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Wimmera House

Other Name

Tamar

Location

356 Aberdeen Street, HERNE HILL VIC 3220 - Property No B1189

File Number

B1189

Level

Local

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Statement of Significance

The house was originally known as 'Tamar' and was built for John Honeychurch Down in 1858-60. The architects,Backhouse & Reynolds designed this Italinate style, 2 storied masonry residence using restrained motifs derived from Victorian era pattern books. The house was renamed 'Wimmera House' by William H. Lloyd, a former Wimmera district miller who acquired the house in 1883.

First Classified: 23/10/73.
Revised: Local: 3/8/98.

Group

Residential buildings (private)