Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct

Brown Street and Collingwood Road (part) and Douglas Parade (part) and Elgin Street and Grindlay Street and Home Road (part) and Irving Street and North Road (part) and Rupert Street and Tait Street (part) NEWPORT, Hobsons Bay City

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Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct, Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct - Physical Description 1

    This precinct is formed around the 1888 Grindlay Estate boundaries and is generally bounded by Douglas Parade, North Road, Grindlay Street, Tait Street and Collingwood Road, Newport.

    This precinct contains predominantly single storey weatherboard houses from the Edwardian (Federation bungalow) and interwar (Californian Bungalow) periods. There are also some Victorian-era houses, which are usually weatherboard and Italianate in style - a notable example is the double fronted brick Victorian Villa at 3 Rupert Street (q.v.). Typically, the houses are asymmetrical in plan and have a garden front setback, some side setback, complex pitched roof forms (hipped and/or gabled), Marseilles pattern terra-cotta tiled and corrugated iron clad roofs, with some original timber framed front fences to a maximum height of nominally 1.2m. Garages or provision for cars were not obvious in the area's early development.

    Some notable houses, which are individually cited in this Study, include the above mentioned house at 3 Rupert Street as well as:

    - The Edwardian row houses at 64-70 North Road.

    - The postwar Moderne-influenced house at 88 North Road.

    - The intact interwar house and unusual fence at 4 Grindlay Street.

    Apart from the examples cited above, few of the houses have any individual architectural merit but are related in terms of their representation of historical themes, and possess similar scale, setbacks, form and detailing that create cohesive groups of distinctive character. The following specific comments are made for each street in the precinct.

    Brown Street

    Brown Street almost exclusively consists of inter-war weatherboard bungalows with consistent front and side setbacks. Few front fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is very high as there are few post-war dwellings.

    Collingwood Road

    Collingwood Road comprises predominantly Edwardian and inter-war weatherboard bungalows with some Victorian villas. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is relatively high as more than 75% of places are contributory. At the corner of Home Road is a substation constructed by Williamstown City Council. It is a simple brick building with a gabled roof - this was demolished circa 2007.

    Douglas Parade

    Douglas Parade south of Collingwood Road comprises a small group of Edwardian and inter-war weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is high with 80% of dwellings listed as contributory.

    Elgin Street comprises predominantly interwar weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is high and cohesion is good as there are few non-contributory places.

    Grindlay Street

    Grindlay Street is a mixture of interwar and post-war houses. Consequently, the integrity of the street ismoderate when compared to other streets within the precinct. There is, however, one notable exception at No. 4, which is an intact inter-war bungalow with a carport and an original front fence of unique design (Refer to the individual citation in this Study)

    Home Road

    Home Road south of Collingwood Road and Tait Street comprises predominantly Edwardian and interwar weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is moderate as almost 40% are non-contributory.

    Irving Street

    The west side of Irving Street comprises a group of related inter-war weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is high along the western side of the street with all dwellings contributory however the integrity is low along the eastern side of the street.

    North Road

    The north side of North Road comprises a mixture of Victorian villas, and Edwardian and inter-war weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are generally consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and some are related to the style of the house. The integrity is relatively low compared to other streets in the precinct as more than 50% of dwellings are non-contributory and there has been some intrusive recent development. However there are some notable individual places such as the Edwardian terrace row at Nos. 64-70 and the postwar Moderne house at No. 88, as well as cohesive groups of related places.

    Rupert Street

    Rupert Street includes one notable Victorian Italianate brick villa at No. 3 (q.v.) and otherwise predominantly comprises inter-war weatherboard bungalows. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is relatively high as more than 75% are contributory.

    Tait Street

    Tait Street comprises predominantly Edwardian and inter-war weatherboard bungalows with some brick dwellings. Front and side setbacks are consistent. Few fences are original, but most are low and many are related to the style of the house. The integrity is moderate to high as there are few post-war dwellings that are mostly at the western end of the street.

    Integrity

    Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct - Integrity

    Integrity

    Moderate. See above for specific comments for each Street

    Usage/Former Usage

    Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct - Usage/Former Usage

    Context

    Set between the railway and the coast on a flat site, with associated railway station as the focus of the initial settlement pattern and commercial areas along Melbourne Road, Hall Street and Mason Street.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct - Historical Australian Themes

    Principal Australian Historical Theme(s)

    Making Suburbs

    Physical Description 2

    Grindlay's Estate Heritage Precinct - Physical Description 2

    Associations

    Thomas Braim

    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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