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Rose Charman's Cottage

Location

77 Emerald-Monbulk Road Emerald, CARDINIA SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

During and after World War I, Rose Charman's Cottage was the residence of several famous Australian writers including Louis and Hilda Esson, Vance and Nettie Palmer and Katherine Susannah Pritchard. Some of their best works were produced in the cottage which has not been substantially altered since then.

Regional significance

Ref:

Upper Yarra and Dandenong Ranges Authority, 1987. Conservation of Sites and Structures of Historical and Architectural Significance In the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Region.

Sources:

Larkins, John, 1978. The Book of the Dandenongs. Rigby, Melbourne.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Cottage