"Narada"

'Narada' Homestead was originally constructed in 1864 as an L-plan single storey bluestone residence for john Browne, the designer for this stage being John Young, architect of Geelong. Joseph Watts designed extensive alterations and additions in 1873, including construction of a second storey in bluestone with Barrabool freestone dressing. FW Armitage later acquired the property. John Browne and later FW Armstrong were noted Anakie district pastoralists, the homestead still being retained in the Browne family ownership

RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Geelong Regional Commission Register.

REFERENCES

Geelong Advertiser - 25th August, 1864. P 1 tenders

25th march, 1873. p.3 tenders for alterations and additions.

Sutherland A - Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, Vols. 1 & 2 McCarron, Bird and Co, Melbourne 1888.

Vol II p. 160 - John Brown staying at Clifton Springs with Mr Bates.

Vol II p. 149 - FW Armitage of Narada

Research Files - Ian Wynd, historian, preparing history of Corio Shire for publication late 1980, to be titled 'So Fine A Country", A History of Corio Shire.

National Trust of Australia (Victoria), File No. 1725.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Homestead building