HOUSE AND CANARY ISLAND PALM

The c1920 house and mature Canary Island Palm at 381 Axedale-Kimbolton Road, Axedale are significant.

The house and palm are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Greater Bendigo.

Aesthetically, the house is a good example of a transitional Edwardian - California Bungalow adapted to a country house by having more verandah space and a higher ventilated roof space. It has stylish architectural elements, such as a round window on the side gable and Arts & Crafts tapered rough-cast chimneys with brick banding, which are unusual for a farmhouse. Its setting is enhanced by a mature Canary Island Palm - a popular type of tree for interwar gardens. Criterion D

Historically for association with early settler and Councillor James Doak, as well as continued ownership by the Doak family. Criterion G