House, 35 Skene Street, STAWELL
35 Skene Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 35 Skene Street, Stawell, makes a significant architectural and visual contribution to the predominantly late 19th and early 20th century residential area. This house has significance as an intact example of an interwar Bungalow style. Built between the 1920s and 1940s, the house appears in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 35 Skene Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the long gable roof form that traverses the site, together with the gable roof and long skillion verandah that project towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, face brick wall construction, terra cotta tile roof cladding, two face brick chimneys with clinker brick soldier coursing, broad eaves, timber framed double hung windows with diagonal glazing bars in the upper sashes, timber framed front doorway with sidelight, timber and glazed front door, brick verandah piers decorated with clinker bricks forming diamond motifs and soldier course capitals, and the gable infill. The front garden also contributes to the visual amenity of the place.
The house at 35 Skene Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in Stawell during the interwar (c.1920s-1940s) period. In particular, this house appears to have associations with Peter Monaghan, farmer and Commission agent, and possible original owner.
Overall, the house at 35 Skene Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 35 Skene Street, STAWELL - Physical Conditions
The house at 35 Skene Street, Stawell, is set in a predominantly intact residential streetscape with visual connections to late 19th and early 20th century Victorian, Edwardian/Federation and interwar Bungalow styled houses with well-landscape gardens. This house has a substantial front setback comprised of a large open grassed area with perimeter garden beds and mature exotic trees. There is a concrete driveway at the side and a low brick fence forms the front boundary.
The single storey, face brick, interwar Bungalow styled house is characterised by a long gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a gable and long skillion verandah that project towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in terra cotta tiles. Two early face brick chimneys with clinker brick soldier coursing adorn the roofline. Broad overhangs are features of the eaves.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed double hung windows with diagonal glazing bars in the upper sashes, timber framed front doorway with sidelight, timber and glazed front door, brick verandah piers decorated with clinker bricks forming diamond motifs and soldier course capitals, and the gable infill.
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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