Terraces

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE - GRC Historic Places Documentation Sheet

Four Colonial Georgian style single storey brick and stone cottages were erected I 1862-63 for unknown investor, and extended in 1894-95 for John Stock by construction of a brick first floor addition with elaborate cast iron balcony verandahs. The terrace, showing the evolution of architectural style over the period 1860-1895 is a rare example of this building type in Geelong, and notable for the integration of the early Georgian Style details. The group is unified by the late Victorian iron balcony verandahs which are a distinctive element.

RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Geelong Regional Commission Register.

REFERENCES

Geelong Rate Books 1860-1916

Four Cottages do not appear in 1861-62 Rate Book first recorded in 1862-63 rate schedule.

No of Tenement Ratepayer Description

570 - William Bennett - Brick 4 rooms, garrett

571 - Harris - Brick 3 Rooms

572 - Empty - Stone 6 Rooms

573 - Fred Edwards - Stone 6 Rooms, sheds

1894-95 - Ratepayer - Owner - Description

896 - Ellen Williams - John Stock - Brick 4 rooms, (Unfinished)

897 - S. Astall (painter) - John Stock - Brick 4 rooms, (Unfinished)

898 - A Evans (Bootmaker) - John Stock - Brick rooms being altered

899 - A Evans (Bootmaker) - John Stock - Brick rooms being altered

No reference to an architect has been established in the Geelong Advertiser - Willingham Index for the period 1860-1863

PRESENT OWNER/LESEE

No 6, 8 & 12 - David John Baker

361 Thompson Road,

NORTH GEELONG 3215

No 10 Peter Michael Co

10 Coronations Street

GEELONG WEST 3218

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE - City of Geelong West - Urban Conservation Study - Building Identification Form

This row of four terraces was constructed in stages and is rare in Geelong. A very distinctive terrace development in good condition. Part of the ground floor dates from 1850's and is built of Barrabool Hills stone. W. H. Cleverdon, eminent Geelong architect, lived in No 12 between 1920 and 1928.

POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

National Estate Register

GRPS

REFERENCES

I Wynd - 'Hotels of Geelong West', Investigator, Vol 10, No 1, p. 6..

Villamanta Ward Valuation and Rate Book.

Taylor's 1854 map of Little Scotland, Ashby and portion of Kildare.

Building register, City of Geelong West, 1922-26.

G Seaton, Private discussion

Sands & McDougall Directories, 1920, 1928.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House