House, 34 Barnes Street, STAWELL

Location

34 Barnes Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The house at 34 Barnes Street, Stawell, has significance as a moderately intact example of a Victorian style. Probably built in the second half of the 19th century, the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street.

The house at 34 Barnes Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the second half of the 19th century. It also demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with the hipped concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the symmetrical composition, single storey height, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, brick wall construction, two rendered chimneys with projecting tops, very narrow eaves, front central round-arched door opening and the flanking timber framed double hung windows.

Overall, the house at 34 Barnes Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House