URE FARM COMPLEX, GEMBROOK NORTH POST
330 Ure Road GEMBROOK, Cardinia Shire

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Statement of Significance
The Ure Farm Complex, (former Gembrook North PO, later Silverwells) is significant to Victoria because of its integrity to an early date of farm building construction and its planted setting. The complex provides excellent evidence of the development of the dairying industry in the area and the State and the development of early rural service centres in the shire townships.
This is one of the most complete small farm complexes in the State and is notable for the number and early date of its various farm structures. It also contains important early examples of timber construction techniques used in farm buildings. The complex is important, too, as part of the first Gembrook village settlement. It has significant associations with the Ure family who played a major role in the development of the area.
State Significance
Silverwells residence on VHR H611; HO125 (Cardinina Shire Planning Scheme)
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URE FARM COMPLEX, GEMBROOK NORTH POST - Physical Description 1
This farm complex includes a gabled weatherboarded farm house, a later fibre cement sheet clad house, and log outbuildings; many including early finishes, fittings and machinery and one including a letter slot thought to be connected with its post office function. There is a well to the north of the outbuildings, linked by a pump mechanism.
There is a massive oak is to the south of the house, the orchard to the north and large Monterey pines to the eastURE FARM COMPLEX, GEMBROOK NORTH POST - Physical Conditions
Many parts of the complex are in poor condition although extensive tree surgery has been carried out on the surrounding trees.
URE FARM COMPLEX, GEMBROOK NORTH POST - Historical Australian Themes
Historical Themes
3.3 Dairying
9.10 Post offices
11.0 Evidence of: Life style, housing and landscape choice of notable figures residing in the district
URE FARM COMPLEX, GEMBROOK NORTH POST - Physical Description 2
Associations - Ure, John; Ure, Robert
Heritage Study and Grading
Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 1996
Grading: State
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SILVERWELLSVictorian Heritage Register H0611
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