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Location1533 Eltham Yarra Glen Road CHRISTMAS HILLS, NILLUMBIK SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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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).
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