Dwelling

History/Notes
On 17 May 1922, a building permit was granted for the construction of this brick Bungalow at 4 Stephen Street by T. Pescott and Sons for Walter Edwin Hancock (c.1877-1956) and his wife, Charlotte (nee Spikins) Hancock (1874-1958), retired farmers from the Donald area. The Hancock family were involved in the Newtown Presbyterian Church, with Walter being the Church secretary in 1924 as well as being a member of the Church cricket team. Walter and Charlotte lived at 4 Stephen Street until their deaths in 1956 and 1958 respectively.

The brick interwar Californian Bungalow styled dwelling was originally constructed with single storey gabled roof forms and a flat-roofed return verandah. While original features survive in the timber framed windows, verandah and gable infill, two storey additions (constructed in 1991) now dominate the dwelling. A brick garage was built in 1992 and the existing front brick fence with metal palisade bays was constructed in 2015.

References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
Newtown Rate Books, 1923, 1925, 1940, 1950, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit 17 May 1922, City of Greater Geelong.
Geelong Advertiser, 21 August 1924, 25 November 1927.
The Argus, 1 November 1956, p.14.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House