RESIDENCE (HOUSE)
Location
25 STEWART STREET, NORTH BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
Level
Included in Heritage Overlay
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
No. 25 Stewart Street, North Bendigo (c. 1874) is a small double-fronted timber residence with a gabled roof.
How is it significant?
No. 25 Stewart Street, North Bendigo is of local historical and architectural significance.
Why is it significant?
No. 25 Stewart Street, North Bendigo is of local historical significance as an example of a timber residence built during the early stages of development in the area. There was a house at the site by 1874. It is likely that it was built under the 'residence areas' provisions of the Mines Act 1858, which enabled the holder of a miner's right to occupy the land adjacent to his or her claim for a dwelling. The land was not purchased from the Crown until 1981.
No. 25 Stewart Street, North Bendigo is of architectural significance as a representative example of a simple timber house of the 1870s with transverse gabled roof form. It is relatively intact to the front wing with changes generally limited to the repair of fabric and the replacement of the verandah.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House