Office

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The house at 11 Fenwick Street, Geelong, has significance as an intact example of the Late Victorian style. Built in 1905 for Thomas F. Peters, the house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 11 Fenwick Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with bullnosed verandah (with gabled portico) that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the galvanised symmetrical composition, single storey height, corrugated steel roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, narrow eaves with timber brackets, projecting timber framed double hung bay windows, timber framed doorway with sidelights and highlights, turned timber verandah columns, ornamental timberwork under the verandah portico, and the cast iron verandah valances.

The house at 11 Fenwick Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In particular, this house has associations with Thomas F. Peters, retired timber merchant and original owner from 1905. The Peters family were long-time owners of the property, for it remained under their ownership until 1972.

Overall, the house at 11 Fenwick Street is of LOCAL significance.

References

Drainage Plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1917, 1974.

Sands & McDougall Geelong Directory 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong City Council Rate Books (Kardinia Ward) 1897-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Removed from City Fringe Heritage Area (HO1639)

Group

Commercial

Category

Office building