Spotswood Median PriceThe House price is 5% higher than last year.
Surrounding suburbsSpotswood Median RentThe House rent is 11% higher than last year.
| | Map | Street view | Nearby property price | | Planning History: | | | Registered as Victorian heritage | The house, constructed in 1898, at 86 The Avenue, Spotswood.
How is it Significant?
The house at 86 The Avenue, Spotswood is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?
Historically, it is significant as the oldest house in the Newport and Spotswood area, and the only known example which illustrates the earliest period of settlement in this area prior to the speculative subdivision that occurred in the late nineteenth century. Its method of construction also demonstrates associations with the extensive stone quarrying in the area. (AHC criteria A4 and B2)
Aesthetically, it is significant as a rare example within the Newport and Spotswood are as an early Victorian cottage, which is distinguished by its stone construction and early form, representing the extensive stone quarrying era in the locality (AHC criteria E1 and F1) |
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