Heritage Council Determination

HERITAGE COUNCIL DETERMINATION

Determination Date 1 October 2015

Place/Object Name Corio Villa

Location 56 Eastern Beach & 1 Fitzroy Street, Geelong

VHR Number H0193

Category Heritage Place

At a meeting of the Heritage Council on 1 October 2015 it was determined to amend this place in the Victorian Heritage Register.

The Heritage Council endorses the attached report.

Professor Stuart Macintyre AO Chair, Heritage Council of Victoria

Name: Corio Villa, Geelong Hermes Number: 523 Page | 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE HERITAGE COUNCIL TO AMEND AN EXISTING REGISTRATION

NAME CORIO VILLA DATE REGISTERED: 9 OCTOBER 1974 VHR NUMBER: VHR H0193 LOCATION 56 EASTERN BEACH & 1 FITZROY STREET, GEELONG CATEGORY: HERITAGE PLACE FILE NUMBER: 12/006487-01 HERMES NUMBER: 523

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Name: Corio Villa, Geelong Hermes Number: 523 Page | 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE HERITAGE COUNCIL:  That the record of the above Heritage Place in the Victorian Heritage Register be amended under the Heritage Act 1995 to include the addition of land [Section 27(1)].

TIM SMITH Executive Director

Recommendation Date: 10 July 2015

Name: Corio Villa, Geelong Hermes Number: 523 Page | 3 CURRENT EXTENT OF REGISTRATION

City of Geelong. No. 193. Corio Villa, 56 Eastern Beach, Geelong. [Victoria Government Gazette No 100 Wednesday, October 9 1974 p.3648]

RECOMMENDED EXTENT OF REGISTRATION

All of the place shown hatched on Diagram 193 encompassing all of Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision 518151.

Name: Corio Villa, Geelong Hermes Number: 523 Page | 4 The extent of registration of Corio Villa, Geelong in the Victorian Heritage Register affects the whole place shown on Diagram 193 including the land, all buildings, trees, landscape elements and other features.

RECOMMENDATION REASONS

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDING THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LAND IN THE VICTORIAN HERITAGE REGISTER Following is the Executive Director's assessment of the place. The cultural heritage significance of the registered place would be substantially less if the land or any part of it were developed [Section 27(1)(a)]

The land surrounding the registered place is important to the protection, conservation or understanding of that place [Section 27(1)(b)]

The significance of Corio Villa, Geelong has been recognised by its inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). This is an early listing (1974) and only the building and not the land on which it stands is included in the registration. Corio Villa is a house that was prefabricated in Scotland and constructed in Geelong in 1856. It is built from cast iron plates bolted together to form flat wall sections and the exterior is highly decorated with a variety of detailed cast ironwork. Corio Villa, Geelong is of architectural significance as the oldest and only known surviving prefabricated cast iron house in Victoria and of aesthetic significance for its richly decorated cast iron features. Corio Villa, Geelong and the land on which it is sited has been used as a residence since its construction in 1856. Any development of the land on which the building is located or which immediately surround the building would have the potential to negatively impact the cultural heritage significance of the registered place. It is therefore recommended that the cadastral block – defined as Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision 518151, be included as part of the registration of the place.

Name: Corio Villa, Geelong Hermes Number: 523 Page | 5