House

What is Significant?

The dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie, has significance as an historical legacy of the Elcho Estate subdivision of 1903 and the revival of successful farming during the Federation era. The early owner, Richard Wisely, established a noteworthy wheat farm on the property from 1905-06 and the existing dwelling appears to have been built for Richard and Martha Wisely in 1906-07. The significant fabric includes the asymmetrical composition and single storey height, main hipped roof form and the projecting minor gable at the front, return broken back verandah, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, rendered and strapped chimneys with terra cotta pots, paired timber framed double hung windows in the front gable, decorative gable infill (strapping and panelling) and the timber verandah posts, fretwork valances and brackets. The dwelling has experienced some alterations and additions, but the early Federation era design is discernible. The dwelling appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the aerial and pictometry imagery. The historical significance is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric.

The dwelling 785 Bacchus Marsh Road, Anakie, is historically significant at a LOCAL level.

The dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road is historically significant for its associations with the subdivision of Elcho Estate in 1903 and the subsequent early successful wheat farming developments of Richard and Martha Wisely from 1905-06 (Criteria A & H). It is a surviving historical legacy of the once numerous allotments and farms made available in the area as a result of the Elcho Estate subdivision. A predominantly intact Federation dwelling associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision is "Lochnaben", 295 Patullos Road, built in 1905 for the Richmond brothers. The substantially altered Federation styled dwelling at 95 Hams Lane, first owned from 1904-05 by the Deppler brothers, is also associated with the Elcho Estate subdivision. The significance of the dwelling at 785 Bacchus Marsh Road is embodied in the surviving Federation era fabric.

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Residential buildings (private)

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House