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House and Ruins

Location

1737 Lyell Road, REDESDALE VIC 3444 - Property No 206140

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The stone house built c1870 is significant. The stone ruins are significant for the potential to yield information about the nature of the farm complex. The modern machinery sheds of corrugated iron are not significant nor the modern house at the front of the block.

How is it significant?

The stone house and adjacent ruins at 1737 Lyell Road Redesdale are of local historical and aesthetic significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

Why is it significant?

The property at 1737 Lyell Road is significant for its association with a number of local people including John Govelt in the 1880s. Govelt owned and managed a large amount of property in the area, and his period of ownership was followed by that of George Took who was involved in both farming and mercantile activities in Redesdale. Criterion A

The house is of aesthetic significance as a representative stone farmhouse built of the local Redesdale bluestone. Apart from the addition of a verandah the building is fairly intact. Criterion D

The ruins are of significance for their potential to yield further information about the nature of the farm. Criterion C

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House