House, 13 Queens Avenue, ST ARNAUD
13 Queens Avenue ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 13 Queens Avenue makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey residential streetscape distinguished by some Victorian styled houses. The eclectic Late Victorian and Edwardian style of the house suggests that it was constructed c.1900-1910.
The house at 13 Queens Avenue is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of an eclectic Late Victorian and Edwardian style. These qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, recessed hipped roof form that traverses the site, and the gable roof and return bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the green painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, two unpainted brick chimneys with corbelled tops, unpainted brick plain chimney at the rear, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, panelling and paterae, timber framed, triple light double hung windows to the front elevations, timber framed, double hung windows to the side elevations, timber framed doorway with side and toplights, unusual sinuous organic Art Nouveau-like relief that adorns the bargeboards of the projecting gable, cast iron verandah decoration (valances and brackets) and the turned timber verandah columns.
Overall, the house at 13 Queens Avenue is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 13 Queens Avenue, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 13 Queens Avenue has visual connections with other significant Victorian styled, single storey houses along the south end of the Queens Avenue streetscape. It also has a visual connection with the former St. Patrick's Catholic Church building. The eclectic Late Victorian and Edwardian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in c.1900-1910.
The house has a large front setback of approximately 10 metres, and smaller side setbacks. The front garden is typically rudimentary, with a grassed areas and shrubs.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal weatherboard, eclectic Late Victorian and Edwardian styled house is characterised by a recessed hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable roof and return bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in green painted galvanised corrugated iron. Two early unpainted brick chimneys with corbelled tops (at the front), and a plain unpainted brick chimney (at the rear) adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs with paired timber brackets, panelling and paterae are features of the eaves.
The front facade has early timber framed double hung windows with narrow sidelights, and an early timber framed doorway with side and highlights.
An unusual decorative feature of the design is the sinuous, organic Art Nouveau-like relief that adorns the bargeboards of the projecting gable. This house is one of only two in St. Arnaud with this type of decoration (the other house being located at 9 Victoria Street, St. Arnaud). Another feature is the cast iron verandah decoration, notably the valances and brackets. The turned timber verandah columns may be more recent but are appropriate.
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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