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Melrose

Location 137-163 Harkaway Road,HARKAWAY, Casey City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Melrose, an imposing Victorian villa with a tower on an elevated site, built c1875 for John Edward Deeble, has regional significance as an important district landmark for more than a century and a fine example of a nineteenth century rural retreat. It is significant for its use between 1938 and 1958 as the Try Boys Home, a training farm for boys. It has associations with William Mack Forster, founder of the Try Boys Society and also of the City Newsboys Club and the Gordon Institute for Boys. The E. H. M. Ratcliffe Cottage (named after the Try Society's honorary secretary), and a number of outbuildings provide significant evidence of the property's use during the 1930s era.

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Homestead Complex