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| | Map | Street view | Nearby property price | | Planning History: | | | Registered as Victorian heritage | STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The house at 117 Garden Street, East Geelong, has significance as a predominantly intact example of the Edwardian style. Built in 1908-09 for George Tremble, gentleman, the house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The house at 117 Garden Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Edwardian style. These qualities include the recessed dominant hipped roof form, together with the minor gable and side hipped bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, unpainted pressed red wall construction with rendered striping, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, two elongated pressed red brick chimneys with rendered strappings and cornices and terra cotta pots, modest eaves with timber brackets above the verandah, flying gable end with bay of timber framed double hung windows below having a window hood supported by timber fretwork brackets and surmounted by a stuccoed wall finish, timber fretwork gable brackets, other timber framed windows, timber framed doorway with sidelight and highlights, panelled timber sidelight base, panelled timber and glazed door, and the square timber verandah columns. The front timber picket fence and gate also contribute to the significance of the place. The house at 117 Garden Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in East Geelong during the Edwardian c.1890-1915 period. In particular, this house has associations with George Tremble, gentleman, from 1908-09. Overall, the house at 117 Garden Street is of LOCAL significance.
References
Reports and Drainage Plans, Barwon Water profis system, 1922, 1958, 1983, 1986. Subdivision Plan dated 1911. Certificate of Title dated 1281986. Sands amp McDougalls Directory of Geelong, 1972, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Sands amp McDougall quotInvictaquot Geelong Directory, 1968, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Geelong City Council Rate Books Ormond and Barwon Ward, 19091960. Geelong Town Plan 1881, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Dr David Rowe Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd File No. 0941 Page |
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