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Araluen

Location 301-331 Narre Warren North Road, NARRE WARREN VIC 3805 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Araluen, with its large dam, has regional significance as an important district orchard property which sent apples all over Australia and overseas from 1905 until the 1940s. More recently, Araluen is noted for its water lilies grown for commercial use. The property has been associated with the Bailey family, district pioneers, throughout its history. The present owner, Miss Lucy Bailey, is the daughter of the first owners Mr. and Mrs James W. Bailey. Araluen contains a 1903 Edwardian villa residence with intact Federation Bungalow extensions. It also has an important garden, established in 1903 and still one of the best in the district. The large irrigation dam built by James Bailey in 1914 is of great importance as the only remaining evidence of the orcharding use of the property, and for its ability to demonstrate the value of irrigation in orchard production.

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Homestead Complex