House. 13 Bowen Street, ST ARNAUD
13 Bowen Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The rudimentary Victorian style of the cottage at 13 Bowen Street suggests that it was constructed in the second half of the 19th century. The cottage is situated on original Lot 17 of Section F2 that had been purchased by B. Lyons on 21 July 1891 but the site may have been under an early mining lease and sold by the Crown at this later date with the house already erected. The house has experienced a number of alterations, although the form and general character of the building are extant.
The house at 13 Bowen Street historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the second half of the 19th century, and it demonstrates some original design qualities of a rudimentary Victorian style. These qualities include the symmetrical composition, the single storey height, the double gable roof forms and the skillion verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the lapped galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, the timber window frames and their symmetrical locations, the central doorway, and the brick chimneys. The substantial gardens and rear timber outbuilding also contribute to the significance of the place.
Overall, the house at 13 Bowen Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House. 13 Bowen Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The house at 13 Bowen Street is set on a large allotment, with a substantial street frontage. The front is bound by a simple post and rail fence, which is approximately 1.5m high. The front gardens are substantial and include several exotic trees and manicured shrubs. Adjacent to the rear of the house is a gabled, horizontal weatherboard outbuilding.
The single storey, horizontal weatherboard, rudimentary Victorian styled house is characterised by double gable roof forms that traverse the site, together with a skillion verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. Two external painted brick chimneys, one of which appears to be quite early, are situated to one side and adorn the roofline. The timber framed casement windows with highlights are unusual for this type of house and may have been introduced, although the symmetrical composition of the front windows about a central doorway is typical of rudimentary Victorian styled houses. The verandah is supported by introduced square timber columns with decorative solid timber fretwork.
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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