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WUCHATSCH FARM
239 HARVEST HOME ROAD EPPING, WHITTLESEA CITY

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Statement of Significance

Complex is representative of continued occupation of this land by the Wucatsch family from 1853 until the 1960s. House dates to solider settlement scheme post-WWI, while walls date to earlier occupation c. 1850s. Locally significant.

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    • History

      WUCHATSCH FARM - History

      LAND FIRST PURCAHSED BY CARL WUCHATSCH IN 1853. HE ARRIVED IN MELBOURNE IN 1850 AND WORKED AS A BULLOCK DRIVER UNTIL ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN 1856. HIS BROTHER JOHANN TOOK OVER THE PROPERTY FROM 1864-1892. RETURNED SOLDIER JD WUCHATSCH MOVED ON TO THE PROPERTY IN 1920S AND OWNED IT UNTIL 1969.

      Interpretation of Site

      WUCHATSCH FARM - Interpretation of Site

      Drystone walls are part of the original complex which surrounded allotment 3 of section 9, built in the 19th-c. The southern boundary wall was erected in the early to mid 20th-c when the northern part of the allotment was purchased by SD Wuchatsch. Most of the house and sheds also date to this period. The well has been covered by a small shed but the original well probably dates to the mid-late 20th-c. Wuchatsch (1985) states that these wells were common practice in the Epping area.

      Archaeological Significance

      WUCHATSCH FARM - Archaeological Significance

      Site has potential to contain significant historical archaeological artefacts and deposits.

      Heritage Inventory Description

      WUCHATSCH FARM - Heritage Inventory Description

      Farm complex including house built in early-mid 20th-c with associated sheds. Drystone walls dating to mid-19th-c and early 20th-c. Well possibly dates to mid-19th-c. Structural foundation of indeterminate date. Also a bottle dump located just south of the northern boundary. May contain earlier deposits.

      Drystone walls, 1920s/1830s house and sheds, well, structural foundation. [Additional information received 3/6/4]; bottle dump with possible earlier deposits below.

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