Residence

The house at 11 Kardinia Street is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the postwar Old English style which include the two dominant tiled gable roofs with a minor gable that projects to the street frontage and the tall chimney. Other intact qualities include the projecting skillion dormer window, horizontally emphasised window openings, decorative brick banding, corbels and diamond patterns.

The site at 11 Kardinia Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the subdivision of part of Alexander Thomson's "Kardinia" farm into the Kardinia Extended Estate, Section 2.

Overall, the house at 11 Kardinia Street is a LOCAL significan

REFERENCE

1. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1930-31.

2. Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria, 1934, 1957 1972.

3. I. Wynd, 'Environmental History: Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study', vol.2.

4. Drainage Plans and Inspector's Reports, 1953, Barwon Water Profis system.

5. D. & M. Primmer, Information supplied to Kevin Krastins, City of Greater Geelong, 6 January 2005.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence