House. 40 Queens Avenue, ST ARNAUD
40 Queens Avenue ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 40 Queens Avenue makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, Victorian styled residential streetscape. The Victorian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
Although partially altered, the house at 40 Queens Avenue 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 single storey height, simple dominant hipped roof form, together with a return bullnosed verandah that projects at the front and side (but not the verandah infill in the corner). Other intact qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, the ashlar block profile and horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, two brick chimneys (one chimney is missing its early corbelled top), narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, early timber framed, triple light, double hung windows, and the central entrance with a four panelled timber front door and timber framed side and toplights. The two substantial palm trees at the front also contribute to the significance of the place.
Overall, the house at 40 Queens Avenue is of LOCAL significance.
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House. 40 Queens Avenue, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The site at 40 Queens Avenue has visual connections with other significant, predominantly Victorian styled, single storey houses in the residential streetscape of Queens Avenue. It is also visually connected to the significant urban foci of the Christ Anglican Church and Christ Anglican Church hall (a former denominational school), the Church of the Immaculate Conception Presbytery and the Church of the Immaculate Conception, all located in Queens Avenue. The house is generally in accord with the landscaping, form, setbacks and style of the significant houses visually connected to it. The Victorian style of the house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th century.
The front of the site is bound by an introduced post and cyclone wire fence, and is especially characterised by two substantial palm trees. The front setback is approximately 5 metres and typical for the street, as are the narrow side setbacks.
The single storey, Victorian styled house, clad with ashlar block profile weatherboards and horizontal weatherboards, is characterised by a simple dominant hipped roof form, together with a return bullnosed verandah that projects at the front and side. The integrity of the house has been effected by the verandah infill at the front in the corner. The roof forms are clad in early galvanised corrugated iron.
Two early brick chimneys (recently painted?) adorn the roofline. One chimney has been altered and is missing the early corbelled top that characterises the other chimney closest to the street. Narrow overhangs and paired timber brackets are features of the eaves. The timber framed, triple light, double hung windows on the front facade are another early feature of the design. These are symmetrically arranged about a central entrance featuring a four panelled timber door with timber framed side and toplights.
The timber verandah columns appear to have been introduced, replacing earlier (possibly cast iron) columns.
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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