House, 27 Campbell Street, STAWELL
27 Campbell Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 27 Campbell Street, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of an Edwardian style. Built in the late 19th or early 20th century, the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street and is reflective of some of residential developments in Stawell of that era.
The house at 27 Campbell Street, Stawell, is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. The house also demonstrates original design qualities of an Edwardian style.These qualities include the recessed hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the minor hipped roof and hipped bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, two brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops, narrow eaves, turned timber verandah columns, timber fretwork verandah arch and timber fretwork verandah valances, front six panelled timber door with sidelights and highlights, timber framed windows and the window hoods. The front capped timber picket fence also contributes to the significance of the place, as does the mature Italian Cypress towards the rear.
Overall, the house at 27 Campbell Street is of LOCAL significance. The significance of the house also relies on the retention of the neighbouring house at 25 Campbell Street.
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House, 27 Campbell Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 27 Campbell Street, Stawell, is set on an average sized allotment for the area and has a substantial front setback. The front comprised of an open grassed area with concrete pedestrian paths and perimeter garden beds. There is a mature Italian Cypress towards the rear of the property. The front is bound by a capped timber picket fence with metal gate and is approximately 1300 mm high. This house is of identical design and construction to the neighbouring house at 25 Campbell Street.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Edwardian styled house is characterised by a recessed hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor hipped roof and hipped bullnosed verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in green painted galvanised corrugated steel. Two early brick chimneys (now painted) with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by turned timber columns and has an early timber fretwork arch and timber fretwork valances.
Other features of the design include the front six panelled timber door with sidelights and highlights, and the timber framed windows. The window hoods over the front and side windows, with timber fretwork brackets, may also be early.
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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