House at 4 Smith Street

The house at 4 Smith Street, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Historically, it is significant as one of the oldest houses in this area and demonstrates the earliest phase of development of the Government Survey in the area south of the Williamstown Railway, It is also of interest as an example of a smaller cottage that was erected in a private subdivision street within South Williamstown. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Aesthetically, it is significant as a recognizably early Victorian cottage with distinctive form and original detail. (AHC criteria E1)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House