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Former Stawell Volunteer Fire Brigade Station, 1 Byrne St , STAWELL
Location1 Byrne St STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for VHR |
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Statement of Significance
The Stawell C.F.A. Volunteer Fire Brigade building, 1 Byrne Street, Stawell, has significance as one of few predominantly intact 19th century Fire Stations in Victoria with an attached bell tower of outstanding polychrome brick construction (currently overpainted). The building is also an important local landmark. The building was constructed in two stages, with the bell tower in 1880 and the fire station in 1883. It was designed by George Inskip of Stawell, who was later to become a prominent Melbourne architect. The Stawell C.F.A. Volunteer Fire Brigade building, 1 Byrne Street, Stawell, is architecturally significant at a STATE level. It demonstrates original and outstanding design qualities of a Victorian and Victorian Romanesque style. These qualities include the gable roof form, landmark Victorian Romanesque tower, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, and polychrome brick wall construction. Other intact qualities include the main gable pediment with the title that reads: "C.F.A. Stawell Volunteer Fire Brigade", brick first floor accentuated by two timber framed double hung window with shallow arched heads, simple stringcourse, two large vehicular ground floor door openings and the bricked in arched door heads, tower detailing (arcaded corbel tables and narrow arched window openings in the tower base, bracketed, widely projecting tower platform, timber columned tower with its shallow pyramidal roof, timber column brackets, paired eaves brackets and the crowning timber flag pole). The Stawell C.F.A. Volunteer Fire Brigade building is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the provision of fire services in the town. The Brigade was formed in response to a large fire in February 1866 which destroyed a large part of Main Street. The Brigade was associated with this site for over 100 years. The Stawell C.F.A. Volunteer Fire Brigade building is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and highly valued by the Stawell community for the important role the fire brigade plays in the Stawell region. Overall, the Stawell C.F.A. Volunteer Fire Brigade building is of STATE significance.
Group
Utilities - Fire Control
Category
Fire Station