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What is significant?

The Residence and its setting at 271-273 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh.

How is it significant?

The Residence and its setting at 271-273 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moorabool.

Why is it significant?

The Residence and its setting at 271-273 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local historical significance for its representation of the beginning of the boom period in Bacchus Marsh when the railway came to the town and industry was being established. The residence has historical significance for its ability to demonstrate the wealth and prominence of the owners at the time of its construction. The residence was constructed in 1882 for farmer, businessman and prominent resident Thomas George Pearce. Thomas Pearce with his brother had opened a brickworks, chaff mill and a chicory-drying kiln by the end of the 1880s.

The Residence and its setting at 271-273 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh is of local aesthetic significance as an excellent intact example of a substantial and decorative Victorian Italianate villa. Features demonstrating the Italianate style and Victorian era, include the red brick walls in Flemish bond with cream dressings, the return verandah with a cast iron valance, brackets and posts, timber framed tripartite windows, four pane doors and ruby glass side lights and fan lights, the triple fronted form, and the hipped roof.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House