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CLEIR HILLS 1) DROP-SLAB BARN, 2) WEATHERBOARD HOUSE AND 3) MATURE EXOTIC PLANTING, INCLUDING A PENCIL PINE AND 4) A LINE OF FIVE YELLOW BOX, 1394 HEIDELBERG-KINGLAKE RD
Other NamesPENCIL PINE - Cupressus sempervirens , YELLOW BOX - Eucalyptus melliodora Location1394 HEIDELBERG-KINGLAKE ROAD ST ANDREWS, NILLUMBIK SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010 What is significant?
How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
The late 19th century/early 20th century drop-slab barn, and the surrounding site to a radius of 50 metres
The late 19th century/early 20th century drop-slab barn is historically and technically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.
The drop-slab barn is historically significant because it is associated with the pioneering orchardist and nurseryman William Gray of Allwood (HO61) (Criterion H). It serves as a reminder of the importance of farming to the area's past and is a rare surviving example of a timber slab farm building in a Metropolitan context; only four drop-slab buildings of any age now survive in the Shire - see also HO 64 and HO 107 (Criteria A & B). The barn is historically and technically significant as an excellent demonstration of the kinds of building that would have been erected by the Shire's early settlers (Criteria A & D).
Group
Farming and Grazing
Category
Barn