House, 3 Kofoed Street, STAWELL

The house at 3 Kofoed Street, Stawell, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the early 20th century. It also demonstrates original design qualities of an Edwardian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable and skillion verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, brick chimney with a corbelled top, narrow eaves, timber verandah columns supported by brick piers, timber verandah brackets and remnant timber valance frames, banks of three timber framed casement windows with four paned highlights above (including the projecting bay at the front with the shingled hood above and the strapping below), four panelled timber door with sidelights and highlights, and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and panelling). The front timber picket fence also contributes to the significance of the place.

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

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House