Elcho Homestead
605 Bacchus Marsh Road, LARA VIC 3212 - Property No B1277
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Statement of Significance
Built in the Gothic Revival style in 1867, the house was once used as a staging post for Cobb & Co. coaches. It was built for John Galletly, manager of the Geelong branch of the London Chartered bank and husband to a daughter of the Armytage family. By the 1920's it had been converted into a farm training school for British migrants/returned service men of the Great War, with the latter being accommodated in 40 houses on the property. The Great depression put an end to this enterprise and the property was then bought by Senator Guthrie who turned the property into a Corriedale sheep stud.
After some prolonged periods of neglect, the house has now been meticulously restored.
Classified: 14/11/1968
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ELCHO HOMESTEADVictorian Heritage Register H0283
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ResdienceGreater Geelong City H0283
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Elcho HomesteadNational Trust H0283
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