Residence

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The semi-detached house at 30 Foster Street, Geelong, has significance as a relatively externally intact example of the Victorian style. In fair to good condition, this house was built as a pair of semi-detached houses in 1870-71 for William Ham. It represents one of a small number of 19th century semi-detached residences in Geelong.

The semi-detached house, 30 Foster Street, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with a bullnosed verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the unpainted brick wall construction, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, two unpainted brick chimneys with projecting cornices, rear red brick chimney with a dentillated top, central timber framed doorway, flanking timber framed double hung windows, cream brick quoinwork and polychrome voussoirs, masonry window sills, turned timber verandah columns, vertical boarded verandah wall (east end), and the capped timber picket verandah balustrade and gate that forms the front boundary fence. The architectural significance of this semi-detached house also relies on the retention of the neighbouring abutting semi-detached house, with both houses forming an original duplex.

The semi-detached house, 30 Foster Street, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the 19th century. In particular, this house has associations with William Ham, original owner and long time owner from at least 1870-71 until 1899.

Overall, the semi-detached house, 30 Foster Street, is of LOCAL significance.

REFERENCE

Drainage Plans and Reports 1921, 1941 and 2001.

Rate Certificates, 1987, 1990, 1993.

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

Sands & Geelong Directory, 1972, Geelong Historical records Centre.

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

Geelong City Rate Books, Barwon Ward, 1869-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan 1858, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence