WEATHERBOARD HOUSE AND CORRUGATED IRON GARAGE

What is significant?
The c1917 house and the mid 20thcentury corrugated iron-clad garage and the front hedge and the surrounding site to the title boundaries.

How is it significant?
The c1917 house is historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

The mid 20thcentury garage is historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The c1917 house is historically significant because it was constructed after the opening of the railway to Hurstbridge (1912) and is a reminder of the change that the railway's arrival brought to town (Criterion A). The house is also significant because its modest scale and simple design is a reminder of the relative poverty of the Hurstbridge community in the early part of the 20th century (Criteria A & E). The house is aesthetically significant because it is of a simple symmetrical design and because it is an integral component of a cluster of c1910 and c1920s buildings that gives the centre of Hurstbridge its special character (Criterion E).

The mid 20th century garage is historically significant because its simple design and use of cheap materials illustrates the relative poverty of the Hurstbridge community in the mid 20th century (Criteria A & E). The garage is aesthetically significant because it is located right at the front of the block, facing directly on to the road, and is a dominant feature of the streetscape (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House