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FAIRVIEW

Location

Pigeon Ponds Road PIGEON PONDS, Southern Grampians Shire

File Number

457

Level

Stage 2 study complete

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Fairview, Pigeon Ponds Road, Pigeon Ponds is a small homestead complex comprising a dwelling, a detached kitchen, a range of outbuildings and a woolshed. The land seems to have been taken up after the Lands Selection Acts of the 1860s, by W. Paton, however the history of the property and owners, and the exact date of construction of Fairview is not certain but it appears to date from about 1900.

How is it significant?
Fairview is of historical significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
Fairview homestead is of historical significance as an example of a remarkably intact small homestead complex. No comparative examples have been found as yet for the use of limestone and brick construction. The old-fashioned style, compared with other homesteads, which date from the same period, such as Tulse Hill, Carapook, is also remarkable. Of further historical interest is the very old fashioned notion of a detached kitchen, which appears to have been constructed around the turn of the century when detached kitchens were no longer common.

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