RESIDENCE (HOUSE)

The small double-fronted weatherboard residence with a gabled roof and rear skillion at 6 Norfolk Street, North Bendigo (circa 1876) is significant.

The residence at 6 Norfolk Street, North Bendigo is of local historical and representative significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

6 Norfolk Street, North Bendigo is of local historical significance as an example of a miner’s residence dating from the early stages of development in the area. The property is close to Ironbark Gully, which contained some of the richest gold bearing quartz reefs in the Bendigo goldfields. While the date of construction of the house has not been confirmed based on documentary evidence, it appears to have been built in the circa 1870s under the ‘residence areas’ provisions of the Mines Act 1858, which enabled the holder of a miner’s right to occupy the land adjacent to his or her claim for a dwelling. The land was not purchased from the Crown until 1977. (Criterion A)

6 Norfolk Street, North Bendigo is also of significance as a representative example of a modest double-fronted timber residence of the 1870s. While there have been some changes, these are generally in the repair and replacement of original fabric and the house retains its original presentation. (Criterion D)