FIRST CUSTOMS HOUSE
Location1-55 GARDEN STREET EAST GEELONG, Greater Geelong City Google Maps and Google StreetviewVictorian Heritage Register (VHR) NumberH0185 Heritage Overlay NumberHO880 Level of SignificanceRegistered |
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City of Geelong. No. 185. First Customs House, Botanical Gardens Eastern Park, Geelong.
[Victoria Government Gazette No 100 Wednesday, October 9 1974 p.3648] |
Statement of Significance
A square gothic timber pavilion reputedly prefabricated in Sydney c 1838 and erected in Geelong. Cladding is quirk bead weatherboards. The original thatch roof was replaced with shingles in 1854. When a permanent stone customs housewas built in 1845 the building was used briefly as a telegraph office.Unaltered and well preserved, claimed to be the oldest building extant inVictoria, it now serves as a customs museum.
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Register of the National Estate Citation:
Important as one of Victoria's oldest remaining buildings, believed to have been pre-fabricated in Sydney, and despite minor defacements retaining acertain charm by virtue of its pavilion design with concave roof profile andone remaining ogee-topped window.
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National Trust
Source:
Register of the National Estate Citation:
Important as one of Victoria's oldest remaining buildings, believed to have been pre-fabricated in Sydney, and despite minor defacements retaining acertain charm by virtue of its pavilion design with concave roof profile andone remaining ogee-topped window.
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National Trust
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