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House, 43 Skene Street, STAWELL

Location 43 Skene Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE Level Rec for HO area contributory

[1/1] SL 361 - House, 43 Skene

Statement of Significance

The house at 43 Skene Street, Stawell, makes a significant architectural and visual contribution to the predominantly late 19th and early 20th century residential area. It is significant at a CONTRIBUTORY level, being associated with residential developments in Stawell in the late 19th or early 20th century and it demonstrates some remnant and appropriate design qualities of a transitional Late Victorian/Edwardian style. These qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, recessive hipped roof form and hipped roof and bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, strapped and corbelled face red brick chimney, narrow eaves, timber framed double hung windows and the timber framed front doorway with highlight.