House, Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, ST ARNAUD
Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, St. Arnaud, has significance as an example of a Victorian vernacular style house constructed of mud brick, possibly in the late 19th century or in the early 20th century. Although the cottage has experienced some alterations, its general form and rudimentary design is still largely extant.
The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in St. Arnaud in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and although it has been altered, the cottage still demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the double gable roof form and a bullnosed verandah that projects towards the front. Other intact qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, rendered mud brick wall construction, unpainted brick chimney with a corbelled top, narrow eaves and the 16 paned timber framed double hung windows. The mature shrubs and pine trees also contribute to the significance of the place.
The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. The mud brick wall construction represents a form of construction that was sometimes used in the St. Arnaud locality but intact examples are now rare.
Overall, the cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets is of LOCAL significance.
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House, Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The cottage at Cnr Butcher & Rupert Streets, St. Arnaud, is set on a large allotment and is surrounded by early shrubs, with a substantial pine tree at the rear.
The single storey, rendered mud brick, Victorian vernacular styled cottage is characterised by a double gable roof form and a bullnosed verandah (supported by recent timber columns) that projects towards the front. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. An early unpainted brick chimney with a corbelled top adorns the roofline. Narrow overhangs are a feature of the eaves. Another early feature of the design is the 16 paned timber framed double hung windows.
Over the years, the cottage has experienced a number of additions and alterations, including the addition of a room under one side of the verandah, and the cement sheet cladding to the other end of the verandah. A round galvanised corrugated iron water tank is situated to one side of the cottage.
Comparative Information:
The Victorian vernacular styled house at 3 Outram Street, St. Arnaud, is also constructed of rendered mud brick, possibly in c.1898.
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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LORD NELSON NORTH MINE SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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WELCOME NELSON MINE SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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ST ARNAUD TAILINGS DUMP/CYANIDE VATSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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