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KOLOR WOOLSHED (Former)

Other Name TERRINGA WOOLSHED Location Penshurst -Warrnambool Rd, PENSHURST VIC 3289 - Property No 001 File Number 87 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The former Kolor Woolshed is located a property named Terringa, some six kilometres south of the township of Penshurst. The land on which it stands was formerly part of John Twomey's Kolor, or Purdeet, pastoral lease, which has been annexed from the original property through closer settlement subdivision. The former Kolor woolshed was erected for Daniel Twomey in 1868 designed by Joseph Reed of leading architectural firm Reed and Barnes of Melbourne who were also responsible for the design of the Kolor Homestead. The woolshed is constructed from squared coursed basalt, quarried from nearby Mount Rouse, and the plan is arranged as a hexagonal central shearing board with a central oculus and two radiating rectangular wings with gable roofs. Kolor Woolshed still functions as originally constructed with only minor alterations and replacement of the original roofing iron being undertaken in 1951.


How is it significant?
The Kolor Woolshed is of historical and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?
The former Kolor Woolshed is of historical significance for its association with the Mount Rouse, Purdeet and
Kolor squatting runs, some of the earliest and most important in the Western District. It is of further historical significance for its associations with important early pastoralists, the Twomey family, particularly John and Daniel Twomey who were substantial landholders in the area, and highly influential in the district. The former Kolor Woolshed is of architectural significance for its highly unusual hexagonal plan and form, and as a rare example of an architect-designed woolshed. Of further significance is the architect, Joseph Reed of important Melbourne Architectural firm, Reed and Barnes. Also important is the way in which the woolshed represents the success of the Twomey family and the booming wool industry in the 1860s.