Dwelling, 22 Graham Street
22 Graham Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Residence and its setting at 22 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh.
How is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 22 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical and architectural significance to the Shire of Moorabool.
Why is it significant?
The Residence and its setting at 22 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical significance for its demonstration of the early development of the Bacchus Marsh Township. The dwelling is a rare surviving example of a cottage from the 1870s period. Survival of intact buildings from this era is rare across Victoria. The residence is also of historical significance for its associations with local builder J. F. Taylor.
The Residence and its setting at 22 Graham Street, Bacchus Marsh is of aesthetic significance as a rare surviving example of a mid-Victorian style cottage. The residence demonstrates key features of the style, including the simple form of the building with its single gable roof running parallel with the street, symmetrical composition, the concave profile verandah, the timber framed double hung windows, the quoins to corners and openings, the brick chimneys with rendered cornices and the humble scale of the building.
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RESIDENCE
Victorian Heritage Register H0503 -
BACCHUS MARSH EXPRESS OFFICE AND PRINTING WORKS
Victorian Heritage Register H0504
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FORMER CHRISTOPHER CRISP RESIDENCE
Victorian Heritage Register H0505
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