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Residence

Location

13 Powell Street West, OCEAN GROVE VIC 3226 - Property No 264266

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

C Listed - Local Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Powell Street Victorian timber cottage is in good condition and has been little changed from the time of its construction in the 1890s.

It is of historic significance to the local community of Ocean Grove.

The Powell Street timber cottage is significant for the integrity of the building and its environs and for its century-long association with the Blackwell family, one of the early settler families in the area.

It is of LOCAL significance.

References

Mrs Jean Hose, pers. comm

McKeown, G The Grove that Grew pp 8-10

Townsend, A These Friendly Shores, p 58

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence