Residence

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The house at 44 Fenwick Street, Geelong, has significance as part of an unusual pair of intact, interwar Spanish Mission Revival styled houses constructed in 1929. This house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 44 Fenwick Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original and unusual design qualities of an interwar Spanish Mission Revival style as part of a pair of houses that are linked by a shallow archway over the side driveway. These qualities also include the recessed hipped roof form, together with the projecting front gable and curvilinear parapet at the front. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, terra cotta roof tiles, roughcast brick wall construction, terra cotta tiled cappings to the narrow side fence and driveway arch, two tapered and roughcast brick chimneys, wide eaves, bank of three timber framed double hung and leadlighted windows, other timber framed windows, decorative blockwork under the projecting gable and the ornamentation under the curvilinear parapet. The rear roughcast garage with a terra cotta tiled capped parapet, roughcast front fence and the striking visual and stylistic associations with the house at 42 Fenwick Street also contribute to the significance of the place.

The house at 44 Fenwick Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong during the interwar (1920s-1940s) period. In particular, this house has associations with William Davies, original owner from 1929 who was responsible for the design and construction of this and the neighbouring house at 42 Fenwick Street.

Overall, the house at 44 Fenwick Street is of LOCAL significance.

References

Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Drainage Plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1929, 1956, 1989.

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) 1923-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan 1858, Public Records Office of Victoria.

Removed from City Fringe Heritage Area (HO1639)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence