House - 'Bishopholme', 21 McMahon Street, ST ARNAUD
21 McMahon Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Bishopholme, 21 McMahon Street, St. Arnaud, has visual connections to other significant buildings in the street, notably the Victorian Early English Gothic styled Uniting Church. This house has significance as a predominantly intact example of the interwar Bungalow style. The design of the house suggests that it was constructed during the interwar period (1920s or 1930s).
Bishopholme is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the interwar (1920s and 1930s) period and it demonstrates original and appropriate design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the stepped gable roof forms that project at the front and side, unpainted brick wall construction and the tiled roof cladding. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the three elongated unpainted brick chimneys with stuccoed brick tops, wide eaves and exposed rafters, timber framed windows and the decorative gable infill (shingling, ventilators, battening and panelling).
Bishopholme is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It was the home of the first Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of St. Arnaud from c1926.
Overall, Bishopholme, 21 McMahon Street, St Arnaud, is of LOCAL significance.
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House - 'Bishopholme', 21 McMahon Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The house at 21 McMahon Street, on the corner of Millett Street, has a large setback, characterised by grassed areas, perimeter gardens and trees, and punctuated by a high timber paling fence. The front and perimeter is bound by a low unpainted brick fence with a brown glazed brick capping and is approximately 700 mm high. A substantial proportion of the exterior of the house is covered in Ivy creeper.
The asymmetrical, single storey, unpainted brick, interwar Bungalow styled house is characterised by stepped gable roof forms that project at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in tiles. Three early, elongated unpainted brick chimneys with stuccoed brick tops adorn the roofline. Wide overhangs and exposed rafters are features of the eaves.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed windows and the decorative gable infill (shingling, ventilators, battening and panelling).
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:
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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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