Dwelling

History/Notes
A brick and weatherboard cottage had been built at 1 Upper Skene Street in the 1850s by a Mr Taylor for George Wiggs. It was either extended or replaced by a brick and timber dwelling owned by Isaac Brynton by 1873. By 1935, this dwelling had been demolished and the land sold to Albert Henry Ruffin, a fitter. He had a timber dwelling constructed by M.J. Denno at this time.

The original timber interwar Bungalow styled dwelling had a main hipped roof form, together with a minor projecting hipped wing at the front and another hipped wing at the rear. Gabled two storey additions and a garage (with terrace above) were constructed in 2000. There is also a high brick fence at the front.

References:
Newtown Rate Books, 1860-61, 1873-74, 1897-98, 1901-02,
1934, 1935, 1936, 1950, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Rate Book, 1935, City of Greater Geelong. Building Permits, 2758/2000, 4264/2000.
Sands & McDougall's Directory, 1928.
J.H. Bottrell, 'Geelong Reminiscences: Early Homes of Newtown', No. 5 Part II, 1930, published in the Geelong Advertiser, n.d., Geelong Family History Group Inc. collection.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House