House, 33 Alma Street, ST ARNAUD
33 Alma ST ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 33 Alma Street makes a significant contribution to the streetscape of single storey, Victorian and Edwardian styled houses visually connected to it. This house appears to have been constructed in the mid to late 1890s, or in the first decade of the 20th century, and is largely intact from the exterior.
The house at 33 Alma Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the asymmetrical composition, the single storey height, and the dominant hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the rear hipped roof at the side and the return bullnosed verandah that projects at the front and side. Other intact qualities include the red-painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, the modest boxed eaves with decorative brackets, panels and paterae, the three brick chimneys (recently painted), the recessed central doorway on the main facade with a 6 panelled timber door flanked by leadlighted sidelights, the triple light timber framed double hung windows, and the verandah decoration (turned timber columns and elaborate cast iron brackets and valances).
The house at 33 Alma Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the residential developments in St. Arnaud in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Overall, the house at 33 Alma Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 33 Alma Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 33 Alma Street is generally in accord with the landscaping and setbacks of the neighbouring, significant, predominantly Victorian and Edwardian styled, single storey houses visually connected to it.
The site has a frontage characterised by numerous shrubs and trees, and areas of grass. A concrete path punctuates the front yard and provides access to the house. A raised, round galvanised corrugated iron water tank at the rear of the house is a notable visible feature from the street frontage.
The single storey, asymmetrical, horizontal weatherboard, Victorian styled house is characterised by a dominant hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a side rear hipped roof and a return bullnosed verandah that projects at the front and the side. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron painted red. Modest overhangs, worked timber brackets, decorative panelling and paterae are features of the boxed eaves. Three early painted brick chimneys adorn the roofline.
The front facade has a central recessed entrance with an early 6 panelled timber door flanked by early leadlighted sidelights, and early timber framed double hung triple light windows.
Other early decorative features of the design include the verandah decoration, notably the turned timber verandah posts and elaborate cast iron brackets and valances.
Weatherboard walls, windows and lattice have been introduced as infill on the side sections of the verandah.
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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CROWN LAND OFFICEVictorian Heritage Register H1530
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ST ARNAUD RAILWAY STATIONVictorian Heritage Register H1594
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LORD NELSON MINE SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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