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"Fernshaw", Residence
Location4 Western Beach, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 219054 LevelIncl in HO area indiv sig |
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Statement of Significance
A Listed - State Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The two storey brick residence 'Fernshaw' on the Western Beach at
Geelong was erected in 1876 for prominent Geelong woolbroker HM
Strachan. The architects were Davidson and Henderson, a firm of
Scottish educated architects whose work is characterised by the
innovative eclecticism of "Fernshaw' and the associated stables,
coach house and quarters at the rear. 'Fernshaw' is one of the most
significant of the works of Davidson and Henderson and most notable
for the finely detailed iron balcony verandah and ornament derived
from Victorian gothic traditions.
REFERENCES
Geelong Advertiser, 16th June, 1876, tender notice. 18th November,
1876, description of residence under construction Seaton, Gladys, The Ashby Story - A History of Geelong West,
Adams Printers Pty Ltd for Geelong West City Council, 1978 p 122 Strachan, HM, Some Notes and Recollections, Osboldstone and
Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1927 Willingham, Allan, Two Scots in Victoria; the Architecture of
Davidson and Henderson; Master of Architecture Thesis, Faculty
of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1983
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residence