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Emoh- Port Fairy Historic Area

Location 8 Cox Street,, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284 - Property No B0861 File Number B0861 Level State

[1/4] B0861 Emoh [2/4] Emoh/ Youth Hostel Association [3/4] B0861 Emoh Port Fairy.jpg [4/4] B0861 EMOH, 8 COX STREET, PORT

Statement of Significance

William Rutledge, a wealthy Port Fairy merchant, purchased the site in 1847 and soon afterwards erected a substantial Colonial Georgian style stone dwelling of ten rooms with enclosed verandah. In 1885 the new owner, John Meagher, largely obliterated the original design, but the later facade with its stylised ornamentation is a distinctive and noteworthy composition. The building has been recently converted and extended for youth hostel accommodation.
Classified: 'Local' 03/07/1975
Revised: 03/08/1998
2010 Note: Restored and in use as YHA accommodation since 1977.
Part of Port Fairy Historic Area. Classified 02/03/1981.