House, 40 Main Street, STAWELL
40 Main Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 40 Main Street, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of the Federation style. Built in the early 20th century, the house has served for many years as the medical rooms for local General Practitioners, and appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 40 Main Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Federation style. These qualities include the picturesque and complex roof forms comprising projecting gables, conical corner roof on the diagonal, and a rear elevated gambrel roof. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, predominantly single storey height (with attic space), terra cotta tile roof cladding, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, elongated face red brick chimney with rendered top and terra cotta pot, broad eaves, decorative solid timber bargeboards to the gable ends, terra cotta roof ridge decoration and finials, timber framed casement windows, round arched window and the decorative gable infill (battening and stuccoed panelling, and ventilators). The capped timber picket fence at the front also contributes to the significance of the place.
The house at 40 Main Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the Federation era in the early 20th century. This house also appears to have associations with a number of local General Practitioners, including Dr. Clifford Hunt, Dr. Springet, Dr. Bill Lawrence and Dr. Bob Grey.
Overall, the house at 40 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 40 Main Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 40 Main Street, Stawell, is set on a contextually large allotment for the area, and has a substantial front and side setback. The grounds comprise a winding pedestrian path, perimeter garden beds, shrubbery and some mature trees. The front is bound by a capped timber picket fence and a steel gate that are approximately 1200 mm high.
The asymmetrical, predominantly single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation styled house is characterised by picturesque and complex roof forms comprising projecting gables, corner conical roof on the diagonal and a rear, elevated gambrel roof. These roof forms are clad in terra cotta tiles and are adorned with terra cotta ridge decoration and finials. An early elongated face red brick chimney with rendered top and terra cotta pot adorns the roofline. Broad overhangs are features of the eaves.
Other early features of the design include the banks of timber framed casement windows, arched window, decorative solid timber bargeboards to the gable ends, and the decorative gable infill (battening and stucco panelling, and ventilators). The attic space in the roof is also 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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COMMONWEALTH MEMORIALVictorian Heritage Register H1943
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