Residence - "Elvie"

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The house at 18 Gurr Street, East Geelong, has significance as a reasonably intact example of the Late Federation style. Built in 1914 for Cothilde Martin, the house appears to be in fair/good condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 18 Gurr Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Federation style. These qualities include the complex roof forms including the recessed broad hipped roof, projecting gables at the front and side and the projecting hipped verandah roof that follows the roof pitch of the main hipped roof. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the return verandah under the front gable and hipped roofs, asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, three unpainted brick chimneys with rendered tops and terra cotta pots, broad eaves with exposed timber rafters, square timber verandah columns with large arched fretwork valances, boxed timber framed double hung windows, arranged in a pairs under the front hipped verandah and gable, timber framed doorway at the front with timber door having upper glazing and the sidelights, and the gable infill stucco panelling and timber battening. The front timber post and rail and cyclone wire fence and metal gate also contribute to the significance of the place.

The house at 18 Gurr Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in East Geelong during the Federation c.1895-1915 period. In particular, this house has associations with Cothilde Warrington Martin, timber merchant and original owner from 1914.

Overall, the house at 18 Gurr Street is of LOCAL significance.

References

References Reports and Drainage Plans, Barwon Water profis system, 1922, 1937. Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Sands & McDougalls Directory of Geelong, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory, 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong City Council Rate Books Ormond Barwon Ward, 1914-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence