| Address: | 187 Ocean Beach Rd |
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| Suburb: | Sorrento |
A number of timber cottages along Ocean Beach Road hark back to a Victorian type (dating from the 1860s) and demonstrate that this style was still popular late in the 19th century. These cottages, usually symmetrical in nature, featured wide entrance halls with main rooms to either side. Usually these four main rooms were sitting, dining and two large bedrooms. Service rooms (bathroom, kitchen, laundry) were either attached at the back or separated from the house. 202 and 222 Ocean Beach Road built for Dr Robert Hutchinson, have a familial resemblance. 200 Ocean Beach Road was built by James Tayton – an early owner-builder. It features a fine entry, almost Art Nouveau in its elegant curve. The craftsmanship of this residence is far superior to the other examples. One could surmise that Tayton built it as a “display home” to demonstrate his skills as a master builder.
Annandale, at 210 Ocean Beach Road, is almost Italianate in its heritage. It is an L-shaped timber Victorian cottage built to look like a stone cottage. Its front façade is an example of faux ashlar, with timber work imitating stone carved blocks. Its eave brackets recall the heavy brackets used to support a cornice on Renaissance palace buildings.
“Lynwood” and “Ellerslie”, built 1896-99, 187 Ocean Beach Rd: 2013 ----- These adjoin properties continue the local motif of contrasting limestone with brick quoins and window dressing. Constructed for the wife of Cr. Ralph Marsden, owner of the “Stringer’s” stores and the Portsea Hotel.
“Glencoe / Mandeville / Troya”, built ca.1889, 200 Ocean Beach Rd: 2013 ----- The original owner of the home was Tayton, the prominent Sorrento builder. Note the exemplary fretwork and fenestration work otherwise unusual for such a modest building. Subsequent owners included opera singer Madame Buesst and later the Reverend Sage.
Cottage, left, built 1890. 202 Ocean Beach Rd. , right, “Louisville” built 1883. 222 Ocean Beach Rd: 2013 ----- Both houses represent examples of substantially intact Victorian timber cottages. Both homes were built for Dr. Robert Hutchinson.
Cottage built 1890. 202 Ocean Beach Rd. prior to renovation shown in previous slide. Photo from Shire of Flinders Heritage Study 1992-97.
