House, 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway), GREAT WESTERN
31-33 Western Highway GREAT WESTERN, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway), Great Western, is significant as a relatively externally intact example of a Late Victorian design. The design of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th or early 20th century.
The house at 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway) is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Great Western in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and although slightly altered, it demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with the rear hipped roof and the location and skillion form of the verandah (at the front only). Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, two unpainted brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops, modest eaves, front timber framed central doorway with four panelled timber door, and the timber framed double hung windows. The two landmark palm trees also contribute to the significance of the place.
Overall, the house at 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway) is of LOCAL significance.
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL
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House, 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway), GREAT WESTERN - Physical Description 1
The house at 31-33 Main Street (Western Highway), Great Western, is set on a large residential outlet on the western fringe of the central township area. The garden consists of grassed areas and perimeter plantings, and two landmark palm trees. The house has a substantial front setback of approximately 10 metres. The front is bound by a timber post and rail and woven wire fence, and hedge, approximately 1200 mm high.
The symmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, Late Victorian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a rear hipped roof and an introduced return skillion verandah that projects at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. Two early unpainted red brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs are features of the eaves. Under the verandah at the front is an early timber framed central doorway with an early four panelled timber door. It is flanked by two early timber framed double hung windows. Similar windows are also situated along the side walls.
Heritage Study and Grading
Northern Grampians - Shire of Northern Grampians - Stage 2 Heritage Study
Author: Wendy Jacobs, Vicki Johnson, David Rowe, Phil Taylor
Year: 2004
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ST PETER'S VINEYARDVictorian Heritage Inventory
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