House, 28 Dundas Street, ST ARNAUD

The early twentieth century style of the house at 28 Dundas Street suggests that it was constructed in the early 20th century (1910 -1925). Although altered by the infilling of part of the verandah, the side skillion addition and the new verandah balustrade, the house appears externally to be substantially intact.

The house at 28 Dundas Street is architecturally and historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century and the development of St Arnaud at this time and it demonstrates original design qualities of early twentieth century housing. These qualities include the single storey height, and the dominant gambrel roof form with minor gables that project at the front and side. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the horizontal weatherboard cladding, the corrugated iron roof cladding, the wide eaves, the chimney, the timber framed, double hung windows in pairs and singularly, the timber framed front doorway with timber and glazed door and sidelight, and the decorative features (timber verandah brackets, columns and timber joinery simulating shingling in the gables).

Overall, the house at 28 Dundas Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House