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Dwelling - Monaro
Location5 Stephen Street NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
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Statement of Significance
Contributory Significance- Newtown West Heritage Area
History/Notes Born in 1879, Harry Hooper was the son of Lloyd Hooper, successful
grocer. He attended Geelong College from 1890 before taking up a
position in the family business. He married Miss Dorothea Martha
Hawkeworth in 1913. In 1929, he was elected as a Councillor with the
Newtown Council, the Geelong Advertiser describing him as 'Happy
Harry' given his 'happy, sunny-natured' personality with likeable
qualities. In 1931, Hooper sold his neighbouring property, 'Monaro',
to Henry Jacobs. Hooper remained resident at 5 Stephen Street until
his death on Christmas Day in 1951, after a long illness. An obituary
in The Age described him as being 'widely known for his lifelong
interest in the grocery trade in Geelong, and for his public and
philanthropic work.' The dwelling at 5 Stephen Street was originally designed to face the
private yard to the north. It appears to be largely intact, with an
original main gabled roof form that traverses the site, an attic with
jerkin-head roofed wings projecting from the front and rear main
gabled roof faces, and a verandah formed as an extension of the main
roof on the north side. There is also an early brick garage on the
Stephen Street boundary constructed in 1929 by H. Purnell. References:
In 1926, Harry Hooper, grocer, subdivided his
property 'Monaro' (now 5A Stephen Street) in order to have a new brick
dwelling constructed. Located at 5 Stephen Street, the dwelling was
designed by Fred C. Purnell, architect, and built by J.C. Taylor and Sons.
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes,
Dept. of Justice.
W. Yates, 'Harry Hooper Residence', Conservation
Analysis Report, Deakin University, 1991.
Hooper, Henry Robert
(1879-1951), Pegasus, June, 1952, p.44, at
http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/HOOPER-Henry-
Robert-1879-1951.ashx
Newtown Rate Books, 1912-13, 1926, 1927,
1930, 1931,1950, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
The Argus,
28 December 1951, 29 December 1951, p.15.
Geelong Advertiser, 30
January 1926, p.7.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House