Dwelling - Minnewanka

History/Notes
James Hugh McPhillimy, a confectioner and manufacturer of Spring Street, Geelong West, acquired the land now known as 1 Stephen Street, Newtown, on 18 June 1914. He engaged the well-known Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan, to design this brick Federation era dwelling at that time. It was built by the contractors, Burn Brothers, at a cost of £2197.8.2. The dwelling was named 'Minnewanka'.

The face brick dwelling has multiple hipped roof forms on a north-south axis, the main facade being oriented north, facing the private open space of the property. The roofs are clad in corrugated galvanised steel. The upper walls under the eaves are stuccoed. A principal feature is the faceted bay at the north end, with arched casement windows. There is a side entrance porch marking the main entrance with a distinctive broad-arched brick opening.

External changes are minimal and largely comprise a skillion addition in the south-east corner and a faceted bay on the west side. The house appears to be in fair-good condition.

Fronting Stephen Street is an early hipped roofed garage and an introduced high brick and timber paling fence. There is also an introduced hipped and gabled outbuilding on the south side.

References:
S. Taylor, 'Minnewanka', Conservation Analysis Report, Deakin University, 1991.
Laird & Buchan Contract Books, Geelong Library & Heritage
Centre.
Lorraine Huddle, unpublished historical research.
Certificate of Title vol. 38023 fol. 394.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House