RIVERBEND FARM AND OUTBUILDINGS

The property Riverbend at 2306 Kyneton Redesdale Road, including the bluestone house of c.1870, remnant orchard, mature cypress tree and brick well is significant. The newer house on site is not of significance. 

The property at 2306 Kyneton Redesdale Road is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

Riverbend, variously named Gamble's Paddock or Summerhill was constructed c.1870 by Edward Gamble and remained in the same family for over 50 years. Edward Gamble owned the land until his death in 1911 when it was officially transferred to his heirs in 1920. Criteron A

The house at 2306 Kyneton Redesdale Road aesthetically significant as a well crafted stone house with snecked and coursed bluestone walls, Riverbend retains many original details such as fine glazing bars in the multi-paned windows, plaster, timber shingles, mantle pieces and original front door (although this is removed from its fixings). The setting is significant with a remnant orchard, mature cypress tree and brick well that provide tangible evidence of the daily life of the early residents. Criterion D