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House, 3 Outram Street, ST ARNAUD

Location

3 Outram Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Although partially altered, the Victorian vernacular style of the house at 3 Outram Street suggests that it was constructed in the second half of the 19th century. The site was purchased from the Crown by a D. Harrington in 1898 but the house may have already been erected by that time. It was owned by James Murnane in the early 20th century, and became the home of the present owners, the Pritchard family in c.1935.

Although partially altered, the house at 3 Outram Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the second half of the 19th century (possibly as early as the 1860s-1870s) and has been associated with James Murnane (a former owner) and the Pritchard family from c.1935 (previous lessees and then owners). The house also demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the single storey height, the double hipped roof form and the return broken back verandah that projects to three sides. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the rendered mud brick (the front section) and horizontal weatherboard (the rear section) wall construction, the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, the unpainted brick chimneys, the timber framed double hung and multi-paned windows symmetrically arranged about a central doorway (on the main facade), and the square timber verandah columns. The early fruit trees and gardens in the front yard also contribute to the significance of the place.

Overall, the house at 3 Outram Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House