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Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former)
231 Nelson Place WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City
Nelson Place Heritage Precinct

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Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
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Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

The former Wilkins residence also known as the former Clarendon Hotel, originally constructed c.1855 with later alteration and additions, at 231 Nelson Place, Williamstown.

How is it Significant?

The former Wilkins residence also known as the former Clarendon Hotel at 231 Nelson Place, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, it was owned and occupied by Williamstown's important medical practitioners and briefly by its first and most historically important owner, Dr. Wilkins and for a brief period one of the early hotels of the town run by the renowned Liardet family. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)

Aesthetically, it is an early unusual and generally original building, of a common form but with an uncommon verandah structure and detailing, also it is built from a material (stone) rarely used in the metropolis for housing. It contributes to an important 19th century commercial streetscape. (AHC criteria E1 and F1)Note: Included on the Victorian Heritage Register as VHR H231.

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    • Physical Description 1

      Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former) - Physical Description 1

      A two-storey, parapeted stucco-fronted house with bagged or painted side walls of stone rubble and an unusual two-level verandah with an ogee profile, sheet- zinc roof and Byzantine flavoured, tapered and turned (what appear to be) timber columns. A Jacobean-like strapwork pattern iron balustrade is used at both levels whilst the lower verandah consists of (painted) dressed basalt piers. Distinctive architraves surround the openings.

      Integrity

      Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former) - Integrity

      External Integrity and condition

      The openings appear generally to have been altered; the facade itself possibly being a refacing late last century. (Further inspection required).

      Physical Description 2

      Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former) - Physical Description 2

      Context

      The house contributes to the Nelson Place heritage precinct.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former) - Historical Australian Themes

      Making Suburbs, Developing local, regional and national economies, Lodging people

      Physical Description 3

      Wilkins House / Claredon Hotel (Former) - Physical Description 3

      Associations

      Dr John Wilkins

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study

      Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
      Year: 2006
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