Cornish Row Heritage Precinct

Cornish Row Heritage Precinct comprises all of the buildings, all of the land and all of the mature plantings at 363, 365-369, 371, 373, 375 and 377-379 Albert Street, Sebastopol as well of all of the land within the road reserve abutting those properties. All of the properties are considered to be contributory to the precinct.

Cornish Row in Sebastopol is of local historic and aesthetic/architectural significance to the township of Sebastopol and the City of Ballarat.

Historically, Cornish Row precinct is significant for its associations with a key phase in the historic development of Sebastopol in the mid to late nineteenth century, after the discovery of gold and the opening of deep lead gold mines on the Sebastopol Plateau. Of further significance is the association the precinct had with Cornish miners, who immigrated to Sebastopol to employ their specialist skills in the mining industry. 

Aesthetically, Cornish Row is distinguished by its location on the ridge of a hill, with some residences looking towards the deep lead mines of the Sebastopol Platuea, while others addressed the alluvial gold fields of Magpie in the valley below. It is of architectural significance as it represents a broad range of buildings styles, materials and forms which were popular within Sebastopol in the period 1860-1900.