MT. EIRENE GUEST HOUSE

Other Name

lot 28 Mt. Eirene Road, Gembrook

Location

lot 28 Mt Eirene Road GEMBROOK, Cardinia Shire

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Mt. Eirene Guest House, which was owned by W.G. Stephens, draper, in c1913, is of significance to the Cardinia Shire as one of the few remaining examples of the many guest houses that were built in Victorian holiday resorts in the post-First World War period. The property has significance for its associations in the 1930s with Mrs Laura Farrell, who advertised Mt. Eirene in Railway Department Tourist Guides of the period.

Regional Significance

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Planting exotic