Residence

The house at 10 Perth Street is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of both the Federation and interwar Bungalow styles. These qualities include the central hipped roof form, and broken back return verandah flanked by projecting gables. Other intact features include the brick wall construction and tiled roof, two brick chimneys with soldier course cappings and terra cotta pots, wide overhangs and exposed rafters, timber framed windows arranged as horizontal banks with large central fixed lights having bowed sashes flanking double hung windows, front timber? door flanked by sidelights, paired timber verandah columns and brick piers with soldier course cappings, solid brick balustrade with a rendered concrete capping, window leadlighting, decorative gable infill and the terra cotta? ridge ornaments. The house also makes a significant contribution to the single storey residential streetscape.

The house at 10 Perth Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the Montrose Estate subdivision of 3 December, 1887, and with the Feldman family, original and long-time owners.

Overall, the house at 10 Perth Street is of LOCAL significance.

REFERENCE

1. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33,1933-34.

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

3. Montrose Estate Subdivision plan, 3 December, 1887, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence