94-98, OCTAGON ROAD

Nos. 94 to 98 on Octagon Road are a row of almshouses built around 1912 by Sir Aston Webb. The buildings are constructed of red brick and feature a wooden cornice beneath plain tiled roofs, which are partially hidden by parapets that project over the windows. There are three tall banded brick chimney stacks at the ends and a stepped stack on the front right. The structure is single-storey with three projections: one at each end and one to the right of the center, each featuring tripartite glazing bar sash windows. Quasi-pilaster brick mouldings flank these projections. The left projection has a gable with a small gable opening. Between the projecting parapets, the eaves extend down over entrance verandahs, with the left verandah being wider and supported by a central twisted brick pier. Each verandah has double casement windows at the rear and boarded doors on the sides. Whiteley Village was established by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores to provide for thrifty elderly individuals and was designed in an octagonal layout by Frank Atkinson, utilizing prominent architects of the time.