BLAKE'S HOMESTEAD

105 WHITELAW ROAD KORUMBURRA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE

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    BLAKE'S HOMESTEAD - History

    The house was the original house built on the property in the late-19th C by Blake. The brick section of the house along with the chimney and back steps were built from locally hand-made bricks from a quarry on the nearby hill which also supplied civic structures in Korumburra.

    Interpretation of Site

    BLAKE'S HOMESTEAD - Interpretation of Site

    This homestead site was made initially from locally available bricks from quarry 250m southeast of house. The weatherboard structure was built later, extending the brick section. Handmade brickwas also used at rear steps and for the kitchen chimney so itseems likely that the weatherboard section was not built very much later.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    BLAKE'S HOMESTEAD - Heritage Inventory Description

    Wooden weatherboard house built around original double brick house. Brick section is one room made of local bricks (handmade) from brick quarry 250m southeast of house on hillside.

    The house represents a late-19th C homestead in the South Gippsland area, built from locally available materials, and the early settlement of this region.

    Recorded By: Lucy Amorosi Date recorded 8/8/2000

    Double handmade brick room(23x6 cm).Weatherboard house. Handmade brick chimney (22x7 cm). Handmade brick steps and foundation footing (22x10x7cm).Garage. Wooden fence around house. Sheds (fibro). Fruit and exotic tree plantings. Concrete garden path border.

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