Residence

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The house at 27 Flinders Parade is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a transitional Federation / interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the major, broken-back and recessed gable roof that traverses the site, together with a corner turret that penetrates this roof and a minor gable roof that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact qualities include the cement sheet wall cladding, chimney, wide eaves, timber framed windows arranged as a horizontal bank under the projecting gable consisting of a large central fixed light with flanking double hung windows that have additional transoms, timber framed windows under the verandah forming a bay (as part of the turret) and have three-panes, timber and glazed front doors, verandah posts, wall and gable battening, and the weather vane.

The house at 27 Flinders Parade is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the Flinders Estate subdivisions of 1887 and c.1909.

Overall, the house at 27 Flinders Parade is of LOCAL significance.

REFERENCE

1. See Heritage Victoria file no. 605113.

2. 'Plan of the Flinders Estate, Barwon Heads', 1887, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

3. Barwon Heads Estate Company plan, 26 December, 1901, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

4. Flinders Estate subdivision plan, c.1909, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

5. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1891, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1914-15, 1915-16.

6. Drainage Plans and Inspectors' Reports, Barwon Heads Sewerage Authority, 1975, Barwon Water Profis system.

7. Information provided verbally to City of Greater Geelong by owner in 2001.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House