House, 30 Patrick Street, STAWELL

The house at 30 Patrick Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Late Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof forms that traverse the site, together with the return concave verandah that projects at the front and side. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, timber framed double hung tripartite windows having engaged fluted pilasters and etched stained glass in the sidelights, rendered brick chimneys with corbelled tops, narrow eaves with timber brackets, paterae and panelling, six panelled timber door with sidelights and highlights, fluted and barley twist cast iron verandah columns with decorative capitals, and the elaborate cast iron verandah brackets and valances.

The house at 30 Patrick Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the late 19th century. In particular, this house has associations with Mr. and Mrs. David White, original owners who instigated construction in 1892. David White was also the architect for the house, and he was a Mining Engineer with the Wimmera Crushing Battery for 40 years. The house also has associations with John Barnes, contractor, and Rees and Willoughby for the original painting and decorating.

Overall, the house at 30 Patrick Street is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House