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Dover Road and John Street Precinct
Location33-35 Dover Road and 36-44 Dover Road and 3-37 John Street and 4-32 John Street, WILLIAMSTOWN VIC 3016 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The Dover Road and John Street Heritage Precinct, which comprises all land in HO3 and generally includes properties with a frontage to John Street between The Strand and Douglas Parade and, the part of Dover Road immediately north and south of John Street, Williamstown How is it Significant? The Dover Road and John Street Heritage Precinct is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay. Historically, it is significant for its ability to illustrate the private residential subdivision that occurred in the area to the north of Ferguson Street during the mid to late nineteenth century. The former Oddfellows Hotel illustrates how commercial uses were situated throughout residential areas prior to changes to licensing laws and the advent of motorised transport. (AHC criteria A4 and D2) Aesthetically, it is significant as a relatively intact example of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential area, which predominantly comprises detached weatherboard single storey cottages. The former Oddfellows Hotel is a rare surviving example of a single storey weatherboard hotel that illustrates its former commercial role by its construction on the corner street boundaries. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1) On this basis, the following properties contribute to the significance of this precinct: - Dover Road 33, 35, 36, 38, 42 and 44 - John Street (odd) 3, 5, 7, 13-17 29-37 (even) 4-10, 16, 18 and 24-32 (inclusive) Please note that some heritage places within this precinct may also have an individual citation in this Study.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residential Precinct