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Strathavon Homestead

Location Nuntin Road, STRATFORD VIC 3862 - Property No B2963 File Number B2963 Level Regional

[1/1] B2963 Strathavon Nuntin Rd

Statement of Significance

The pastoral run, 'Strathavon' at Nuntin near Maffra was selected by Scottish immigrant. John McMillan, soon after his arrival in Gippsland in 1857. McMillan erected the single storey attic house of locally fired bricks in 1858/59, with a plain timber verandah encircling the four room house. McMillan, a ship builder, supervised construction and executed the carpentry and joinery.
Strathavon, picturesquely situated on the west side of the Avon river, is a notable example of a settler's house erected in the decade after land in eastern Victoria was first selected. The four room attic house with cellar is stylistically derived from Scottish vernacular traditions, with the gable attic and steep narrow staircase of particular interest. The property remained in the McMillan family ownership until 1918.
Srathavon was recently altered and the encircling verandah partially and unsympathetically reconstructed. The structure and interior are otherwise intact and in good condition.
AHC Citation
Classified: 25/04/1974