LAUDERDALE

Lauderdale, a single-storey bluestone dwelling constructed c.1864 in the Free Classical style, with a bluestone outbuilding, to designs of an unknown architect. 

Lauderdale is of architectural significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register: 

Criterion D: Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects. 

Lauderdale is architecturally significant as an early and elaborate example of a residential complex built in a classically derived style. The residence and its outbuilding are notable as a representative example of such a residential complex of the period. Lauderdale is notable for its use of bracketed eaves to the verandah of the main dwelling, and for the stepped gables and chimney of one outbuilding. Both the residence and its outbuilding are notable for their bluestone construction and detailing. [Criterion D]