House, 11 Wimmera Street, STAWELL
11 Wimmera Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house at 11 Wimmera Street, Stawell, has significance as a predominantly intact example of an unusual early 20th century Bungalow style. Possibly built in the early 20th century (c.1920s), the house appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.
The house at 11 Wimmera Street is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is possibly associated with residential developments in Stawell in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of an unusual early 20th century Bungalow style. These qualities include the jerkin head roof form, together with the shallow hipped verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, broad eaves, elongated face brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops, timber verandah posts, timber fretwork valances, curved brackets and balustrades, decorative gable infill, roof ridge decoration, timber framed double hung windows and the timber framed doorway with sidelight.
Overall, the house at 11 Wimmera Street is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 11 Wimmera Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house at 11 Wimmera Street, Stawell, is set on an average sized allotment for the area and has a typical front setback. There is a small garden at the front comprising an open grassed area, perimeter flower beds, perimeter concrete paths and mature shrubs. The front is bound by a solid brick fence accentuated by projecting piers and corbelling and is approximately 1600 mm high. The original face brickwork has been painted. There are also two front gates, with one gate being solid timber and the other scrolled metal with open cyclone wire.
The single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, unusual early 20th century Bungalow styled house is characterised by a jerkin head roof form, together with a shallow hipped verandah that projects towards the street frontage. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated iron. Three early, elongated face brick chimneys with multi-corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Broad overhangs are features of the eaves.
The brick front fence was demolished in 2012.
An early feature of the design is the front verandah. It is supported by square timber columns and has early timber fretwork valances, curved brackets and balustrading.
Other early features of the design include the decorative gable infill, roof ridge decoration, timber framed double hung windows and the timber framed front doorway with sidelight.
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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