HO201 - Lee house and Gossip Tree (red box), 1533 Eltham Yarra Glen Road CHRISTMAS HILLS

Location

1533 Eltham Yarra Glen Road CHRISTMAS HILLS, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

HERITAGE VALUE 2005: Local

SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT

What is significant?

Fabric & trees associated with:

- the Victorian & Edwardian-eras

- Annie Lee/Powderly, Charles Young tenure

How is it significant?

Lee house and Gossip Tree (red box) are locally significant historically and socially:

Why is it significant?

Lee house and Gossip Tree (red box) are significant:

- for the relative age of the house and associated distinctive detailing (Criterion 82)

- for the associations of the house complex with the local pioneering Young family and, later the Jorgensen family as part of a local meeting place (Criterion A4, G1)

- for the value given to house and tree by the local community, the tree being known by local historians as a meeting place and coach stop over an extended period (Criterion G1).

- part of a locally significant building group, including the former post office, mechanics institute and war memorial, each having had a major role in the local community (Criterion A4, G1).

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Tree