House, 25-27 Kings Avenue, ST ARNAUD
25-27 Kings Avenue ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue, St. Arnaud, has significance as a predominantly intact example of an interwar Bungalow style. The design of the house suggests that it was constructed in the 1920s or 1930s, and it is believed that a local baker, Bill Bales, was the first owner and that he built the house. It was later the home of the local chemist, Don Grey, before being occupied by Hugh Cameron, the Mayor of St. Arnaud in 1955, and his wife, May.
The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the broad gable roof form, together with minor gables and a hipped verandah that project towards the front and side. Other intact qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, unpainted and stuccoed brick wall construction, tiled roof cladding, wide eaves with exposed rafters and elongated timber brackets, projecting bay window, timber framed double hung windows, arched verandah gable opening accentuated by unpainted brick voussoirs, stuccoed brick verandah balustrade with a concrete capping and the ventilator in the upper gable.
The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century, and in particular with Bill Bales, local baker, Don Grey, local chemist, and Hugh Cameron, the Mayor of St. Arnaud in 1955, and his wife, May.
Overall, the house at 25-27 Kings Avenue is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 25-27 Kings Avenue, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The house at 25-27 Kings Avenue, St. Arnaud, forms part of a streetscape of significant, single storey, predominantly pitched roofed Victorian styled and interwar Bungalow styled houses.
This house has a modest front setback and a wide side setback, with a driveway along the other side. Perimeter flower beds, shrubs and mature trees form part of the garden. The front is bound by a timber post, tubular steel rail and cyclone wire fence, approximately 1200 mm high.
The single storey, asymmetrical, unpainted and stuccoed brick, interwar Bungalow styled house is characterised by a broad gable roof form, together with minor gables and a hipped verandah that project towards the front and side. These roof forms are clad in tiles. Wide overhangs with exposed rafters are features of the eaves, as are the elongated timber brackets.
Other early features of the design include the projecting bay window and the timber framed double hung windows, arched verandah gable opening accentuated by unpainted brick voussoirs, stuccoed brick verandah balustrade with a concrete capping and the ventilator in the upper gable. The timber framed fixed windows in the verandah have been introduced.
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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