Williamstown Median PriceThe House price is 1% higher than last year.
Surrounding suburbsWilliamstown Median RentThe House rent is 10% higher than last year.
| | Map | Street view | Nearby property price | | Planning History: | | | Registered as Victorian heritage | The house, constructed prior to 1857, at 3 Macquarie Street, Williamstown.
How is it Significant?
The house at 3 Macquarie Street, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?
Historically, it is significant as a rare example of a pre-1860 timber house, which is among the oldest timber houses in Victoria. It is also significant for its associations with Samuel Evans who was one of the best known and accomplished of the bay pilots, a group closely linked with Williamstown's special early maritime role in the metropolis. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a near original early and picturesque example of an unusual residential type with rare details such as the twin finialled gables with scalloped, fretted barges set against a transverse gabled, iron clad roof with similar barges facing the sides of the block. It contributes to the historic character of Macquarie Street. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1) |
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