Farmhouse "Willowbank"
44 Paces Lane ROWSLEY, MOORABOOL SHIRE
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Farmhouse at 44 Paces Lane, Rowsley.
How is it significant?
The Farmhouse at 44 Paces Lane, Rowsley is of local historical and architectural significance to the Shire of Moorabool.
Why is it significant?
The Farmhouse at 44 Paces Lane, Rowsley is of historical significance for its demonstration of the agricultural settlement of the Rowsley area into the 1920s. The substantial brick farmhouse in the Bungalow style demonstrates the prosperity experienced by farmers in the 1920s in the area.
The Farmhouse at 44 Paces Lane, Rowsley is of aesthetic significance as a substantial brick late Bungalow style farmhouse built in the Inter-War period. The residence exhibits key features of the Bungalow style including the dominant gambrel roof form, front gable wing with half timbering to the gable end, tripartite timber framed windows, exposed rafters, front verandah with tapered brick pillars and brick balustrade, and tall chimneys with rendered cornicing.
1995
A large brick late Edwardian farmhouse, transitional to Bungalow style, built in 1929. It is of local architectural significance as a developed example of this style.
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Farmhouse "Willowbank"
Moorabool Shire
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