Marnoo School No. 1554, 80-82 Newall Street, MARNOO
80-82 Newall Street MARNOO, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The Marnoo State School building, 80-82 Newall Street, Marnoo, has significance as a reasonably externally intact interwar school building. Built in 1926-27, the building appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.
The Marnoo State School building is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the interwar (1920s-1940s) period. These qualities include the gambrel roof form and the elongated unpainted red brick chimney with a soldier course capping. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, corrugated profile to the roof cladding (but not material), wide eaves, timber framed multipaned windows, painted masonry window sills, and the signage panel that reads "Marnoo School 1554". The garden setting also contributes to the significance of the place.
The Marnoo State School building is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of the Marnoo State School from 1926-27, replacing an earlier school building. Marnoo had been served with a State School as early as 1875 when the first teacher was appointed to the town, and the school was relocated four times until the completion of State School No. 1554 in 1926-27.
The Marnoo State School building is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and valued by the Marnoo community for education reasons.
Overall, the Marnoo State School building is of LOCAL significance.
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Marnoo School No. 1554, 80-82 Newall Street, MARNOO - Physical Description 1
The Marnoo State School building, 80-82 Newall Street, Marnoo, is set on a large allotment. The building is surrounded by lawned areas with perimeter plantings and trees, and there are asphalt paved paths and driveways.
The single storey, unpainted red brick, interwar school building is characterised by a gambrel roof form clad in introduced corrugated zincalume. An early elongated unpainted red brick chimney with a soldier course capping adorns the roofline. Wide overhangs are features of the eaves.
The timber framed multipaned windows about the perimeter of the building are also early, although there has been an air conditioning unit introduced at one end. Other early features include the painted masonry window sills and the signage panel that reads: "Marnoo School 1554".
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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