House at 86 The Avenue

The house at 86 The Avenue, Spotswood is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Historically, it is significant as the oldest house in the Newport and Spotswood area, and the only known example which illustrates the earliest period of settlement in this area prior to the speculative subdivision that occurred in the late nineteenth century. Its method of construction also demonstrates associations with the extensive stone quarrying in the area. (AHC criteria A4 and B2)

Aesthetically, it is significant as a rare example within the Newport and Spotswood are as an early Victorian cottage, which is distinguished by its stone construction and early form, representing the extensive stone quarrying era in the locality (AHC criteria E1 and F1)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House