Dwelling

History/Notes
The land comprising 21 Stephen Street formed part of the 'Newtown Brae' Estate subdivision of 1912. It was subsequently sold to Lloyd Hooper and in 1925 it was acquired by Alexander Clement Aikman (1898-1964). The existing brick dwelling was built at this time by Richard Wellard, builder. The construction of the dwelling was in anticipation of Aikman's marriage to Miss Lorna Livingston Carr in 1925.

A.C. Aikman was born in 1898, the son of Alexander Aikman and Margaret Knight (nee Clement) Aikman. He was educated at the Geelong High School and Geelong College, where he served in the Naval Cadets. A fitter, he enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps in May 1917 with the 14th Reinforcements at Laverton. He undertook further training in England in 1918 and served as an Air Mechanic (2nd class) with the Aircraft Repair Section at Leighterton. He returned to Australia in 1919 where he established a Motor Garage in Little Malop Street known as A. Aikman and Co., Motor Engineers.

The brick interwar Bungalow dwelling at 21 Stephen Street was designed to front onto private open space to the north of the site. A principal hipped roof form comprised the main portion of the dwelling, the porch on the east side identified by a minor projecting gabled roof. Originally there was a bay window on the west side at the front. At the rear projecting towards Stephen Street was a narrow wing. It was extended in 1991 and a hipped roofed garage was built on the Stephen Street boundary in 1996.

As the dwelling is not visible from the public realm, its condition & integrity needs to be confirmed with a site visit (if permission is granted from the owner).

References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
Newtown Rate Books, 1925-1950, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit 1925, City of Greater Geelong.
Alexander Aitkman, Andrew Worland at http://www.andrewwarland.com. au/robertson_australia/clementknight.html
J. Affleck, Geelong Collegians at the Great World War, extract, p.126, at http: //gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/AIKMAN-Alexander-Clement -1898-1966.ashx
Geelong Advertiser, 22 April 1921, p.1, 16 June 1923, p.3.
A.C. Aikman, First World War Embarkation Roll, Australian War Memorial online.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House