Two storey building, 31-33 Napier Street, ST ARNAUD

Although partially altered, the two-storey building at 31-33 Napier Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Federation austere Free Classical style. These qualities include the battlemented-like parapet, having raised central bays and projecting concrete cappings, with two incised rectangular title panels below. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the two storey height, brick construction (but not painted), two first floor bays with pairs of single, double hung windows flanked by brick pilasters with stylised geometric capitals, first floor stringcourse, broadly projecting bullnosed verandah clad in galvanised corrugated iron, round cast iron columns with decorative capitals, and the stylised timber verandah brackets with circular punctuations. The form and proportions of the right-hand ground floor shopfront also contributes to the significance of the place.

The two-storey building at 31-33 Napier Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with commercial developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century.

Overall, the two-storey building at 31-33 Napier Street, St. Arnaud, is of LOCAL significance.

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