Residence

Previously C listed - Local Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The semi-detached houses at 147-151 Corio Street, have significance as a relatively rare example of three Victorian styled semi-detached residences in Geelong. Built in 1854-55, the houses are an early legacy of residential developments during Geelong's fledgling years.

The semi-detached houses at 147-151 Corio Street are architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. They demonstrate original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the continuous gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, parapetted brick (on bluestone base) east boundary wall with concrete coping and narrow window, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, four unpainted brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops, narrow eaves on the front elevation, identical symmetrical compositions, colours and features of each house including the central timber framed doorways with four panelled timber doors and flanking timber framed double hung windows, and the timber verandah columns and decorative cast iron valances.

The semi-detached houses at 147-151 Corio Street are historically significant at a LOCAL level. They are associated with early residential developments in Geelong during the town's fledgling years in 1854-55.

Overall, the semi-detached houses at 147-151 Corio Street are of LOCAL significance.

References

Drainage Plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1920, 1961, 1989.

Sands & McDougall Geelong Directory, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Sands & McDougall "Invicta" Geelong Directory, 1968. Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong City Council Rate Books 1853 - 1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan, 1858, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence