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GLEN WALLACE

Other Name

aka 'Notched Log' or 'Chock and Log' cottage

Location

920 NYORA-POOWONG ROAD, POOWONG, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

Note: The homestead at 'Glen Wallace' is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register as VHR H1987. This is the local statement of significance for the place.

What is significant?
The homestead at 'Glen Wallace' (aka 'Notched Log' or 'Chock and Log' cottage), constructed c.1880, at 920 Nyora Road, Poowong.

Why is it significant?
The homestead at 'Glen Wallace' (aka 'Notched Log' or 'Chock and Log' cottage) is of historic, aesthetic and technical significance to South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, it is believed to be the oldest dwelling in the Shire and is the only extant example that is from the era when land in South Gippsland was first opened up for selection. It is therefore highly important in illustrating the important first phase of settlement and development of the Shire, and the wider Gippsland region. (AHC criteria - A.4, B.2 and D.2)

Aesthetically, it is a locally rare example of a broken back hip Victorian villa. Its exposed construction is expressed in the classic proportions of the broken backed house, and is the best example of this style in the Shire. (AHC criteria - B.2 and E.1)

Technically, it is notable as a large and relatively sophisticated example of log construction in a residential building. It is the only known example of this type of construction in the Shire and possibly within the wider Gippsland region. (AHC criteria - B.2 and F.1)

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