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Chatsworth Lodge

Location 127 Johnstone Street,, CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 - Property No B4955 File Number B4955 Level State

[1/1] B4955 Chatsworth Lodge

Statement of Significance

Chatsworth Lodge was constructed in 1864 by James Redfearn, monumental mason, as his own residence. Although only a small building of cement rendered brick with stone dressings, it exhibits the skills of its builder in its many details, which are of a character and scale more usually associated with the grand country houses of England where James Redfearn learned his craft. The octagonal chimney stacks and the pillars flanking the iron gate on the street frontage have finely detailed mouldings and borders and panels of contrasting textures.
The associated stable building is of simple unrendered brick.
James Redfearn was involved in the construction of many of Castlemaine's notable buildings and served as a Borough Councillor for a number of years.
Classified: 10/06/1982
Revised: 03/08/1998