House, 8 Inkerman Street, ST ARNAUD
8 Inkerman Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 8 Inkerman Street makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, Victorian styled residential streetscapes of Inkerman Street between Queens Avenue and Canterbury Street and of the adjacent Queens Avenue. The Victorian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
Although partially altered (due mainly to the removal of the original verandah columns), the house at 8 Inkerman 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 original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the generally symmetrical composition, single storey height, simple dominant hipped roof form and skillion verandah form. Other intact qualities include the red painted and lapped galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, ashlar block profile weatherboard cladding to the main elevations, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding to the secondary elevations, two elongated rendered brick chimneys with incised ribbing, straps and corbelled tops, narrow eaves with dentillated timber brackets and larger paired timber brackets, and the timber framed, triple light, double hung windows that are symmetrically arranged on the front facade.
Overall, the house at 8 Inkerman Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 8 Inkerman Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 8 Inkerman Street has visual connections with other significant, predominantly Victorian styled, single storey houses in the residential streetscapes of Inkerman Street between Queens Avenue and Canterbury Street and of the adjacent Queens Avenue. The house is generally in accord with the form, scale, construction, style and setbacks of the significant houses visually connected to it. The Victorian style of this house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
The house at 8 Inkerman Street is situated on a deep allotment, which provides for a substantial front setback. The narrow side setbacks and side driveway are typical for the area, as is the lack of substantial front landscaping. The high timber fence and gates at the front boundary are recent and inappropriate.
The symmetrical, single storey, Victorian styled house clad with ashlar block profile weatherboards and horizontal weatherboards is characterised by a simple dominant hipped roof form and a return skillion verandah which projects at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in early red painted and lapped galvanised corrugated iron.
Two elongated rendered brick chimneys with incised ribbing, straps and corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs with dentillated timber brackets and larger paired timber brackets are features of the eaves. The timber framed, triple light, double hung windows symmetrically arranged on the front elevation are unusually large and appear to be early.
There is a recent carport attached to the side of the house.
The return skillion verandah has been altered and is currently supported by introduced, open steel truss columns that are inappropriate.
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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