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MOUNT CAMEL HOMESTEAD

Location

770 HEATHCOTE-ROCHESTER ROAD, MOUNT CAMEL - PROPERTY NUMBER 205221, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The house, landscape setting, driveway and possibly other outbuildings. (Needs inspection)

How is it significant?
The house at 770 Heathcote-Rochester Road, Mount Camel is possibly of state significance but certainly of local historical and architectural significance to the City of Greater Bendigo. (An inspection is required).

Why is it significant?
770 Heathcote-Rochester Road, Mount Camel is of historic significance as part of the Mt Camel Estate which was a pre-emptive right granted to William Keith in 1842. It was under the ownership of Margaret Hyde that the property was established and a homestead and presumably other improvements were made.

Further work needs to be done on this after an inspection which has been refused (October 2008).

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Homestead Complex