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House, 12 Houston Street, STAWELL
Location12 Houston Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The house at 12 Houston Street, Stawell, has significance as a moderately intact example of a late Victorian style. Possibly built between the late 19th and very early 20th century, the house is reflective of residential developments in Stawell during this period. The house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street. The house at 12 Houston Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. It also demonstrates original design qualities of a late 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, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated metal sheet roof cladding, unpainted brick chimney with a multi-corbelled top, narrow eaves, timber verandah columns, central framed doorway, and the timber framed double hung windows. Overall, the house at 12 Houston Street is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House