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Californian Bungalow
Location830 Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road ARTHURS CREEK, NILLUMBIK SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010 What is significant? How is it significant? Why is it significant?
The c1930 Californian bungalow and the surrounding site to a radius of 30 metres (The house is connected to HO28).
The c1930 Californian bungalow is socially, historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.
The c1930 Californian bungalow is historically significant for its connection with the Apted family, who have operated an orchard in Arthurs Creek for over a century. The orchard was, in 1916, the largest in southern Victoria and is a reminder of the importance of orcharding in the former Shire of Eltham (Criteria H & A). The Californian bungalow is historically significant as a rare surviving example of its type in the Shire (Criterion B).
Group
Parks, Gardens and Trees
Category
Planting exotic