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Bareena Estate Heritage Area

Location

NEWTOWN, GREATER GEELONG CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The Bareena Estate Heritage Precinct is significant as a distinctive residential area defined by intact Edwardian/Federation and interwar era dwellings, and to a lesser degree, Late Victorian and postwar era dwellings. Two primary schools in the area (Chilwell Primary, built c.1878 and St. Robert's Primary, built c.1942) form important local landmarks, as do the bowling greens to the Bareena Bowling Club, Noble Street, and the row of Canary Island Palm trees in the Council reserve in Noble Street. Most of the dwellings are detached and single storey, although there are a few significant larger, two storey houses in Miles Street. Contributing to the characteristics of the area are the hipped and/or gabled roof forms clad in corrugated sheet metal, front and side verandahs, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding or face brick or rendered wall finishes, broad eaves (often with exposed timber rafters) and architectural detailing consistent with the architectural era in which the dwellings were built. Also contributing to the significance of the area is the Edwardian era Bareena Bowling Clubhouse.

The Bareena Estate Heritage Precinct is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC criterion D.2). It demonstrates original and early design qualities associated with the residential development of the area from the late 19th century until c.1952. These qualities are expressed in the predominant Edwardian/ Federation and interwar Bungalow styled dwellings and to a lesser degree the Late Victorian and postwar Bungalow style dwellings that are single storey in appearance and have predominantly detached compositions. The buildings include the following design characteristics: gable or hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor gable and/or verandah that project towards the street frontage or at the side, timber framed double hung windows, arranged singularly, in pairs, galvanized corrugated steel roof cladding, verandahs are mainly supported by timber posts and brick piers, or solely with brick piers, brick chimneys (detailed to reflect the design era), with some featuring rendered or soldier-coursed tops, rough cast gable infill and gable infill comprising timber shingles with gable ventilator. The buildings are constructed of horizontal timber weatherboards and some in face brick work with stucco finish, with a 25 to 35 degree roof pitch form and wide eaves with exposed timber rafters, and the rear and side location of carports and garaging. Overall, these dwellings constitute 69% of the building stock in the area. The two primary school buildings row of 13 Canary Island palms and the landscape setting of the Bareena Bowling club building also contribute to the significance of the area.

The Bareena Estate Heritage Area is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC criteria A.4, H.1). It is associated with important eras of residential development after the subdivision of the area in the 1880's but in particular from early 1900's period. Allotments in the first subdivision were sold from the late 1880's until the early 1900's. The area contains two primary school buildings Chilwell Primary School c. 1878 and St. Roberts Primary School c. 1942 together with the Bareena Bowling Club c. 1914 that contributes to the significance of the area. It was from 1885 when the Mercers Hill Estate was advertised showing a number of subdivided allotments fronting both Noble Street, Huntingdon Street, Stanley Street (now Miles Street), and Chilwell Street. Further subdivision occurred in 1910-12 on the south side of Fairview Avenue and north side of Nicholas Street as part of the Newtown Hill Estate. The Bareena Estate in c. 1922 offered 18 lots for sale in Noble Street, Huntingdon Street, Miles Street and Fairview Avenue.

Overall, the Bareena Estate Heritage Area is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residential Precinct