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Private Survey Heritage Precinct

Location

Albert Street, Alfred Place, Alma Terrace, Bath Place, Blucher Terrace, Braw Street, Bronte Court, Bunbury Street, Chandler Street, Clark Street, Clough Street, College Street, Courtis Street, Cox's Garden, Crawford Street, Dalgarno Street, Davies Street, Douch Street, Douglas Parade (part), Dover Road, Dowman Street, Effingham Road, Eliza Street, Federal Street, Ferguson Street, Franklin Street, Freyer Street, Goss Terrace, Haslam Street, Hastings Road, Henry Street, Holland Court,NEWPORT, HOBSONS BAY CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

The Private Survey Heritage Precinct, which comprises all land within HO27 and is generally bounded by North Road, The Strand, Ferguson Street, Power Street and Melbourne Road in Williamstown and Newport.

How is it Significant?

The Private Survey Heritage Precinct is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, the Private Survey precinct is significant for its ability to illustrate the early private subdivision that began to the north of Ferguson Street soon after the formal surveying of the Government Town to the south of Ferguson Street. It demonstrates the influence of the two main development phases of the city during the Victorian (port rise and decline) and Edwardian to Interwar periods (railway and manufacturing industry), which have created a distinctive historic development pattern that is different from the Government Survey precinct to the south of Ferguson Street. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Socially, the Private Survey precinct is significant for its ability to demonstrate how distinctive and often self-contained communities developed in Williamstown during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (AHC criteria G1)

Aesthetically, the Private Survey is significant for the groups of predominantly late nineteenth and early twentieth century houses that, although stylistically different, share common elements of scale, siting, materials and roof forms, which create cohesive groups of distinctive character. Some streets retain early street detailing such as basalt kerb and channel and mature street trees, which enhance and reinforce the historic character. In addition:

- Alma Terrace is notable for its intact groups of Victorian double fronted villas.

- Chandler Street is notable as a nearly intact street with an almost homogeneous Interwar character.

- Douglas Parade, Melbourne Road and Stevedore Streets are notable for the commercial buildings on prominent corner sites that set these streets apart from the predominantly residential streets in the area.

- The east side of Eliza Street is notable for its intact group of Victorian single fronted villas and one double fronted brick villa.

- Federal Street is notable as a nearly intact street with an almost homogeneous Interwar character.

- The north side of Wilkins Street is notable for its groups of single and double fronted Victorian villas.

(AHC criterion E1)

Please note that some heritage places within this precinct may also have an individual citation in this Study. There are also individual citations for Cox's Garden, Ferguson Street, James Street, John Street (including part of Dover Road), Lenore Crescent, Macquarie Street, Power Street, The Strand and the commercial precinct at 316-344 Melbourne Road, which have more specific statements of significance.

On this basis, the properties in the following streets contribute to the significance of the precinct:

-Albert Street (odd) 7, 11, 13, 15, 25 (rear), 33, 35, 37, 53, 55 and 67 (even) 14, 18, 20, 24, 28, 40, 42, 44-46, 48, 64, 68, 70 nd 72.

-Alfred Place (odd) 7 and 11.

-Alma Terrace (odd) 1-7, 11, 17, 21-25, 31, 35, 39, 45, 49-57, 61-65, 69, 71 and 77-81 (even) 12-16, 34, 44-48, 52, 54, 58, 60, 66, 68, 72-76, 78, 80 and 82.

-Bunbury Street (odd) 11, 13, 23-27, 33-37 and 55-61 (even) 2, 4, 8-14, 28, 30, 34, 36, 54 and 60.

-Chandler Street (odd) 37-55 (even) 10-22, 26, 28, 32-36, 38 and 42-48.

-Clark Street (even) 24.

-College Street (odd) 9 (even) 24.

-Courtis Street (odd) 3, 3A-11, 17, 21-25 (even) 2, 4, 8-18.

-Cox's Garden (odd) 11 (even) 4, 10, 12 and 14. (Note: Refer to Cox's Garden Heritage Precinct (HO2)

-Crawford Street (odd) 1-5, 9, 13, 27, 31 and 33 (even) 2, 6-20 and 46.

-Dalgarno Street (odd) 13 and 15 (even) 14 and 16.

-Davies Street (odd) 1-11 and 35 (even) 2-16 and 28.

-Douch Street (odd) 3, 5 and 9 (even) 2, 6 and 10-14.

- Douglas Parade (odd) 37-43, 65, 83, 91, 93, 95-99, 117, 121-123, 133, 149, 151-159, 161, 163-

-163A, 169, 171, 175-179, 181, 199, 221-239, 251, 255, 259, 261, 265, 267, 269-277, 279-291, 295, 297 and 299 (even) 60-64, 118, 122-124, 126, 146, 150, 176-186, 192, 202, 236 and 282-292. (Note: The area north of North Road is included within Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct (HO10) and Halls Farm Heritage Precinct (HO11))

-Dover Road (odd) 5, 7, 17, 19, 33, 35, 43, 59, 69, 79 and 95 (even) 14, 18-20, 24, 36-44, 66, 68, 70, 98, 100, 106, 108, 112, 16 and 118. (Note: (odd) 33 and 35 (even) 36-44 are located in the Dover Road & John Street Heritage Precinct (HO3))

-Effingham Road (odd) 3-9 (even) 2, 6 and 12.

-Eliza Street (even) 2-16.

-Federal Street (odd) 5-17 (even) 2-10 and 14-18.

-Ferguson Street (even only) 2, 4, 20-22, 28, 36-44, 50-58, 62, 66, 78-112, 116-120, 144-146, 176, 182, 184, 190 and 194. Refer to Ferguson Street Civic & Commercial Heritage Precinct HO7).

-Freyer Street (odd) 1, 3 and 11-21 (even) 2-18.

-Haslam Street (odd) 7-19 and 31.

-Henry Street (odd) 1 and 3 (even) 2-8.

-Hosking Street (odd) 1-5, 15, 19, 21 and 23 (even) 2-18 and 22-36.

-Hotham Street (odd) 3, 7, 17, 19 and 27 (even) 12, 18, 22 and 24.

-James Street (odd) 1-11, 15-19 (even) 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 18, 20 and 22. (Refer to James Street Heritage Precinct (HO17)).

-John Street (odd) 3, 5, 7, 13-17, 19, 43, 55, 59, 61 and 73-81a, 87-107 (even) 4-10, 16, 18, 24-32, 42, 62, 66-82 and 86-108. Note: (odd) 3-37 (even) 4-32 are included in the Dover Road & John Street Heritage Precinct (HO3)).

-Latrobe Street (odd) 3, 5 and 15 (even) 4-8, 12 and 16-20.

-Lenore Crescent (odd) 1-11, 15 and 17 (even) 2, 4, 8 and 12-16. .

-Maclean Street (odd) 9 and 13 (even) 16.

-Macquarie Street (odd) 1-9 and 13-19 (even) 4, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 18 (Refer to Macquarie Street Heritage Precinct (HO19)).

-Mariner Street (odd) 11, 17, 19 and 27 (even) 24.

-Melbourne Road (odd) 109, 111, 119, 125, 143, 145, 149-163, 171-177, 191-195, 199, 205 and 211 (even) 90-112, 122-128, 138, 140, 148, 148A-156, 164-178, 180, 188, 190, 192, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, 210-220, 230, 232, 242-250, 262, 264, 272-274, 276, 278-282, 298, 300, 302-306, 316, 328-338 and 344 (Note: The area south of Ferguson Street is included within the Government Survey Heritage Precinct (HO8) and the area north of North Road is within the Newport Civic & Commercial Heritage Precinct (HO22)).

-North Road (odd only) 29, 31, 47-61, 69, 89, 99, 109, 113, 115, 121 and 125-131 (Note: The north side is included within the Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct (HO10)).

-Oakbank Street (odd) 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 23, 35-39, 47-53, 57, 59, 63, 67, 69, 75, 79 and 81 (even) 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 18, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40-52, 60, 64 and 66.

-Paine Street (odd) 1, 3, 7, 9 and 11 (even) 4.

-Pearson Street (even) 4.

-Peel Street (odd) 1 (note - 1a &1b are non-contributory), 7-13, 25, 27, 33-37, 43, 47-65, 69 (even) 4-8, 24, 30-34, 44, 48, 52-58 and 62-66.

- Pentland Street (even) 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12 and 14.

- Power Street (even) 2A, 8-28, 32-54, 58A, 62, 64, 68, 74-88, 94, 98-104, 110-120 and 128-132 (Tennis Club Pavilion)(Refer to Power Street Heritage Precinct (HO26)).

-Princes Street (odd) 9, 11, 15-19, 25, 27, 37-47, 51-55, 59, 63, and 71-79 (even) 8, 10, 20-30, 44-48, 54, 56 and 60-64.

-Queen Street (even) 4, 6, 32 (Rear, facing 25 Albert Street) and 36.

-Rennie Street (even) 4-6, 8-10, 12, 14, 20 and 22.

-Richard Street (odd) 21 (even) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14.

-Russell Place (odd) 7, 9 and 11, 13, 21-33 (even) 6, 8, 14, 16, 20-26 and 32-62.

-Station Road (odd) 1, 7, 13 and 19 (even) 20-24 and 34.

-Stevedore Street (odd) 11, 13, 21, 45, 53-57, 81, 83, 101, 103, 105, 117 and 119 (even) 2, 8, 10, 16-24, 46-54, 80-92, 110 and 112 (Note: Nos 80-92 are located within the Macquarie Street Heritage Precinct (HO19)).

-The Strand (odd and even) 4, 5, 8-9, (fences only) 10-14, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 53, 62, 63, 67-68, 69, 74, 75, 77 and 94.

-Thomas Street (even) 20 and 28.

-White Street (odd) 1-9, 15-21, 25, 27 (even) 20, 22.

-Wilkins Street (odd) 1, 3, 23, 25, 27, 41, 43 and 83 (even) 10-18, 20, 22-26, 34-46, 52, 54, 56, 70, 72, 78-86 and 92.

-Yarra Street (odd) 1, 15, 27, 37, 39, 45-55, 59, 77, 81, 83, 87 and 91-95 (even) 22, 24, 40, 42, 46-50A, 56, 62, 64, 68, 70, 74, 78 80, 86, 90 and 92.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residential Precinct