House - 'Woodside Cottage', 87 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP
87 Grampians Road HALLS GAP, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house known as 'Woodside Cottage', 87 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.
The house known as 'Woodside Cottage' is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It 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 and shallow hipped verandah that project towards the road. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, face red brick chimney at the rear, 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 known as 'Woodside Cottage' 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.
Overall, the house known as 'Woodside Cottage' is of LOCAL significance.
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House - 'Woodside Cottage', 87 Grampians Road, HALLS GAP - Physical Description 1
The house known as 'Woodside Cottage', 87 Grampians Road, Halls Gap, has a picturesque setting with large mature exotic and native trees surrounding the house. There is a modest front setback with open grassed space and perimeter plantings. The front horizontal timber paling fence, approximately 1500 mm high, is recent and has replaced a flat timber picket fence of approximately 1000 mm which was more typical of early 20th century design.
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 and shallow hipped verandah that project towards the road. These roof forms are clad in early red-painted galvanised corrugated iron. An early face red brick chimney adorns the roofline at the rear. Modest overhangs with exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves.
The verandah is supported by timber columns and vertical timber brackets attached to the walls.
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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