Evans house, also Glen Ganiff, 17 Chapman Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme16/01/1985
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Evans house, also Glen Ganiff, 17 Chapman Street, North Melbourne
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16/01/1985
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BIF-NORTH 101798
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Grading as at 1985 : BPeriod : Early Victorian (1868)Grantee : S G King 1865___________________________GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEHistory- The first Town Clerk of Hotham, George Evans owned and occupied this house from its construction in 1868, until his death in 1871 when his wife Elizabeth assumed ownership. She had sold it to Frederick Langlands by 1890. Other occupants were Mary Hodgson and Frederick Burman, a photographer. In 1862, George Evans was the Town clerk of the new municipality when its population was 7,057 persons. [Albert Mattingley "The Early history of North Melbourne" Victorian Historical Magazine Feb March 1917 pps 80 ff]Description- A two-storey, stuccoed brick and hipped roof house with a two-level cast-iron verandah. Both the main roof and concave profile verandah roof are of corrugated iron. The cast-iron pattern is similar to that patented by Phillips, McWalter and Chambers in 1875 but the verandah's existence appears to derive from the construction date of the building (disposition of openings). The slatted timber fence at the frontage is typical of c1910. Plans of 1896 show this house as once possessing a cellar and a well which parallels with its construction at the time of the commencement of water reticulation in the area. Notable features include elegant concave form, verandah decoration, verandah roof and structureIntegrity - Colours and some roof guttering have changed; what was probably a timber picket front fence has been replaced or modified.Streetscape - Contributes by its scale setback, period detail and finish to the streetscapeSignificance-Architecturally, distinguished by its detached row house form type and hipped (parapet-less) roof which evokes its early construction date. It is near original and contributes to a streetscape: of high regional importance.Historically, of high local importance due to its ownership by Hotham's first town clerk.Recommendations - Repaint in original or typical colours;use ogee profile roof guttering;replace front fence, as desired, with a timber picket;note and record existence of well..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1868, 2293; RB 1874-75, 2516;RB 1890-91, 27502; Mattingley,. p983. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works DP 754
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