House, 13 Queens Avenue, ST ARNAUD

The house at 13 Queens Avenue is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of an eclectic Late Victorian and Edwardian style. These qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, recessed hipped roof form that traverses the site, and the gable roof and return bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the green painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, two unpainted brick chimneys with corbelled tops, unpainted brick plain chimney at the rear, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, panelling and paterae, timber framed, triple light double hung windows to the front elevations, timber framed, double hung windows to the side elevations, timber framed doorway with side and toplights, unusual sinuous organic Art Nouveau-like relief that adorns the bargeboards of the projecting gable, cast iron verandah decoration (valances and brackets) and the turned timber verandah columns.

Overall, the house at 13 Queens Avenue is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House