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House, 35 Skene Street, STAWELL
Location35 Skene Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The house at 35 Skene Street, Stawell, makes a significant architectural and visual contribution to the predominantly late 19th and early 20th century residential area. This house has significance as an intact example of an interwar Bungalow style. Built between the 1920s and 1940s, the house appears in good condition when viewed from the street. The house at 35 Skene Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the long gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable roof and long skillion verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, face brick wall construction, terra cotta tile roof cladding, two face brick chimneys with clinker brick soldier coursing, broad eaves, timber framed double hung windows with diagonal glazing bars in the upper sashes, timber framed front doorway with sidelight, timber and glazed front door, brick verandah piers decorated with clinker bricks forming diamond motifs and soldier course capitals, and the gable infill. The front garden also contributes to the visual amenity of the place. The house at 35 Skene Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the interwar (c.1920s-1940s) period. In particular, this house appears to have associations with Peter Monaghan, farmer and Commission agent, and possible original owner. Overall, the house at 35 Skene Street is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House