Dwelling

History/Notes
The site at 49 Upper Skene Street was originally the location of Henry King's 'Sunnyside' property. He was a nurseryman and appears to have had the timber and brick cottage built between 1874 and 1894. In 1912, "Sunnyside" was subdivided into 10 allotments known as the Newtown Tram Estate. The brick and timber cottage comprised lot 3 and it was sold to Thomas O'Gorman who in turn sold it to Otto Janssen Albers. Ownership was recorded in the Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Fieldbook plan in 1912 under Albers' name although Title was not transferred until February 1913. The dwelling was known as "Glamorgan" at this time.

"Glamorgan" was replaced with this and two other brick units in c. 1972-73.

References:
Newtown Rate Books, 1873-74, 1894-95, 1911-14, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Certificates of Title, vol. 2737 fol. 569, vol. 3608 fol. 571, vol. 3677 fol. 327.
Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Plan of Drainage, NN61404, first dated January 1973.
Newtown Tram Estate subdivision plan, 30 March 1912, Alfred Deakin Library, Deakin University, 333.337099452
Gre/Pos.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House