House - 'Wallaloo', 65 McMahon Street, ST ARNAUD
65 McMahon Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 65 McMahon Street, St. Arnaud, forms part of a group of four single storey, pitched roofed Victorian and Federation styled houses. This house has significance as a relatively intact example of a modest Victorian style. The design of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century and was occupied at an early period by local auctioneer and stock and station agent, George McKechnie.
The house called 'Wallaloo' at 65 McMahon Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form, together with a concave return verandah that projects at the front and side. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, corrugated Colorbond roof cladding, brick wall construction, three unpainted brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops, modest eaves, projecting window bays with timber framed double hung windows, four panelled timber door with transoms and two sidelights, stop chamfered timber verandah columns and decorative valances and brackets.
The house called 'Wallaloo' at 65 McMahon 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 particularly with George McKechnie, local auctioneer and stock and station agent.
Overall, the house called 'Wallaloo' at 65 McMahon Street, St. Arnaud, is of LOCAL significance.
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House - 'Wallaloo', 65 McMahon Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The house known as 'Wallaloo' at 65 McMahon Street, St. Arnaud, forms part of a group of four Victorian and Federation styled single storey, pitched roof houses.
'Wallaloo' has a medium front setback and one wide side setback forming the gravel driveway. The front garden is largely characterised by an open grassed area with some perimeter plantings and a timber flagpole. The front is bound by a timber picket fence on an unpainted brick plinth and is approximately 1500 mm high.
The single storey, painted brick, Victorian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a concave return verandah that projects at the front and side. These roof forms appear to be clad in corrugated Colorbond. Three unpainted brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs are a feature of the eaves.
The front is also identified by two projecting bay windows that flank the central and early four panelled door and transom and two sidelights. These bays have full length timber framed double hung windows.
Early or appropriate decorative features of the design include the stop chamfered timber verandah columns and the valances and brackets. The timber trellis under the verandah at the side has 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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