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House - 'Woodside Cottage', 87 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP

Location

87 Grampians Road HALLS GAP, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The house known as 'Woodside Cottage', 87 Grampians Road, Halls Gap, has significance as a moderately intact example of an Edwardian style. Built in the early 20th century (prior to the 1920s), the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street.

The house known as 'Woodside Cottage' is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates some original design qualities of an Edwardian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the minor hipped roof wing and shallow hipped verandah that project towards the road. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, face red brick chimney at the rear, modest eaves with exposed timber rafters, paired timber framed casement windows with triple-lighted highlights above and the three panelled front timber door.

The house known as 'Woodside Cottage' is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Halls Gap in the early 20th century. In particular, this house appears to have been built prior to the 1920s. It is known to have been owned by a Mr. Fred Crouch, undertaker from Stawell, in the 1920s and was one of four similar cottages in this area.

Overall, the house known as 'Woodside Cottage' is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House