981, p3.

L Huddle - "Architects in Geelong in the 1840's and 50's", Humanities Research Report, Dept. of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1973, Vol 1, p 41-8.

G Seaton - The Ashby Story - A History of Geelong West, Geelong West City Council 1978, p. 8.3.

A Willingham - "Historic Places Documentation Sheet" No 125, Geelong Regional Commission, nd.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence