OLD GAASCH HOMESTEAD

104 GAASCHS ROAD HARCOURT, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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    OLD GAASCH HOMESTEAD - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: This was reputedly the Gaash (or Gaasche) family homestead, built circa 1850. The Gaash family were prominent in the early history of this part of the harcourt Valley.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    OLD GAASCH HOMESTEAD - Heritage Inventory Description

    A homestead, constructed of double hand made brick on granite footings with a shingle roof. There is an associated large timber shed, and an ancient shiraz vine growing in the garden. There is a possibly a dump beside the house.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: High historic significance and low archaeological significance

    Recorded by: Andrea Murphy, Jeremy Smith.

    Heritage Inventory Site Features: Brick house on granite foundations.Timber shed.Artefact scatter/dump.Shiraz vine.

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