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House - 'Dunanore', 27 Patrick Street, STAWELL
Location27 Patrick Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
'Dunanore', 27 Patrick Street, Stawell, makes a significant historical and architectural contribution to the local area. Constructed in 1900 for Thomas Kinsella to a design by Michael Ryan of Ararat and Stawell, the house is an unusual and intact example of Late Victorian design. 'Dunanore' is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian style. These qualities include the recessed gabled roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable and skillion verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact qualities include the Grampians freestone base walls, unpainted brick wall construction, slate roof cladding, galvanised corrugated iron verandah roof cladding, three rendered brick chimneys with projecting cornices, narrow eaves, highly elaborate bank of double hung timber framed windows with a rendered crowning pediment below which is a drip mould supported by consoles and decorative pilaster window surrounds, freestone quoinwork, segmentally arched window surrounds, sills and brackets, cast iron verandah valance, brackets and columns, and the timber framed double hung windows and front doorway. The visual connections to St. Patrick's Catholic Church contribute to the significance of the place. 'Dunanore' is historically significant at a LOCAL level. The place is associated with Thomas Kinsella one of the owners of the Moonlight and Magdala Mines. Overall, 'Dunanore' is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House