BRICK HOUSE

What is significant?
The c1861 house and the surrounding site to the title boundaries.

How is it significant?
The house is historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The house is historically significant because it is connected with the prominent local builder, George Stebbing, who built it as his own home. He was responsible for the construction of some of Eltham's principal township buildings, including the Uniting (former Methodist) church (HO118), St. Margaret's Anglican church (1861) (HO154) and Shillinglaw Cottage (1879) (HO146) (Criterion H). The house is historically and aesthetically significant because it is a rare surviving example of the modest homes constructed for and by artisans within the early Eltham township and is a significant feature of the streetscape (Criteria A, B & E).

BICK STUDY, 1992
This c.1861 cottage has historical significance for its associations with George Stebbing, a local bricklayer, builder and later farmer who built it as his own home. Members of the Stebbing family owned and occupied it until the turn of the century. Stebbing was responsible for the construction of some of Eltham's principal township buildings, including the Uniting (former Methodist) Church, St. Margaret's Anglican Church (1861) and Shillinglaw Cottage (c.1879). The Pitt Street cottage is a surviving example of the modest homes constructed for and by building artisans within the early township of Eltham.

BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:

ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEMES

HISTORY

ARCHITECTURE

STREETSCAPE

RARITY

DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: ENTIRE BUILDING AND SITE

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House