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Bell's Cottage

Other Name

formerly Whatmaugh's Cottage

Location

off Gellibrand Place (previous) PLENTY and 67 HAPPY HOLLOW DRIVE LOWER PLENTY, NILLUMBIK SHIRE, BANYULE CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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Whatmaugh's Cottage

Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

What is significant?
The c1893 Whatmaugh's (later Bell's) Cottage and the surrounding property to the title boundaries.

How is it significant?
The cottage is historically, technically, socially and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The cottage is historically significant because it is associated with the pioneering orchardists Frederick Flintoff, Theodore Flintoff and William Verner, and with the pioneering orchardist and member of the Greensborough District Roads Board, Robert Whatmaugh (after whom a variety of apple- the Whatmaugh Fancy - was named); as such, the cottage is a reminder of the importance of orcharding during the early days of the Shire's existence (Criteria A & H). The cottage is historically and technically significant for its unusual 19th-century construction of wattle and daub, verticals slabs and a bark roof, all inexpensive materials whose use may reflect the influence of the 1890s Depression. Also for its distinctive setting: a rural enclave in close proximity to dense residential development (Criteria B & A).

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