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House, Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, ST ARNAUD

Location

Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, St. Arnaud, has significance as an example of a Victorian vernacular style house constructed of mud brick, possibly in the late 19th century or in the early 20th century. Although the cottage has experienced some alterations, its general form and rudimentary design is still largely extant.

The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and although it has been altered, the cottage still demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the double gable roof form and a bullnosed verandah that projects towards the front. Other intact qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, rendered mud brick wall construction, unpainted brick chimney with a corbelled top, narrow eaves and the 16 paned timber framed double hung windows. The mature shrubs and pine trees also contribute to the significance of the place.

The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. The mud brick wall construction represents a form of construction that was sometimes used in the St. Arnaud locality but intact examples are now rare.

Overall, the cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House