House, 9 Victoria Street, ST ARNAUD

The house at 9 Victoria Street 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 qualities include the dark red painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, two unpainted brick chimneys with corbelled tops, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, panelling and paterae, timber framed, triple light, double hung windows, timber framed doorway with side and toplights, unusual sinuous organic Art Nouveau-like relief that adorns the bargeboards of the projecting gable, and the verandah decoration (valances and brackets, and the columns with decorative capitals).

Overall, the house at 9 Victoria Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House