Borrell's Farm ruins and site of market garden

Old Calder Highway, KEILOR VIC 3036 - Property No 92

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1934 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Borrell's Farm ruins and site of market garden - Physical Description 1

    Description

    Remnants of an early stone and brick building, which was adapted for domestic use and formed a portion of a larger house. The timber sections and outbuildings were demolished by the MMBW in the 1980s following fires and vandalism. The vicinity of the farm retains evidence of the former terraced market garden fields and orchards, although most of the fruit trees have long been removed. Some remnants survive near the edge of the terrace - possibly second generation regrowth. The house formerly had about eleven rooms, mostly of timber, apart from the surviving bluestone section, with accretions growing with the different families occupying it, and changes such as wall removal and verandah filling. The house was damaged extensively by intentionally lit fires in the 1980s when the property had been taken over by the MMBW as part of the Metropolitan Park. The remains, apart from the stone section, were then demolished, and the timber packing shed and other outbuildings were subsequently demolished, also by the Parks division of the MMBW. The ruin is presently fenced off in cyclone fencing, and the areas of the outbuildings appear to have been top-soiled. However, there is high potential for archaeological evidence of both the buildings, and discarded artifacts. For example, a depression to the south-west may indicate a former privy or well which is almost certain to contain domestic refuse and other artifacts possibly dating back to the nineteenth century.

    Physical Conditions

    Borrell's Farm ruins and site of market garden - Physical Conditions

    Condition/integrity

    The ruin is in poor condition and the site has very low integrity. However, as a physical symbol of the sites significance, the remaining ruined structure is valuable.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Borrell's Farm ruins and site of market garden - Historical Australian Themes

    3 Developing local, regional and national economies
    3.9 Farming for export

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

    Author: G. Vines
    Year: 2000
    Grading: Local

    Brimbank - Melbourne Western Region Industrial Heritage Study

    Author: G. Vines & A. Ward
    Year: 1989
    Grading:

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