Water Commission House, 74 Newall Street, MARNOO

The Water Commission house, 74 Newall Street, Marnoo, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an early 20th century Bungalow style. These qualities include the simple broad gambrel roof form, and the recessed porch under the front corner. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, unpainted red brick chimney, wide eaves with exposed timber rafters, broadly arched timber fretwork porch valance supported by a timber column at the corner, wall panelling above the porch, timber framed double hung windows, timber framed doorway with sidelights, and the timber framed portal window at the front.

Overall, the Water Commission house, 74 Newall Street, Marnoo, is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Government and Administration

Category

Staff quarters