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NICHOLSON RESIDENCE
11 NICHOLSON ROAD CAPE BRIDGEWATER, GLENELG SHIRE
NICHOLSON RESIDENCE
11 NICHOLSON ROAD CAPE BRIDGEWATER, GLENELG SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Nicholson Residence, located approximately 1.2km west of the township of Bridgewater is a symmetrical four-roomed stone house facing north with a detached stone kitchen on the south side. The panelled front door with a rectangular fanlight above and the two front 12-paned double-hung sash windows are typical of the mid-nineteenth century. There is a narrow central passage. The main chimney breasts are opposite the front windows. The front wing appears to have been re-roofed in the early twentieth century incorporating the verandah on three sides to create a bungalow form. Part of the side verandah has been enclosed. There is a small gablet in the roof on the east (roadside) elevation. The kitchen wing has been linked to the front wing by later additions of indeterminate age and has been extended with late twentieth century, possibly 1970s, skillion additions. The builder of the house is not known, but the land was first owned by George Hicks Terrill and James Wadmore. The house is in good condition, but retains only a low degree of integrity.
How is it significant?
The Nicholson residence is of historical significance to the Glenelg Shire.
Why is it significant?
The Nicholson residence is of historical significance as a typical example of Cape Bridgewater-style early stone houses, which used local materials, simple designs and solid construction techniques. The additions over time to the house demonstrate the changing needs of the occupants, and different building fashions, particularly the re-working of the stone house into the bungalow form in the 1920s. Of further historical significance is the association which the residence has with the Wilson family, who have lived on the Cape since 1855, and made strong contributions to the local community.
The Nicholson Residence, located approximately 1.2km west of the township of Bridgewater is a symmetrical four-roomed stone house facing north with a detached stone kitchen on the south side. The panelled front door with a rectangular fanlight above and the two front 12-paned double-hung sash windows are typical of the mid-nineteenth century. There is a narrow central passage. The main chimney breasts are opposite the front windows. The front wing appears to have been re-roofed in the early twentieth century incorporating the verandah on three sides to create a bungalow form. Part of the side verandah has been enclosed. There is a small gablet in the roof on the east (roadside) elevation. The kitchen wing has been linked to the front wing by later additions of indeterminate age and has been extended with late twentieth century, possibly 1970s, skillion additions. The builder of the house is not known, but the land was first owned by George Hicks Terrill and James Wadmore. The house is in good condition, but retains only a low degree of integrity.
How is it significant?
The Nicholson residence is of historical significance to the Glenelg Shire.
Why is it significant?
The Nicholson residence is of historical significance as a typical example of Cape Bridgewater-style early stone houses, which used local materials, simple designs and solid construction techniques. The additions over time to the house demonstrate the changing needs of the occupants, and different building fashions, particularly the re-working of the stone house into the bungalow form in the 1920s. Of further historical significance is the association which the residence has with the Wilson family, who have lived on the Cape since 1855, and made strong contributions to the local community.
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