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Old Marsh House

Location 7254 Midland Highway,, GUILDFORD VIC 3451 - Property No B1761 File Number B1761 Level State

[1/1] B1761 Old Marsh House Yapeen

Statement of Significance

Old Marsh House is a two storey prefabricated house attributed to an English but unknown manufacturer and erected probably circa 1855 for William Mein. Rectangular in plan, the house is clad in five inch corrugated iron sheet laid vertically and there are cast iron angles at each corner and intermediate T-sections. The cavities are believed to be packed with brick. There are two front doors about a central column and cast iron door frames.
Old Marsh House is a rare example of a two storey prefabricated dwelling, a particularly rare building type on a world basis. The prefabricated house is an important illustration of nineteenth century technological advance and is closely associated with the world-wide gold-rushes circa 1850 and with the industrial technology of the time. Old Marsh House is a building of considerable architectural importance, particularly as such a substantial prefabricated house.
Old Marsh House has been variously altered over the years, both internally and externally. Intactness is however reasonable and condition is quite good.
Classified: 03/10/1968
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