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ROSEHILL
56 Bonds Road and Crown allottment 2, Section 1A, Parish of Nillumbik. Grantee: Henry Stooke LOWER PLENTY, Banyule City

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Statement of Significance

SIGNIFICANCE: Built in c.1858 or earlier with later additions, this substantial homestead of brick and locally quarried stone, is of local historical significance. It was the home of Henry Stooke, farmer, district pioneer and Chairman of the Eltham Road District, and his family and descendants until the turn of the century. It was one of the first permanent houses in the Lower Plenty area, the oldest significant homestead in the district, possibly built in stages and later altered. It remains an established element in the surrounding landscape.
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    • Physical Conditions

      ROSEHILL - Physical Conditions

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      Physical Description 1

      ROSEHILL - Physical Description 1

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      Intactness

      ROSEHILL - Intactness

      Fair 13/07/2005

      Historical Australian Themes

      ROSEHILL - Historical Australian Themes

      On this side of the Plenty, the pattern of development in the 1840s and 1850s was quite different to that in Heidelberg. The land was less fertile, and few significant attempts at agriculture were made by the early pastoralist leaseholders or large scale landowners. The only farming activities were those of a few small scale pioneer settlers, such as Henry Stooke at Rosehill Homestead.

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