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Chitt's Farm

Other Name Morris' Farm, House Location 322 Glenfern Road, Upwey VIC 3156 - Property No 53427 File Number 136 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

This Chitt's property, located on part of an allotment selected by the Morris family and subdivided during the First World War, has local historic significance as a rare surviving farm complex. It is also significant for its continuity of use by Jim and Charlie Chitts as a market garden since the 1920s and as one of several local properties associated with the Morrises and Chitts, both well known and established local families. (RNE criteria B.2, H.1)

It is also architecturally significant for the unusual interwar dwelling and for the range of rural vernacular techniques and materials used in the construction of its outbuildings. (RNE criteria E.1, D.2)