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Perry Cottage
103 Baxter-Tooradin Road,PEARCEDALE, Casey City

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
'Perry Cottage', constructed in 1911, at Baxter-Tooradin Road, Pearcedale.

How is it significant?
'Perry Cottage' is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Casey.

Why is it significant?
'Perry Cottage' is significant as a rare surviving example of an early twentieth century house in Pearcedale, which demonstrates the second stage in the development of the township following the subdivision of the Langwarrin Estate. (AHC criteria A4 and B2)

Aesthetically, 'Perry Cottage' is significant as a good example of a small late Victorian/Federation double fronted weatherboard cottage. It has a relatively high degree of external integrity for its age. (AHC criterion E1)
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    • Usage/Former Usage

      Perry Cottage - Usage/Former Usage

      Residential

      Physical Description 1

      Perry Cottage - Physical Description 1

      The house known as 'Perry Cottage' is a small Victorian weatherboard double-fronted cottage. It has a gabled corrugated iron main roof with a skillion at the rear. The verandah has a corrugated iron roof supported on square sectioned timber columns. The panelled timber front door is flanked by double hung sash windows, and there are similar windows in the side elevations. There is one brick external chimney on the west elevation.

      The roof has been re-clad and it appears that other repairs have been made (verandah? weatherboards?), which are sympathetic to the original form of the building. Visible unsympathetic changes to the original fabric include the verandah floor, which is now concrete.

      An c.1930 photograph in 'Pearcedale. Moments in History' shows that there has been little change in the external appearance of the cottage since that time.

      Sources
      'Pearcedale. Moments in History' (2003) Pearcedale Hall Committee p.72

      Physical Conditions

      Perry Cottage - Physical Conditions

      'Perry Cottage' is in very good condition.

      Intactness

      Perry Cottage - Intactness

      'Perry Cottage' has a moderate to high degree of external intactness.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Perry Cottage - Historical Australian Themes

      Developing settlements, towns and cities.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Casey - Casey Heritage Study

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 2004
      Grading: Local

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