House, 38 Main Street, STAWELL
38 Main Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 38 Main Street, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of the interwar Old English style. Built in c.1937, the house has a plaque to George McNeill, a winner of the Stawell Gift. The house is in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 38 Main Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the interwar Old English style. These qualities include the picturesque arrangement of steeply pitched roof forms, particularly the gable that traverses the site, and the minor gable that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the tiled roof cladding, face brick wall construction, elongated face brick chimneys, horizontally proportioned timber framed fixed and double hung windows (including the corner windows), broad eaves with exposed timber rafters, round arched porch opening in the minor gable end, pointed arched window in the minor gable end, and the decorative tapestry brickwork in the minor gable end. The front brick fence and garden also contribute to the significance of the place.
The house at 38 Main Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the interwar (c.1920s-1940s) period. The house also appears to have associations with Gorge McNeill, winner of the Stawell Gift.
Overall, the house at 38 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 38 Main Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 38 Main Street, Stawell, is set on an average sized allotment for the area, and has a typical front setback. The front comprises an early garden with open grassed areas, concrete pedestrian path, perimeter flower beds, shrubbery and trees, and a substantial mature tree. The front is bound by an early, stepped brick fence that is approximately 1300 mm high.
The asymmetrical, single storey, face brick, interwar Old English styled house is characterised by a picturesque arrangement of steeply pitched and tiled gable roof forms. The main gable traverses the site, with a minor gable projecting towards the street frontage. This gable features an arched entrance porch. Two early, elongated face brick chimneys adorn the roofline. Broad overhangs with exposed timber rafters are features of the eaves.
The mainly horizontally proportioned windows appear to have early timber frames and are of the fixed and double hung type. In particular, the corner location of the windows is a typical feature of the interwar Old English style.
Other early features of the design include the tapestry brick decoration, gable ventilator and the pointed arched window 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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