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Foxly Lodge farm, stone fences
472 Boundary Road DERRIMUT, BRIMBANK CITY

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1639 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
1639 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
1639 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
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Statement of Significance

The house is one of the few remaining bluestone buildings in the municipality, and one of only four farmhouses in Brimbank surviving from the 19th century. As the home of early Scottish migrant settlers, the house has some significance in the history of migration. As the home of a long-serving Shire councillor, it has some part in the story of local government. While bluestone houses were once common in this area many did not survive the 1967 fires. The drystone walls are one of the best surviving examples of stone fencing in the Brimbank municipality.
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    • Physical Description 1

      Foxly Lodge farm, stone fences - Physical Description 1

      Altered bluestone and weatherboard farm house, stone outbuildings, dry stone walls, remnant VEGETATION on edge of urban area The house, in Boundary Road, dates back to the late 19th century, c. 1880. Its impressive chimneys, visible from the road, give some idea of its age. The property is on the edge of an industrial area. Mature tree row along road reserve outside of property fence line; mainly Pinus canariensis and Eucalyptus cladocalyx. Trees and the garden surrounding and obscuring the house include Schinus molle var. areira and a variety of Eucalyptus spp. Plantings of sugar gums along Boundary Road Are typical and were often undertaken as the result of a decision by the Shire Council. The extensive drystone walls around and across the surrounding land are probably at least 120 years old. They are shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1933. Some of the walls are in good condition. Many of the walls appear to follow the lines of the original portions into which the area of Section 5 (approximately one square mile) was divided, prior to sale in 1854. The farmhouse gives an impression of reflecting two distinct periods - one facing east to the city and the other facing south to Boundary Road.

      Condition/Integrity

      Good. The front of the house is substantially altered.

      Physical Conditions

      Foxly Lodge farm, stone fences - Physical Conditions

      Good. The front of the house is substantially altered.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Foxly Lodge farm, stone fences - Historical Australian Themes

      3 Developing local, regional and national economies
      3.5 Developing primary production

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

      Author: G. Vines
      Year: 2000
      Grading: Local

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