House, 27 Main Street, STAWELL
27 Main Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 27 Main Street, Stawell, has significance as a moderately intact example of the Victorian Picturesque style. Possibly built in the early 1870s for Richard Lemin, the house has experienced some alterations to the verandah, and is in fair condition (with a bargeboard missing, deteriorated brick base and deteriorated roof cladding).
The house at 27 Main Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although slightly altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of the Victorian Picturesque style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable roof and 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 iron roof cladding; projecting faceted bay with early timber framed windows, decorative timber banding and brackets, narrow window pilasters and arched base panelling; modest eaves with paired timber brackets, paterae and panelling; and the face brick chimney.
The house at 27 Main Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell in the 19th century. In particular, this house has possible associations with Richard Lemin, who had it built in the early 1870s. The house has long-term associations with the Lemin family, until approximately 1948.
Overall, the house at 27 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 27 Main Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 27 Main Street, Stawell, is set on an average sized allotment for the area, and has a modest front setback. The front comprises more recent rudimentary garden beds, shrubbery and a tall eucalypt. The front is also bound by a recent steel mesh fence that is approximately 1300 mm high.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Victorian Picturesque styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable roof and verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. An early face brick chimney adorns the roofline. Modest overhangs with paired timber brackets, paterae and panelling are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the gable with the projecting faceted bay having timber framed windows. The timber brackets, decorative banding and narrow window pilasters, together with the timber framed double hung windows and the decorative arched panelling below the windows are also early.
Timber lattice screening of varying types has been introduced in front of the verandah. However, the form and timber fascia with decorative banding are early.
Another early feature of the design is the remnant elaborate timber bargeboard on the gable end, with the other bargeboard missing. The brick base to the house also appears to 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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HILL PIPE ORGAN - ST PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H2177
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CENTRAL PARKVictorian Heritage Register H2284
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COMMONWEALTH MEMORIALVictorian Heritage Register H1943
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