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White House
Location5 The Strand WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The 'White House', designed and constructed by John Garnsworthy in 1907, at 5 The Strand, Williamstown. The 'White House' at 5 The Strand, Williamstown is of local historic, aesthetic and technical significance to the City of Hobsons Bay. Historically, it is significant as the final home of the locally important constructor, John Garnsworthy, who had occupied or built other architecturally distinguished structures in the city. (AHC criteria A4 and H1) Aesthetically, it is significant as an original and successful example of an unusual house design, utilizing a material (albeit unexpressed), which was uncommon for the period and a type of neoclassicism rarely seen in Edwardian residences and more commonly in commercial designs. It contributes to the historic character of The Strand. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1) Technically, it is significant as one of the earliest examples of the use of reinforced concrete for a private home in Victoria. (AHC criteria B2 and F1)
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House