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House, 25-27 Kings Avenue, ST ARNAUD

Location

25-27 Kings Avenue ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue, St. Arnaud, has significance as a predominantly intact example of an interwar Bungalow style. The design of the house suggests that it was constructed in the 1920s or 1930s, and it is believed that a local baker, Bill Bales, was the first owner and that he built the house. It was later the home of the local chemist, Don Grey, before being occupied by Hugh Cameron, the Mayor of St. Arnaud in 1955, and his wife, May.

The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the broad gable roof form, together with minor gables and a hipped verandah that project towards the front and side. Other intact qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, unpainted and stuccoed brick wall construction, tiled roof cladding, wide eaves with exposed rafters and elongated timber brackets, projecting bay window, timber framed double hung windows, arched verandah gable opening accentuated by unpainted brick voussoirs, stuccoed brick verandah balustrade with a concrete capping and the ventilator in the upper gable.

The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century, and in particular with Bill Bales, local baker, Don Grey, local chemist, and Hugh Cameron, the Mayor of St. Arnaud in 1955, and his wife, May.

Overall, the house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House