Fleetwood
21 Gray Street HAMILTON, Southern Grampians Shire
Church Hill Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: Most important Californian bungalow in Hamilton, designed by A P Daniel, architect of Mt Gambier, and built by local builders Eddy & Goode; garden designed and laid out by Mr L M Hughan (late AIF) of Burnside Nursery, Kennedy St Hamilton for 51 pounds and 13 shillings.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Fleetwood
21 Gray Street
Fleetwood was designed by Mr A P Daniel, an architect from Mt Gambier, for the grazier Archibald Cameron, in 1925 and was built by local builders Eddy & Goode of Gray St, Hamilton. The unsuccessful tenderer quoted 900 pounds. The actual cost was at least 1,200 pounds. ([i]) The garden was designed and laid out by Mr L M Hughan (late AIF) of Burnside Nursery, Kennedy St, Hamilton for 51 pounds and 13 shillings. ([ii]) Hughan laid out many gardens in Hamilton and the surrounding district.
The most important Californian bungalow in Hamilton, Fleetwood stands at the forefront of its style and building type. It uses the classic forms, details and materials of the style distinctively. The use of pebbles on the piers is especially noteworthy.
The garden at fleetwood consisted of gravel paths surrounding the house with a curved path to the front door. The lawns were of Buffalo grass with beds consisting mostly of roses. The front garden is largely intact and is important in complimenting the house and having been designed by a local nurseryman. Receipts for the work are held by the present owner.
[i] The present owner, grandson of the first owner, holds various documents from construction date.
[ii] Hughan's grandson is the present gardener of the Hospital and of the Grange Hostel opposite.
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Fleetwood - Physical Description 1
MATERIALS:
Roof: »unglazed terra cotta tiles
Walls: »Mt Gambier stone
Dressings: »Mt Gambier stone
Plinth: »Mt Gambier stone
Windows: »timber double hung sash
Paving: »concrete
Other: »pebbles on piers, at top of chimneys, rough cast and half timbering and gablesFleetwood - Physical Description 2
NOTABLE FEATURES:»use of pebbles for piers, original front fence
Fleetwood - Integrity
INTEGRITY: E
CONDITION: E
Fleetwood - Historical Australian Themes
Evolution of the Town: 1920s
Pastoral Industry: Grazing.
Horticulture
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: B
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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HAMILTON GAS HOLDERVictorian Heritage Register H1086
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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10 Down StreetYarra City
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