Vacant Land

History/Notes
Until recently, this allotment formed part of a larger property with 9 Stephen Street. After 1850, a brick and timber dwelling was built for George Alexander Stephen, pioneer merchant, who took up considerable landholdings in the area. Stephen Street was named after him.

Following his death in 1908, the property was taken up by George Fitzgerald, draper, and his wife, Emily. By this time, a dwelling named 'Bryn-teg' had been built. With the death of George Fitzgerald in 1911, Mrs Fitzgerald proposed at 2 lot subdivision (the excision of the land fronting Nantes Street). The Geelong Advertiser described the dwelling as 'an exceedingly well built and very nice BRICK HOUSE, containing Drawing-room, Dining-room, 4 bedrooms, kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and heater, washhouse, with troughs and copper, stable, buggy house, etc., and fowl run, and many conveniences. A very nice verandah affords one of the very most beautiful views that could be wished for.' The property was sold to William Heath in 1913. By 1916, Heath had demolished 'Bryn-Teg' and construct a new substantial dwelling that he named 'Kintbury'. Heath sold it to John P. Lockwood, photographer in 1917. It would appear that substantial alterations & additions were carried out at this time, possibly including major steeply-pitched gabled roof with skillion attic dormers. Another gabled balcony was added to the main northern elevation in the later 20th century.
In 2015, the dwelling was demolished.

References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
G.A. Stephen, Probate Administration files, 1908, VPRS 28/P2 Unit 849 PROV.
Newtown Rate Books, 1880-1950, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
W. Yates, 'Harry Hooper Residence', Conservation Analysis Report, Deakin University, 1991.
Geelong Advertiser, 22 June 1912, p.6.
Certificates of Title, vol. 212 fol. 075, vol. 3306 fol. 132.
GWST Fieldbook no. 147, 12 July 1912, & no. 52, 27 January 1916, Barwon Water.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House