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House, 40 Main Street, STAWELL

Location

40 Main Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The house at 40 Main Street, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of the Federation style. Built in the early 20th century, the house has served for many years as the medical rooms for local General Practitioners, and appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 40 Main Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Federation style. These qualities include the picturesque and complex roof forms comprising projecting gables, conical corner roof on the diagonal, and a rear elevated gambrel roof. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, predominantly single storey height (with attic space), terra cotta tile roof cladding, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, elongated face red brick chimney with rendered top and terra cotta pot, broad eaves, decorative solid timber bargeboards to the gable ends, terra cotta roof ridge decoration and finials, timber framed casement windows, round arched window and the decorative gable infill (battening and stuccoed panelling, and ventilators). The capped timber picket fence at the front also contributes to the significance of the place.

The house at 40 Main Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the Federation era in the early 20th century. This house also appears to have associations with a number of local General Practitioners, including Dr. Clifford Hunt, Dr. Springet, Dr. Bill Lawrence and Dr. Bob Grey.

Overall, the house at 40 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House