House, 75-77 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP
75-77 Grampians Road HALLS GAP, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house 75-77 Grampians Road, Halls Gap, has significance as a moderately intact example of an Edwardian style. Built in the early 20th century (prior to the 1920s), the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street and has been owned by a Mrs. Emma Watson since the 1930s.
The house 75-77 Grampians Road is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered and extended, it still demonstrates some original design qualities of an Edwardian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the minor hipped roof wing that projects towards the road. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, face red brick chimney at the side, modest eaves with exposed timber rafters, paired timber framed casement windows with triple-lighted highlights above and the three panelled front timber door.
The house 75-77 Grampians Road is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Halls Gap in the early 20th century. In particular, this house appears to have been built prior to the 1920s. It is known to have been owned by a Mr. Fred Crouch, undertaker from Stawell, in the 1920s and was one of four similar cottages in this area. From the 1930s the house has been occupied by Jack and Emma Watson.
Overall, the house 75-77 Grampians Road is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 75-77 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP - Physical Description 1
The house 75-77 Grampians Road, Halls Gap, has a large garden setting with brick-edged flower beds and paths of lawn. There are also some large mature exotic and native trees. The front of the wide allotment is bound by an early, rudimentary post and rail fence that is approximately 1200 mm high.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Edwardian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor hipped roof that projects towards the road. The shallow hipped return verandah appears to have been introduced, possibly replacing a smaller shallow-hipped verandah that projected towards the front only (similar to the nearby Edwardian house off Grampians Road). There is also an introduced shallow hipped addition to the side at the front. The roof forms are clad in green-painted galvanised corrugated iron. An early face red brick chimney adorns the roofline at the side. Modest overhangs with exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves.
The verandah is supported by timber columns.
Other features of the design include the paired timber framed casement windows with triple-lighted highlights above. The three panelled front timber door is reflective of early 20th century design.
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
Grading:
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