House, 5 Lake Road, STAWELL
5 Lake Road STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 5 Lake Road, Stawell, has significance as a moderately intact example of a rudimentary Victorian style. Built in the second half of the 19th century, the design reflects some of the residential developments in Stawell at that time. The dwelling appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street. There is evidence of wall cracking, possibly rising damp causing deterioration in the brickwork and rusting roof cladding.
The house at 5 Lake Road is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the second half of the 19th century. The house also demonstrates some original design qualities of a rudimentary Victorian style. These qualities include the double hipped roof forms that traverse the site, together with the brick wall construction, narrow eaves and the decorative dichromatic brick chimney. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, galvanised corrugated steel roof cladding, central shallow-arched timber framed front doorway with highlight, and the shallow arched timber framed double hung windows. The rear modestly scaled parapeted gable wing also contributes to the architectural significance of the place.
Overall, the house at 5 Lake Road is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 5 Lake Road, STAWELL - Physical Conditions
The house at 5 Lake Road, Stawell, is set on a typical allotment for and area but has a very shallow front setback comprising an introduced garden bed in poor condition. There are open grassed areas beside the house and some trees along the side.
The single storey, painted brick, rudimentary Victorian styled house is characterised by double hipped roof forms that traverse the site, together with an introduced shallow pitched hipped verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. An early decorative, dichromatic brick chimney with corbelled top adorns the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
Other early features of the design include the symmetrical composition of the front facade with its central shallow-arched timber framed doorway with highlight and the flanking shallow arched timber framed double hung windows. The other shallow arched timber framed windows at the sides are also early.
At the rear of the double hipped front portion of the dwelling is a rear, modestly scaled parapeted gable wing. This addition is constructed of painted brickwork and has a galvanised corrugated steel roof and small timber framed window. There is also a more recent skillion addition with horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding at rear on the other side.
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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FORMER LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H0531
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HILL PIPE ORGAN - ST PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H2177
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CENTRAL PARKVictorian Heritage Register H2284
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