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Collins House, 25 Collins St, Diamond Creek

Location

25 Collins St DIAMOND CREEK, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

This is an altered Victorian-era house with weatherbaord wall cladding, corbelled brick chimney, corrugated iron roofing, scalloped barges, and a gabled main roof with agabled projecting room bay. The skillion form front verandah is new, with cast-iron brackets, a concrete floor and timber framing. There is what appears to be an added gabled westherbaord clad bay at the rear, with an unusual cantilivered bay window. This is attached to the rear skillion

Integrity

Both front windows have been replaced, the front verandah is new, the chimney bricks have been painted and top capped, and a skillion car port has been added to the side. The front fence is new and inter-war in character.

Context

Set on the side of the hill in a group of early weatherboard houses, opposite the other Leach house (24 Collins Street)

What is significant?Fabric associated with:

- the Victorian era

- Thomas Collins tenure

How is it significant?

The Collins house is historically significant to Diamond Creek

Why is it significant?

The Collinshouse is significant

- as one of theoldest houses in the town (Criterion A4) and

- for its association with one of the town's prominent figures, Thomas Collins the local band master (Criterion H1)

HERITAGE VALUE 2005:Local

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House