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Location136 Aphrasia Street NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY LevelIncl in HO area not sig |
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Not Significant- Newtown West Heritage Area
History/Notes William John Kelly was born in Geelong in c.1872, the son of Mark and
Julia (nee Hickey) Kelly. He married Miss Alice Maud Ebbels. She was
the daughter of the Geelong builder, William Ebbels. William and Alice
had four children: Vera, Stanley, Cyril and Monica. William Kelly
established a building business in Geelong and he constructed numerous
major buildings in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
including the additions to the Geelong Town Hall, Commonwealth Bank
and St. Augustine's Orphanage, Highton. The semi-detached dwellings at
136 Aphrasia Street might have been designed by Kelly's son, Cyril,
who was elected an Associated of the Royal Victorian Institute of
Architects in 1939 and who is known to be designed other buildings
constructed by W.J. Kelly. Originally, the building had a symmetrical composition of identical
projecting gabled wings at the front with flat-roofed verandah
between. The original design is partially discernible in the main
gabled roof form and projecting minor front gabled wing on the east
side, although the extent of the original gabled wing on the west is
apparent in the rendered brick wall construction. The west gable wing
is now larger and has introduced infill. Other early design qualities
include the slate roof, red brick chimney with terra cotta boards,
broad eaves and timber framed double hung windows. The side carport
has been introduced in 2000, along with the verandah conservatory.
There is an introduced high timber fence at the front. References:
On 3 June 1941, a building permit was issued for the
construction of brick maisonettes at 136 Aphrasia Street by William J.
Kelly, builder. The dwellings appear to have been first leased to T.N.
Graham, a manager, and S.E. Gross. In 1945, Alan Champion, manager,
occupied one of the dwellings in place of Gross. The dwellings
remained under the ownership of William Kelly until his death in 1948.
It is unclear when the semi-detached dwellings were converted into one dwelling.
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes,
Dept. of Justice.
Newtown Rate Books 1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945,
Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit,
1941, City of Greater Geelong.
Building Permit 978/2000.
W.J.
Kelly, Probate Administration files, VPRS 28/P3, unit 4737;VPRS
7591/P2, unit 1411 , PROV.
J.J. Ham & G.I. Ewart, 'St.
Augustine's Orphanage, Highton', Conservation Study, School of
Architecture, Deakin University, 1991.
Residential buildings (private)
House