House, 23 Seaby Street, STAWELL
23 Seaby Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 23 Seaby Street, Stawell, makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, Victorian styled streetscape of Seaby Street between the railway line and Johnson Street. The Victorian style of this house suggests that it was constructed in the late 19th or early 20th century.
The house at 23 Seaby Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and although altered, it demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the symmetrical composition, single storey height, hipped roof form and the concave verandah roof form that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the brick wall construction, painted and lapped galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, two rendered brick chimneys with projecting cornices, timber framed double hung windows with masonry sills, timber framed central doorway with side and high lights and a four panelled timber door, and the narrow eaves.
Overall, the house at 23 Seaby Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 23 Seaby Street, STAWELL - Physical Conditions
The site at 23 Seaby Street is visually connected to other significant, single storey, predominantly Victorian styled houses in the streetscape of Seaby Street between the railway line and Johnson Street. It is also visually connected to the significant urban foci of St. Matthew's Uniting Church spire to the north-east.
This house is generally in accord with the form, scale, style and setbacks of the significant houses visually connected to it. The front yard consists of an open grassed area with perimeter plants, trees and shrubs. The front is bound by an introduced timber post and wire mesh fence.
The symmetrical, single storey, painted brick Victorian styled house is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in lapped galvanised corrugated iron painted red. Two rendered brick chimneys with projecting cornices adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are a feature of the eaves.
The symmetrical nature of the design is emphasised by the early central timber framed doorway with a four panelled timber door and side and high lights, and the flanking timber framed double hung windows. These windows have early rendered masonry sills.
A feature of the design is the front verandah, albeit substantially altered. There appears to be evidence of an early stop chamfered timber verandah column with projecting capital on the front wall. The timber verandah columns, valance, brick balustrade, floor and steps have all been introduced.
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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CENTRAL PARKVictorian Heritage Register H2284
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FORMER POLICE SUPERINTENDENT'S RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0986
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