Dwelling

History/Notes
The site at 16 Nantes Street was purchased from Harry and Constance Simson by Frederick Stock, builder, in 1926. He sold it to Frank Apted, local solicitor in 1930. In 1932, Apted had the existing house built by V. McCarthy in anticipation of his marriage to Miss Agnes Elizabeth Cameron in the same year.

Frank Raymond Apted was born in Geelong in 1900, the son of Frank and Dorothy Rachel (nee Richards) Apted. Educated at Geelong College, and after his legal training, F.R. Apted practised as a solicitor in Geelong. Apted also contributory to community life, as a member of the Geelong Literary Club (where he served as president in 1920), Amateur Athletic Club (Guild Harriers), Geelong Lawn Tennis Club and the Congregational Church. He sold the property at 16 Nantes Street in 1952 and he died in 1971 at the age of 70.

The brick dwelling at 16 Nantes Street is a predominantly intact example of an interwar Bungalow style, as shown in the main traversing gable roof form and front projecting gabled wing to the street which features a broad faceted flat-roofed bay window. Other intact features include the roof tiles, wide eaves, brick chimney (with soldier-coursed capping), side entrance verandah, timber framed double hung windows with stylised leadlighted upper sashes, gable brackets and gable infill (panelling, ventilators and attic windows). At the rear are early gabled and skillion wings, and detached gabled outbuildings. There is an introduced, low brick retaining wall and hedge on the front boundary.

References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
ewtown Rate Books, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1942, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit, 1932, CIty of Greater Geelong.
Geelong Advertiser, 17 May 1920, 19 October 1921, 27 April 1922,
13 April 1925, 21 November 1939.
Certificates of Title, vol. 4861 fol. 052, vol. 5015, fol. 909.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House