Former St. Arnaud Fire Station, 1 Walker Street, ST ARNAUD
1 Walker Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The St. Arnaud Fire Station makes a significant architectural contribution and is a landmark in the local area. Constructed in 1915 by G.W. Kell the fire station is reasonably intact, apart from the introduced parapet brick section at the front and the introduced steel fire tower that replaced the original tower which was destroyed in a storm in 1947.
Although altered, the St. Arnaud Fire Station is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original or appropriate interwar design qualities. These qualities include the elongated hipped roof form and rear gable, horizontal weatherboard wall construction, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, wide eaves and exposed timber rafters and side doorway.
The St. Arnaud Fire Station is historically significant at a LOCAL level. The building demonstrates the changing needs of the fire services in the early twentieth century.
The St. Arnaud Fire Station is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and highly valued by the St. Arnaud community for its highly important role in saving and protecting the local area from destructive fires, and subsequently for the critical contribution the members of the local brigade play in serving the community.
Overall, the St. Arnaud Fire Station is of LOCAL significance.
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Former St. Arnaud Fire Station, 1 Walker Street, ST ARNAUD - Physical Description 1
The St. Arnaud Fire Station, corner Walker and Dundas Streets, St. Arnaud, makes an important architectural contribution and is a landmark in the local area. The building forms the front and one side boundary, with a grassed and treed area to the other side.
The single storey, horizontal weatherboard and introduced cream brick, early interwar styled building is characterised by an elongated hipped roof form with a parapeted brick front and large, introduced steel framed and glazed doors. The roof forms appear to be clad in galvanised corrugated iron. Wide overhangs and exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves. A single doorway and timber door are situated at the side. To the other side of the building is an introduced steel trusses tower.
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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