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Piney Ridge

Location 82 Heatherton Road,ENDEAVOUR HILLS, Casey City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
'Piney Ridge', comprising the house constructed in 1942, associated outbuildings and mature garden setting at 82 Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills.

How is it significant?
'Piney Ridge at 82 Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Casey.

Why is it significant?
Historically, 'Piney Ridge' is significant for its associations with the development of the dairying industry in Berwick. It was an important Jersey stud from the 1940s, winning prizes at the Melbourne, Sydney, Warragul and Berwick Shows. Its owner in 1942, Charles Hartley (1905-1986), was a Melbourne manufacturer of rotary sprinklers and irrigation supplies and a founder of the Australian Primary Producers Union. During the last war, the paddocks at Piney Ridge were used for manoeuvres by U. S. and Australian troops. The farm manager from the 1940s, Vivian Campbell, is the son of Sir Harold Campbell, Australian representative at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations. (AHC criteria A4, D2 and H1)

Aesthetically, 'Piney Ridge' is significant as a well-known local landmark with its large brick residence set in landscaped gardens. (AHC criterion E1)

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Homestead Complex