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House, Outbuildings and Ruins
Location121 Mt Lofty Road, REDESDALE VIC 3444 - Property No 206153 LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The complex of bluestone buildings at 121 Mt Lofty Road, Redesdale, including all of the fabric of the earlier bluestone house and outbuilding, and ruins of a chimney is significant. The cypresses and large deciduous trees along the driveway are also significant. The more contemporary house is not significant. The complex of bluestone buildings at 121 Mt Lofty Road, Redesdale is of local historic and architectural significance to the City of Greater Bendigo. 121 Mt Lofty Road, Redesdale, is of historic significance for its association with the Kelly and took families. Joseph Took was well known in the district for his property and business interests.Criterion A The buildings 121 Mt Lofty Road, Redesdale are architecturally significant as an important example of a complex of bluestone buildings in the City of Greater Bendigo. The complex comprises a substantial house and a square plan outbuilding that may have been used as a store. There is also the remains of a substantial brick chimney. This complex of buildings is complemented by mature trees including a large cypress and some other exotic deciduous trees. The arrangement of buildings is a feature of some other properties in the area where houses and outbuildings form small farm complexes with buildings arranged at right angles to each other in a fairly formal way. Criterion D
Group
Parks, Gardens and Trees
Category
Tree groups - avenue