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Nobelius Heritage Park

Other Name

off Crichton Road, Emerald

Location

off Crichton Road EMERALD, Cardinia Shire

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Nobelius Heritage Park and landscape are significant to the Cardinia Shire for their representation of the vast Gembrook Nursery which was operated from here and other parts of the Emerald district by Carl Axel Nobelius; the plantings provide an important link with other Nobelius places and the context for the adjoining Belgrave to Gembrook narrow gauge railway line and siding which served the orchards, nurseries and market gardens in this district.

This site is also contributory to a larger cultural landscape of State significant which includes all of the Nobelius related places. The Nobelius Gembrook Nursery was the originator of an extensive range of exotic ornamental and fruiting plantings throughout the state, interstate and overseas.

Regional Significance

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Orchard