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LOVATDALE HOMESTEAD

Location Lovatdale Lane GLENTHOMPSON, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 719 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The homestead at Lovatdale, some 6 km southwest of Glenthompson, was constructed in two or three stages from 1870 to about the 1930s. The original central section is constructed of bluestone, while the wings and rear sections of the house were completed in timber, all with corrugated iron roofing. The east and west wings, built in the Federation period, have been finished to a high level of craftsmanship, with finely executed plasterwork and leadlighting. The french doors leading from the dining room to the verandah overlooking the lake are a particularly fine example of Art Nouveau leadlighting, with an unusual waterlily design. A wide verandah, with Federation style fretted decorative details extends across the front and both wings of the house. The garden, front entrance and circular driveway, typical of the late Victorian period, enhances the picturesque setting of the homestead on a rise above a lake, with the peaks of the Grampians visible in the distance.

How is it significant?
Lovatdale Homestead is of historical and architectural significance to the community of Glenthompson and the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
Lovatdale Homestead is of historical significance for its uninterrupted association of some 140 years with the Fraser family, pioneers of the Glenthompson district. It is of architectural significance for the craftsmanship of its original bluestone section, and for the finely detailed extensions in the Federation style. The architectural significance of the house is enhanced by its picturesque setting.