House, 22 Scotland Place, STAWELL
22 Scotland Place STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The house in Scotland Place, Stawell, has significance as an intact example of simple Federation style. Built in the early 20th century, the house appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street.
The house in Scotland Place is historically and architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with residential developments in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates original design qualities of a simple Federation style. These qualities include the central steeply pitched gambrel roof form, together with the projecting gables at the front and side, and the gabled corner verandah porch. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, deep red painted galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, painted brick chimneys with terra cotta pots, narrow eaves, roof ridge decoration and finials, paired timber porch posts with curved Art Nouveau timber fretwork valances and simple diagonal timber fretwork, banks of timber framed casement windows with highlights, corner timber framed doorway with sidelights and highlights, portal window under the porch, window hoods supported by timber brackets, and the timberwork in the porch gable end.
Overall, the house in Scotland Place is of LOCAL significance.
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House, 22 Scotland Place, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
The house in Scotland Place, Stawell, is set on an average sized allotment for the area, with a typical front setback. There is a garden setting comprising concrete pedestrian paths that punctuated open grassed area and perimeter rose bed and other flower beds. The front is bound by an introduced cream brick pier and open steel fence that is approximately 900 mm high.
The single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, simple Federation styled house is characterised by a central steeply pitched gambrel roof form, together with projecting gables at the front and side, and a wide gabled corner porch. These roof forms are clad in deep red painted galvanised corrugated iron. Two early painted brick chimneys with terra cotta pots adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the corner porch. It is supported by early paired turned timber columns with curved Art Nouveau timber fretwork valances and simple diagonal timber fretwork.
Other early features of the design include the banks of timber framed casement windows with highlights, small portal window under the porch, timber framed corner doorway with sidelights and highlights, timberwork in the porch gable end, window hoods supported by timber brackets, and the roof ridge decoration and finials.
Comparative
The composition of forms, scale and style of this house is similar to the brick house known as:
"Fleurbaix' at 24 Ligar Street, Stawell."
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HILL PIPE ORGAN - ST PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H2177
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CENTRAL PARKVictorian Heritage Register H2284
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COMMONWEALTH MEMORIALVictorian Heritage Register H1943
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