Back to search results » Back to search page »

TIMBER HOUSE AND HEDGE

Other Name

DONNELLY'S RESIDENCE

Location

Nareen Road NAREEN, Southern Grampians Shire

File Number

454

Level

Stage 2 study complete

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The timber house and hedge in Nareen Road, Nareen are conservatively traditional in their combination of the plain late-Federation style and the fashion for hedges. The house which dates from c1915, is a simple, asymmetrical dwelling with a projecting bedroom and a front verandah. The front door is surprisingly not asymmetric. The hipped roof is corrugated iron. The garden on the south side is devoted to fruit trees and vegetables. The hedge dominates the image of the dwelling from the road and is a focus for the small community of Nareen. The house, garden and hedge are in good condition and are relatively intact.

How is it significant?
The timber house and hedge at Nareen is of historical and architectural significance for the community of Nareen and the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
The timber house and hedge in Nareen Road, Nareen is of historical significance as a late example of a traditional housing type and of architectural (horticultural) significance as having a fine traditional Cupressus macrocarpa hedge.

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees