House, 59 Canterbury Street, ST ARNAUD
59 Canterbury Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 59 Canterbury Street makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey residential streetscape. The Victorian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
Although partially altered, the house at 59 Canterbury Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the late 19th century, and it demonstrates some original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the double gable roof forms that traverse the site, and the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding. The return bullnosed verandah has been introduced, possibly replacing a bullnosed verandah that originally projected towards the front only. Other intact qualities include the horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, the two brick chimneys with corbelled tops, narrow eaves, timber framed double hung windows and the central doorway.
Overall, the house at 59 Canterbury Street is of LOCAL significance.-
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House, 59 Canterbury Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 59 Canterbury Street has visual connections with the predominantly single storey residential streetscape. The house on this site is generally in accord with the form, style, construction and setbacks of the significant houses visually connected to it. The Victorian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
The house at 59 Canterbury Street has a front setback of approximately 6 metres, with narrower side setbacks and a side gravel driveway. The rudimentary front garden is typical for the area, and is characterised by an open grassed area with perimeter garden beds and some shrubs and trees.
The single storey, symmetrical, horizontal weatherboard, Victorian styled house is characterised by double gable roof forms that traverse the site, and an introduced bullnosed return verandah that projects at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. Two painted brick chimneys with corbelled tops adorn the roofline and are situated on the side elevation. Narrow overhangs are a feature of the eaves.
The early timber framed double hung windows emphasise the symmetry of the design on the street facade, being arranged about an early central doorway.
The timber verandah columns, verandah valances and brackets, and the rear verandah infill at the side, have all been introduced in later years.
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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