City of Greater Geelong Newtown Heritage Study Review Report 2008 Heritage Citations Volume 3 Prepared by: City of Greater Geelong Adopted July 2009 City of Greater Geelong Newtown Heritage Study Review Report 2008 Heritage Citations Volume 3 Prepared by: City of Greater Geelong Adopted July 2009 Front cover: Panorama of Geelong, Chilwell from Newtown Hill Copyright E. de Balk, 1866 Geelong Heritage Centre Collection GRS 2009/2020 Table of Contents Page Number Section 1 Introduction to the Study 1 Section 2 List of Individual Places in Newtown 3 (in alphabetical address order) Section 3 Heritage Citations of Individual places in Newtown 5 21 Aberdeen Street Newtown 6 23 Aberdeen Street Newtown 11 25 Aberdeen Street Newtown 15 27 Aberdeen Street Newtown 19 31-61 Aberdeen Street, Newtown 25 84 Aphrasia Street Newtown 29 86 Aphrasia Street, Newtown 32 92 Aphrasia Street, Newtown 35 35/37 Cumberland Street, Newtown 39 39 Cumberland Street, Newtown 43 318 LaTrobe Terrace, Newtown 46 364/366 LaTrobe Terrace, Newtown 50 18 Marshall Street, Newtown 54 8 Mercer Parade, Newtown 60 25 Mercer Parade, Newtown 64 104 Nicholas Street, Newtown 68 106 Nicholas Street, Newtown 71 2 Noble Street, Newtown 77 288 Pakington Street, Newtown 83 289 Pakington Street, Newtown 87 293 Pakington Street, Newtown 92 312 Pakington Street, Newtown 95 313 Pakington Street Newtown 313 331 Pakington Street, Newtown 105 333 Pakington Street, Newtown 110 336 Pakington Street, Newtown 114 366A Pakington Street, Netown 121 46 Retreat Road, Newtown 124 11 Stinton Avenue, Newtown 129 16 Stinton Avenue, Newtown 132 35 Stinton Avenue, Newtown 137 Prepared by City of Greater Geelong SECTION 1 1.0 Introduction Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION The City of Greater Geelong has prepared the Newtown Heritage Study Review dated August 2008. The review has assessed all buildings, landscapes and engineering infrastructure in the area bounded by Shannon Avenue, Latrobe Terrace, Aberdeen Street and West Fyans Street, Newtown that are currently located outside the existing Heritage Overlay areas identified in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. This Report comprises the third of three (3) Volumes. This Volume includes the heritage citation sheets for the 31 individual places of significance in Newtown, outside the proposed heritage areas. Volume 1 includes the supporting background, statements of significance, heritage area maps and historical figures for each of the nominated heritage precinct areas in Newtown Volume 2 is the Inventory of Places within each of the heritage areas, including the significance status of each place and style/era within these areas. Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 2 SECTION 2 1.0 List of Individual Places in Newtown (in alphabetical address order) Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 3 LIST OF PLACES IN NEWTOWN OF LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE Street Suburb Site Name Overall Significance 21 Aberdeen Street Newtown “Felicita” Local 23 Aberdeen Street Newtown Local 25 Aberdeen Street Newtown Local 27 Aberdeen Street Newtown Local 31-61 Aberdeen Newtown St John’s Local Street Lutheran School 84 Aphrasia Street Newtown Local 86 Aphrasia Street Newtown Local 92 Aphrasia Street Newtown Local 35/37 Cumberland Newtown Local Street 39 Cumberland Newtown Local Street 318 LaTrobe Newtown Local Terrace 364/366 LaTrobe Newtown Local Terrace 18 Marshall Street Newtown Local 8 Mercer Parade Newtown Local 25 Mercer Parade Newtown Local 104 Nicholas Street Newtown Local 106 Nicholas Street Newtown Local 2 Noble Street Newtown Sawyers Arms Local Hotel 288 Pakington Newtown Local Street 289 Pakington Newtown Local Street 293 Pakington Newtown Local Street 312 Pakington Newtown Local Street 313 Pakington Newtown Local Street 331 Pakington Newtown Local Street 333 Pakington Newtown Street 336 Pakington Newtown Cremorne Hotel Local Street 366A Pakington Newtown Local Street 46 Retreat Road Newtown Local 11 Stinton Avenue Newtown Local 16 Stinton Avenue Newtown Local 35 Stinton Avenue Newtown Local Note: All located outside proposed heritage areas within the study area. Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 4 SECTION 3 1.0 Heritage Citations of Individual Places in Newtown Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 5 Newtown Heritage Study Review 2008 July 2009 Name: “Felicita” Address: 21 Aberdeen Street, Newtown Critical Dates: c. 1918-19 Existing Level of Significance: Local Proposed Heritage Overlay: HO 1.0 Statement of Significance ”Felicita” at 21 Aberdeen Street, Newtown, has significance as a substantial and intact example of a late Federation Bungalow style and comprises one of four large early 20th century Bungalows in this part of Aberdeen Street.. “Felicita” is one of the earliest- known and notable examples of the work of the architect, I.G. Anderson. Built in 1918- 19 for George and Nunziata Virgona, the dwelling appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The front fence, with its tapered rendered piers and bays of secondary face brick piers and plinths, and woven wire, also contributes to the significance of the place. ”Felicita” at 21 Aberdeen Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2, E.1). It demonstrates original design qualities of a late Federation Bungalow style, being a notable very early example of the work of the architect, I.G. Anderson. These qualities include the broad gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the central balcony gable and flanking broken back verandahs that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the symmetrical composition, elevated single storey height, face brick and horizontal timber weatherboard wall construction, terra tile roof cladding, terra cotta finials, brick chimneys with terra cotta pots, broad eaves with exposed timber rafters, large tapered rendered verandah piers with face brick motifs and projecting concrete cappings, paired squat timber verandah posts with geometric timber fretwork between, curved timber verandah brackets, capped timber verandah balustrades, paired timber balcony Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 6 Newtown Heritage Study Review 2008 July 2009 posts and balcony opening, timber framed casement windows with highlights above, window leadlighting, central timber framed door opening with timber and glazed door and sidelights, and the decorative gable infill (timber ventilators, and brackets). The front fence also contributes to the significance of the place. ”Felicita” at 21 Aberdeen Street, is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is associated with the development of substantial dwellings in this part of Aberdeen Street during the First World War. The dwelling also has associations with the architect, I.G. Anderson. It was built in 1918-19 for George and Nunziata Virgona. Overall, “Felicita” at 21 Aberdeen Street is of LOCAL significance. 2.0 Description “Felicita” at 21 Aberdeen Street is set on a large sized allotment for the area. It has a modest front setback comprised of open grassed areas with perimeter garden beds, mature trees and shrubs and a paved pedestrian path. On the front boundary is an early fence having tapered rendered piers with bays of face brick secondary piers and plinths, and wire between. The symmetrical, elevated single storey, face brick and horizontal timber weatherboard, late Federation Bungalow styled dwelling is characterised by a broad gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a central balcony gable and flanking broken back verandahs that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in terra cotta tiles. Terra cotta finials and brick chimneys with terra cotta pots adorn the roofline. Broad overhangs with exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves. An early feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by large tapered rendered piers with face brick motifs and projecting concrete cappings, which in turn support paired squat timber posts with geometric timber fretwork between. Curved timber brackets are another early feature of the verandah, as are the capped timber balustrades. Similar paired timber posts above projecting cappings are identified on the balcony gable, although the balcony opening above the early timber wall cladding has been glazed in with timber framed windows. Other early features of the design include the timber framed casement windows with highlights above, window leadlighting, central timber framed door opening with timber and glazed door and sidelights, and the decorative gable infill (timber ventilators, and brackets). 3.0 History ‘Felicita’ The site at 21 Aberdeen Street is located on Lot 1 of plan TP698740X which is part of Crown Allotment 1 (part), Section 2, County of Moorpanyal. In 1913-14, the City of Newtown and Chilwell Rate Books list this site as “vacant land” owned by Belcher and Doyle. By March 1918, the property had been sold to George and Nunziata Virgona and construction had commenced on a substantial Late Federation Bungalow. The outline of the dwelling then under construction is shown in the Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust Field Book plan (Figure 1). Illfe Gordon Anderson, architect, was responsible for the design of the dwelling as is name is noted on the Field Book plan. Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 7 Newtown Heritage Study Review 2008 July 2009 The dwelling was completed by 1918-19 and it remained in the Virgona family for several years. Guieseppe Virgona was listed as the occupier in 1938 but by 1950 the occupier was Joseph Serra.