HIGHGATE
56 Pioneer Street, HAMILTON VIC 3300 - Property No 0056
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Statement of Significance
The cottage and rear outbuildings located at 56 Pioneer Street are constructed of bluestone, handmade brick and timber. It is beleived that they date from the late 1850s to the early 1860s. The cottage may have been built by the Beathe family, who purchased the allotment from the Crown, or by subsequent tenants of Anna Ffrench, the widow of Acheson Ffrench. The cottage retains a high degreee of integrity externally, with original doors, windows and roof shape. The interiors have not been inspected. It appears to be in very good condition.
How is it significant?
The cottage and outbuildings are of historical and architectural significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.
Why is it significant?
56 Pioneer Street is of historical significance for its associations with Anna French, wife of a prominent landowner and magistrate, Acheson Ffrench, who built nearby Monivae. It is of further historical significance for its ability to provide an example of the simple type of residence built by small selector in the mid nineteenth century. It is of architectural signficicance for its clear representation of building techniques and styles typical of the period and locally avaliable materials.
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HIGHGATE - Physical Conditions
The cottage, itrs extensions and outbuildings are in very good condition.
HIGHGATE - Physical Description 1
The cottage at 56 Pioneer Street is a simple single storey bluestone cottage with later hand made brick additions. It is symmetrically arranged four room cottage with a central hallway. The windows, which appear to be the original, are twelve pane double hung sashes, and the front door is a simple four pannelled timber door, typical to the mid nineteenth century. It appears that no significant plantings or garden remains around the house.
HIGHGATE - Historical Australian Themes
Theme 4: Building settlements, towns and cities
4.5 Making settlements to serve rural AustraliaHIGHGATE - Usage/Former Usage
residential
HIGHGATE - Integrity
Very high degree of integrity externally, interiors not inspected
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - Southern Grampians Shire Heritage Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard P/L, Annabel Neylon
Year: 2002
Grading:
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GRANGE INN, DIGBY RD, HAMILTONVictorian Heritage Inventory
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HIGHGATESouthern Grampians Shire
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Archaeological siteSouthern Grampians Shire
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