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CREEDS FARM
265 HARVEST HOME LANE EPPING, WHITTLESEA CITY

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    • History

      CREEDS FARM - History

      LAND PURCHASED BY IRISHM MIGRANT MICHAEL LYNCH IN 1853 SOLD TO IRISH MIGRANT MICHAEL CREED IN 1856 WHO NOT LONG AFTER BUILT THE HOMESTEAD. THE CREED FAMILY LIVED THERE UNTIL 1875.

      Interpretation of Site

      CREEDS FARM - Interpretation of Site

      THE SITE CONTRIBUTES VALUABLE INFORMATION TO THE LOCAL HISTORY OF EPPING AND ILLUSTRATES THE PATTERN OF SMALL-SCALE DAIRYING FROM THE MID- TO LATE-19THC. AS THE LAND HAS NOT BEEN EXTENSIVELY DISTURBED, THE SITE MAY OFFER VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO INVESTIGATE AND UNDERSTAND THE WAY LOCAL OCCUPANTS CONTRIBUTED TO EPPING'S EARLY DEVELOPMENT.

      Archaeological Significance

      CREEDS FARM - Archaeological Significance

      Site is of high archaeological significance as an intact example of a mid 19th century dairy farm. The site has the potential to inform on early domestic and industry practices during the 19th century and may contain intact archaeological deposits.

      Historical Significance

      CREEDS FARM - Historical Significance

      Site is of regional significance as an intact example of early settlement and dairying in the Epping area.

      Heritage Inventory Description

      CREEDS FARM - Heritage Inventory Description

      Consists of a mid-19th century farm complex comprising of 4-room bluestone house, bluestone barn, timber and corrugated iron dairy, a timber and fibro-cement outbuilding and a roofed bluestone-lined cistern. Surrounding these buildings are drystone walls and rows of cypress, pine and peppercorn trees planted as windbreak.

      BLUESTONE HOUSE, BLUESTONE BARN, TIMBER AND CORRUGATED IRON DAIRY, A TIMBER AND FIBRO-CEMENT OUTBUILDING AND A ROOFED BLUESTONE-LINED CISTERN.

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