HOUSE AND STABLES

The residence and stable complex at 14 Heinz Street comprising two main buildings including a late-Victorian style house of c.1895-1898 and a large stable of c.1920 is significant. 

The residence and stable complex at 14 Heinz Street is of local historic, aesthetic significance to the City of Greater Bendigo. It also has rarity and associational value. 

The Heinz Street Residence and Stable Complex is historically significant as a rare and substantially intact example of a late nineteenth century residence and c. 1920s horse stable complex that operated as a racehorse training facility from c. 1914 through until 2009. (Criterion D) The Heinz Street residence and stable complex retains its original residence and stables and is representative of a traditional horse training establishment located close to racecourses. (Criterion B)

The Heinz Street Residence and Stable Complex is one of only a few known historic stables associated with private residences and the racehorse industry in the City of Greater Bendigo. The residence is one of only four dating from the period 1890-1910 in the Heinz Street-Rohs Road vicinity. The stable complex is one of only four extant pre-World War Two stables in the Heinz Street-Rohs Road vicinity, and the only 1920s timber stable. The other extant pre-World War Two stable complexes are less substantial. The Heinz Street Residence and Stable Complex is therefore of historical significance to the City of Greater Bendigo as one of the few remaining examples of such complexes that are related to the local racing industry. (Criterion A)

The Heinz Street Residence and Stable Complex is of associative significance to the City of Greater Bendigo for its connection with local horse racing identities Harry McCalman and Tom Torpy. In particular, Harry McCalman trained Caulfield Cup and Victoria Derby winners Whittier and Manfred for Ben Chaffey, chairman of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, in the 1920s. McCalman trained both Whittier and Manfred from his White Hills premises at 14 Heinz Street. The property is a tangible link to local trainer Harry McCalman and his significant racing success. (Criterion H)