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Newtown, (Geelong), Noble St, 113
VHD Statement of Significance:
This property has regional historical significance as an example of the early residences built on large
allotments in fine rural settings for Newtown's gentry. Know earlier as "Rosebank" and constructed c1861, it
has historical associations with James Scott, a well known Geelong district timber merchant, who lived there
from the 1860s until his death, and from the 1950s with Newtown's All Saints Anglican Church when in 1956, it
was converted into All Saints Peace Memorial Hall. It has original architectural significance as a dignified
Classical bluestone building with some interior elements surviving. Important elements include its unpainted
masonry, fine masonry mouldings, fanlight and twelve -pane windows
Newtown, (Geelong), Noble St, 113
VHD Statement of Significance:
This property has regional historical significance as an example of the early residences built on large
allotments in fine rural settings for Newtown's gentry. Know earlier as "Rosebank" and constructed c1861, it
has historical associations with James Scott, a well known Geelong district timber merchant, who lived there
from the 1860s until his death, and from the 1950s with Newtown's All Saints Anglican Church when in 1956, it
was converted into All Saints Peace Memorial Hall. It has original architectural significance as a dignified
Classical bluestone building with some interior elements surviving. Important elements include its unpainted
masonry, fine masonry mouldings, fanlight and twelve -pane windows