House at 94 The Strand

The house at 94 The Strand, Newport is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobson's Bay.

Historically, it is significant as one of the earliest dwellings in Newport and one ofa small number of surviving Victoria-era villas that illustrate the early importance of The Strand as a premier residential address and how development had spread along almost the whole of its length by the late nineteenth century. It also has strong associations with the early maritime history of Williamstown and Newport as the residence of a Master Mariner, Murdock McKenzie and continued to be owned by the McKenzie family over a long period. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Aesthetically, it is a relatively intact and locally rare example of a symmetrical Italianate villa, which retains some original detailing. (AHC criteria B2 and E1)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House