Former Bank, 8 Newall Street, MARNOO
8 Newall Street MARNOO, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The former Union Bank building, 8 Newall Street, Marnoo, makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, horizontal weatherboard streetscape of galvanised corrugated iron pitched roof buildings. Built in 1920, the bank became the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Bank Ltd in 1951.
The former Union Bank building, 8 Newall Street, Marnoo, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Californian Bungalow style. These qualities include the broad gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable and porch gable that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, lapped galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, early brick chimney with a soldier course capping (but not overpainting), roof ridge ventilators, wide eaves with exposed timber rafters and large timber brackets, paired timber Tuscan porch columns and plain short entablatures, plain rendered concrete porch column bases, two panelled double timber doors, segmentally arched timber framed ten paned transom, transom architrave punctuated by a keystone, two early timber framed boxed window openings flanking the porch gable, other boxed and flush timber framed double hung windows (including six paned upper sashes), and the gable infill, notably the broad horizontal panelling and the small brackets on the side gable ends.
The former Union Bank building, 8 Newall Street, Marnoo, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of banking institutions in Marnoo in the early 20th century. In particular, this building has associations with the former Union Bank, original owner and occupier who instigated its construction in 1920. The Union Bank amalgamated in 1951, with this bank becoming known as the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Bank.
Overall, the former Union Bank building, 8 Newall Street, Marnoo, is of LOCAL significance.
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Former Bank, 8 Newall Street, MARNOO - Physical Description 1
The former Union Bank building, 8 Newall Street, Marnoo, has visual connections with other predominantly single storey, horizontal weatherboard residential and commercial buildings with pitched galvanised corrugated iron roofs. This building is generally in accord with the form, construction and setbacks of the significant places visually connected to it.
The former Union Bank building is set on an averaged sized allotment for the area, and is situated along the front boundary. There are narrow side setbacks with a concrete driveway along one side leading to a rear garage. Perimeter plantings at the sides of the building form some landscaping.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, interwar Californian Bungalow styled former Union Bank building is characterised by a broad gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable and porch gable that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in lapped galvanised corrugated iron. An early brick (with introduced white overpainting) chimney having a soldier course capping adorns the roofline. The roof ridges also have early ventilators with elongated galvanised hoods. Wide overhangs, exposed timber rafters and large timber brackets are features of the eaves.
A feature of the design is the front projecting gable with a gable porch. This porch is supported by paired timber Tuscan columns and plain short entablatures. The columns rest on plain rendered concrete bases. There is an early doorway with two panelled double timber doors and a segmentally arched, timber framed, ten paned transom above. The transom architrave is punctuated by an early keystone.
Flanking the porch are two early timber framed boxed window openings. The actual windows appear to have replaced earlier timber framed windows. There is a pair of early boxed timber framed double hung windows with six paned upper sashes. The windows at the side are also early, being timber framed and double hung.
At the rear of the former bank building is a pitched roof weatherboard outbuilding that appears to have been introduced. Other early features of the design include the gable infill, notably the broad horizontal panelling and the small brackets on the side gable ends.
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: Local
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