Residence

The house at 86 Aphrasia Street, has significance as a moderately intact example of the interwar Spanish Mission style, and is one of few notable examples of the style in Newtown. Built in 1931 for James F Young the building appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The stuccoed front boundary fence with open metal bays also contributes to the significance of the place.

The house at 84 Aphrasia Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2, E.1). It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Spanish Mission style. These qualities include the principal jerkin head roof form that traverses the site, together with hipped roof forms that project towards the front, including a central hipped verandah supported by a loggia featuring barley twist columns. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the elevated single storey height, roughcast wall construction, terra cotta tile roof cladding, elongated rectilinear chimneys, broad eaves with exposed timber rafters, bowed window behind the front loggia with timber framed double hung windows, other timber framed windows at the front and sides, front doorway, and the projecting stuccoed beam capped with cordova tiles to the west of the loggia. The stuccoed front fence with open metal bays also contributes to the significance of the place.

The house at 86 Aphrasia Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4). It is associated with notable residential development in Newtown during the interwar

period. In particular, this house has associations with James F. Young.

Overall, the house at 86 Aphrasia Street is of LOCAL significance.

External Paint Controls: Yes

Internal Alteration Controls: No

Tree Controls: No

Outbuildings and/or Fences: Yes- fence

To the extent of the whole site.

Nil.

City of Newtown and Chilwell Rate Books 1860-1950, digital copies on CD, Geelong Heritage Centre.

Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Plan of Drainage 1930.

Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd, C Citations Study, prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, 2002.

R. Peterson, 'Newtown Urban Conservation Study C Citations', prepared for the City of Greater Geelong, vol.5a, 1996.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House