Harvey Town Precinct

Cornish miners dominated the Bendigo District goldfield, but nowhere else in the area is there such a visible reminder of their presence. The houses demonstrate their favoured building material and techniques and, by their visible age, mark the early date of the area's settlement. 

Although now reduced in number, the surviving building form and construction type (rubble stone) evoke Cornish building methods and the nearby mining activity which helped inspire the creation of Harvey Town. Its surmised construction date (1870s) parallels with the establishment of community infrastructure on the goldfields, such as schools, societies and public parks. It also coincides with the Harveys' (Edward & Thomas) decision to marry and start families. 

Harvey Town is an important remnant from a small mining cluster. The grouping of freestone buildings and the indications of a once more complete small settlement make this a valuable relic of the mining era in Eaglehawk.