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OAK DRIVE AT OAK SPRINGS

Other Name 415 Healesville Koo-wee-rup Road, Pakenham Location 415 Healesville Koo-Wee-Rup Road PAKENHAM, Cardinia Shire Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Oak Drive at Oak Springs

Statement of Significance

The oak drive at Oak Springs is of significance to the Cardinia Shire for its maturity, extent and its associations with one of the oldest pastoral runs in the district, the Mt. Ararat No.1 run, which was leased in the 1840s by John Dore and Michael Hennessy. Dore's son, Thomas, owned the site of the Oak Springs farm complex in the 1860s. The present complex, which may retain elements of its early Dore ownership, contains a range of buildings from later ownership. The original house has long gone but the extensive avenue of oak trees may date from the Dore ownership.

Regional Significance