House, 14 Clifton Avenue, STAWELL
14 Clifton Avenue STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 14 Clifton Avenue, Stawell, has significance as a predominantly intact example of the Edwardian style. Although no historical details have been ascertained, the Edwardian design suggests that the house was built in the very late 19th or very early 20th century. Apart from the evidence of rusting in the metal panelling in the gable end, the house appears to be in fair-good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 14 Clifton Avenue is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential development in Stawell during the Edwardian era (c.1895-1915). It also demonstrates original design qualities of the Edwardian style. These qualities include the recessive hipped roof forms, together with the gable and hipped ogee form 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, face brick chimneys, narrow eaves with paired timber brackets, turned timber verandah columns with solid timber brackets, timber fretwork valance having Art Nouveau detailing, front doorway with sidelights and highlight, timber framed double hung windows (including the tripartite window under the projecting gable), elongated timber finial and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and pressed metal panelling).
Overall, the house at 14 Clifton Avenue is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 14 Clifton Avenue, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 14 Clifton Avenue, Stawell, is situated on corner allotment and has a typical modest front setback. The front is bound by an early, rudimentary timber post and cyclone wire fence, with an early scrolled metal gate in the centre. The fence and gate are approximately 1200 mm high. The front is largely open and grassed, with some flower beds near the front of the house and some shrubs and trees at the side.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Edwardian styled house is characterised by recessive hipped roof forms, together with a gable and hipped ogee form verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in painted galvanised corrugated steel. Two early face brick chimneys adorn the roofline, the main chimney having a rendered corbelled top. Narrow overhangs with paired timber brackets are features of the eaves at the front.
An early feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by turned timber columns with solid timber brackets and is adorned by a timber fretwork valance having Art Nouveau detailing, typical for Edwardian design.
Other early features of the design include the front doorway with sidelights and highlight, timber framed double hung windows (including the tripartite window under the projecting gable), elongated timber finial and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and pressed metal panelling). There is evidence of rusting in the metal panelling in the gable end.
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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