House, 22 Scotland Place, STAWELL

The house in Scotland Place is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of a simple Federation style. These qualities include the central steeply pitched gambrel roof form, together with the projecting gables at the front and side, and the gabled corner verandah porch. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, deep red painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, painted brick chimneys with terra cotta pots, narrow eaves, roof ridge decoration and finials, paired timber porch posts with curved Art Nouveau timber fretwork valances and simple diagonal timber fretwork, banks of timber framed casement windows with highlights, corner timber framed doorway with sidelights and highlights, portal window under the porch, window hoods supported by timber brackets, and the timberwork in the porch gable end.

Overall, the house in Scotland Place is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House