House - 44 Alma Street, ST ARNAUD
44 Alma Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 44 Alma Street makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, Victorian styled residential streetscapes of Alma Street between Canterbury and McMahon Streets and of the intersecting Queens Avenue. The transitional Late Victorian and Edwardian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the early 20th century (c.1900-1910).
The house at 44 Alma Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of a transitional Late Victorian and Edwardian style. These qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height and main hipped roof form as well as the secondary hipped roof and bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the dark red corrugated Colorbond roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, two brick chimneys with corbelled tops, narrow eaves with decorative panelling, paterae and timber brackets, timber framed double hung windows arranged in pairs, four panelled timber door with sidelights, bracketed timber window hood mould, window hood, cast iron verandah decoration (valances and brackets), and the turned timber verandah columns. The recent front timber picket fence also contributes to the significance of the place.
Overall, the house at 44 Alma Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House - 44 Alma Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 44 Alma Street is visually connected to other significant, predominantly Victorian styled, single storey houses in the residential streetscapes of Alma Street between Canterbury and McMahon Streets and of the intersecting Queens Avenue. It is also visually connected to the significant urban foci of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and adjacent Presbytery in Queens Avenue and to the Inter-War Carpenter Gothic Church of Christ in Alma Street.This house is generally in accord with the form, scale, construction, style and setbacks of the significant houses visually connected to it. The transitional Late Victorian and Edwardian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the early 20th century (c.1900-1910).
The front of the site at 44 Alma Street is bound by a recent timber picket fence. A recent timber framed lychgate is also situated on the front boundary, as is the recent gabled carport.The front yard and boundary is also characterised by several garden beds with flowers, shrubs and grassed areas. The front setback of the house is about 3 metres and is smaller than most of the significant front setbacks in the area, although the narrower side setbacks are typical.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, transitional Late Victorian and Edwardian styled house is characterised by a main hipped roof form along with a secondary hipped roof and bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms appear to be clad in dark red corrugated Colorbond. Two early painted brick chimneys with corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs with decorative panels, paterae and timber brackets are features of the eaves.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed double hung windows arranged in pairs, and the four panelled timber door with sidelight. The bracketed timber hood mould also appears to be an early feature and the window hood may have been introduced.
An early decorative feature of the design is the cast iron verandah detailing, notably the valances and brackets. The turned timber verandah columns may be more recent but are appropriate.
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 TAILINGS DUMPVictorian Heritage Inventory
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