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House, 31 Houston Street, STAWELL
Location31 Houston Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The house at 31 Houston Street, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of the Late Victorian style. Possibly built in 1890 for Henry Bate, Mining Surveyor, the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street. The house at 31 Houston Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable roof and bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets and rectangular timber panelling, timber framed double hung windows, timber verandah columns, brackets and fretwork valances, timberwork on the gable end, window hood with timber brackets, panelled timber front door with sidelights and highlight, and the timber verandah floor. The house at 31 Houston Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the late 19th century. Overall, the house at 31 Houston Street is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House