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Woolshed

Other Name

at Kilmuir

Location

4005-4007 McIvor Highway, DERRINAL VIC 3551 - Property No 209387

Level

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The timber framed and clad woolshed at 4005 McIvor Highway, Derrinal probably built after 1887 is significant.The house and other outbuildings some distance from the woolshed have not been assessed. Further inspection of the homestead and other outbuildings is required to determine the significance of these buildings.

How is it significant?

The woolshed at Kilmuir is of local aesthetic significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

Why is it significant?

The woolshed at Kilmuir is located on the highway and is a building of distinctive form without direct comparison elsewhere in the study area. It demonstrates an aspect of farming not well represented in other farm complexes identified in the study area. Criterion B

Although there are other woolsheds, this one is particularly large, highly visible and of a distinctive high gabled design. The building is highly intact with only minor alterations to the cladding materials. Criterion E

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