Residence

The house at 180 McKillop Street, Geelong, has significance as a predominantly intact example of the Victorian style. Built in 1885 for a Mrs DeBaulk, the house has experienced some alterations but appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 180 McKillop Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with the hipped concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the symmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, three rendered brick chimneys with projecting tops (including the painted terra cotta pot surmounting one chimney), narrow eaves with decorative paired timber brackets and rectangular panels between, central timber framed doorway with four panelled timber door and timber framed sidelights and highlights, timber framed double hung and decorative tripartite windows at the front, central gabled verandah portico with decorative cast iron infill, round cast iron verandah columns with decorative capitals, decorative cast iron verandah valances and brackets, and the timber verandah floor.

The house at 180 McKillop Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Geelong in the late 19th century. In particular, this house has associations with a Mrs DeBaulk, original owner from 1885.

Overall, the house at 180 McKillop Street is of LOCAL significance.

References

Reports and Drainage Plans, Barwon Water profis system, 1921, 1925, 1984.

Voters' Roll, Barwon Ward, 1992, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Electoral Roll, Division Corio, Subdivision Geelong, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Sands & McDougall's Directory of Geelong, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

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

Geelong City Council Rate Books (Barwon Ward), 1883-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Town Plan of Geelong 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence