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Chicory Kiln

Location

Taverner Street NE cnr Fisken Street MADDINGLEY, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

A large brick four-storey chicory kiln, built in1885 with a famous "Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills" painted advertising sign on one side.

It is of state historic significance as the relatively rare and intact embodiment of the industrial process, hop roasting and its methods.

On the other hand, it is also of state historical significance as the relatively rare pioneering evidence of an agricultural practice, hop farming.It is the largest and most substantial hop kiln in Victoria. Other than the Mossiface kilns which are timber, it is the earliest known physical evidence of hop farming in Victoria .

The "Dr Morse" painted sign once common in Victoria is now rare. It has state architectural significance as a rare and intact survival of a building element type.

Finally, the building and its sign, which are visible from the railway line and roads, have social significance as a local landmark and by the community for orientation and illustrated in representative views including postcards.

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Chicory Kiln