Mt Boninyong Homestead

Location

Midland Highway, SCOTSBURN VIC 3352 - Property No B1101

File Number

B1101

Level

Local

Statement of Significance

sIn 1839, Andrew Scott took up the station at 'Mt. Boninyong" which comprised 16,000 acres. Mrs. Scott was reputedly the first white woman in the area. The present homestead was built in 1884 by Robert Scott and was designed by architect, Henderson in "Scottish Baronial Mansion" style. The extensive gardens date from the 1850s making them one of the oldest surviving garden layouts in Victoria.

Classified: 23/06/1960

Classified: Local: 03/08/1998

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Stables