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Californian Bungalow
830 Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road ARTHURS CREEK, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

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Nillumbik Shire

APTED FARM BUILDINGS - rear view of house with outbuildings

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

What is significant?
The c1930 Californian bungalow and the surrounding site to a radius of 30 metres (The house is connected to HO28).

How is it significant?
The c1930 Californian bungalow is socially, historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The c1930 Californian bungalow is historically significant for its connection with the Apted family, who have operated an orchard in Arthurs Creek for over a century. The orchard was, in 1916, the largest in southern Victoria and is a reminder of the importance of orcharding in the former Shire of Eltham (Criteria H & A). The Californian bungalow is historically significant as a rare surviving example of its type in the Shire (Criterion B).

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- Physical Description 1
  
  Californian Bungalow - Physical Description 1
  
  Weatherboard House
  
  Style Victorian.
  
  Design standard.
  
  Plan rectangular.
  
  Single storeyed.
  
  Walls timber stud construction, weatherboard clad.
  
  Roof hipped with shallow eaves, corrugated iron clad. Features are the simple, standard design, encircling verandah and the reasonable degree of intactness.
  
  Historical Australian Themes
  
  Californian Bungalow - Historical Australian Themes
  
  ELTHAM STUDY THEMES ILLUSTRATED BY THIS PLACE:
  
  FARMING - ORCHARDING
  
  3.5.3 Developing agricultural industries
  
  3.9 Farming for commercial profit
  
  4.5 Making settlements to serve rural Australia
  
  5.8 Working on the land
  
  Physical Description 2
  
  Californian Bungalow - Physical Description 2
  
  1920s/1930s House
  
  Style Californian Bungalow.
  
  Design basically standard.
  
  Plan rectangular.
  
  Single storeyed.
  
  Walls timber stud construction, lower part weatherboard clad, upper part asbestos cement sheet clad. , Roof gabled with eaves, corrugated iron clad. Features are the two shingled gables, the recessed front verandah with its vertical timber frieze and balustrade and the combination of wall materials.
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Nillumbik - Nillumbik Heritage Investigation
  
  Author: Graeme Butler
  Year: 2000
  Grading: Local
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- APTED WEATHERBOARD HOUSE AND ADJACENT FORGE, 2) 1920s/1930s HOUSE AND 3) MATURE EXOTIC PLANTING
  
  Nillumbik Shire
- Pear orchard trees (7 plus 27), Apted's Glen Ard orchard
  
  Nillumbik Shire
- Five Pear Trees, Apted's Glen Ard Orchard
  
  Nillumbik Shire