Dwelling, 21 Graham Street
21 Graham Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Residence and its setting at 21 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh.
How is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 21 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical and architectural significance to the Shire of Moorabool.
Why is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 21 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical significance for its demonstration of the early development of the Bacchus Marsh Township. The dwelling is a rare surviving example of a cottage from the 1870s period. Survival of intact buildings from this era is rare across Victoria.
The Residence and its setting at 21 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of aesthetic significance as a rare surviving example of a mid-Victorian style cottage. The residence demonstrates key features of the style, including the simple form of the building with its single gable roof running parallel with the street, symmetrical composition, the bull-nose profile verandah with a simple timber frieze, the timber framed double hung windows with six pane sashes and narrow mullions and the humble scale and detailing of the building.
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Dwelling, 21 Graham Street - Physical Conditions
Excellent condition but the birch tree roots may tend to cause structural cracking of the brickwork.
Dwelling, 21 Graham Street - Intactness
The brickwork has been painted and the front door possibly replaced.
SIGNIFICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:
VERANDAH.
CHIMNEYS. DOORS. WINDOWS.
Dwelling, 21 Graham Street - Physical Description 1
A symmetrical double-fronted early brick cottage with a gabled roof across. It has a hip-roofed bull-nosed verandah paved with quarry tiles. There are double-hung 12-paned windows.
Dwelling, 21 Graham Street - Historical Australian Themes
Township
Dwelling, 21 Graham Street - Usage/Former Usage
USE: House.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995
Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
Year: 1995
Grading:
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0503
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BACCHUS MARSH EXPRESS OFFICE AND PRINTING WORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0504
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FORMER CHRISTOPHER CRISP RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0505
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