Residence

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The cottage at 3 Margate Street is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the gabled roof form that traverses the site, and a skillion verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, brick chimney, and the timber framed double hung windows arranged symmetrically about an early four panelled timber door with highlight.

The house at 3 Margate Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the Flinders Estate subdivision of 1887 and the later Barwon Heads Estate Company Limited subdivision of 1901.

Overall, the house at 3 Margate Street is of LOCAL significance.

References

1. See Heritage Victoria file no. 605113.

2. Plan of the Flinders Estate, Barwon Heads, 1887. See also the Barwon Heads Estate subdivision plan, 30 March, 1891, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

3. Barwon Heads Estate subdivision plan, 26 December, 1901. See also the Monomeeth Estate subdivision plan, 27 December, 1909, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

4. Shire of South Barwon Rate Books, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1943-44, 1958-60.

5. Drainage Plans and Inspectors Reports, Barwon Heads Sewerage Authority, 1974, Barwon Water Profis system. References

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence