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ZIEBELLS FARM
100-102 GARDENIA ROAD THOMASTOWN, WHITTLESEA CITY

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1 ziebell's farmhouse gardenia road thomastown front view
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h00979 ziebells farm gardenia st thomastown drying shed east end she project 2003
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Statement of Significance

Christian Ziebell and his family arrived in Victoria from Germany in 1850 under a migration scheme to assist German settlers initiated by William Westgarth.

Ziebell built the largest of the dwellings on the most extensive landholding at Westgarthtown in the early 1850s. Ziebell's Farm comprises an L-Shaped stone farmhouse, a stone barn, a wash-house and a bath-house.

Ziebell's Farm is of outstanding historical significance to the State of Victoria for its association with the State's promotion of German settlement. As a pivotal part of the Westgarthtown settlement, and probably its earliest surviving dwelling, it is a significant reminder of the way of life of these early German settlers in Victoria.

As part of the Westgarthtown settlement, Ziebell's Farm has an important association with William Westgarth, merchant, financier, politician, historian and notable pioneer who was directly responsible for the immigrant communities in Victoria.

Ziebell's farmhouse is constructed of rubble bluestone and other local stone with a steeply pitched hipped roof. The barn, also constructed of rubble bluestone and local stone, has a hipped roof of iron shingles. The two buildings, simple solid European Vernacular buildings derived from German tradition, represent a transposition of German building design and techniques to Victoria.

Ziebell's Farm forms a cohesive visual link with the cemetery and church, once the hub of the Westgarthtown community, and the whole area retains the open rural character of the original settlement.

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    • History

      ZIEBELLS FARM - History

      Associated People:
      Owner CHRISTIAN ZIEBELL; Assoc.People WILLIAM WESTGARTH

      Permit Exemptions

      ZIEBELLS FARM - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

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