Yarra Ranges

Heritage Database
Steve Burne's cottage

Location

144 Fairy Dell Road, Monbulk VIC 3793 - Property No 64402

Show Place Maps and Streetview

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

Steve Burne's Cottage at 144 Fairy Dell Rd

How is it Significant?

The cottage is of historic significance

Why is it Significant?

Of historic significance as the only surviving example of a Monbulk Village Settler's Hut and, therefore, represents a very early phase in the history of Monbulk.

RNE Criterion A.4

Description

A derelict timber shack. Timber walls with an exposed frame, corrugated iron roof and a gable with split wooden shingles laid in an unusual horizontal pattern. A lean-to (dairy and shower added in 1920s) has a hipped iron roof.


(Build 107 (35372) / 25/04/15 ) Terms and Conditions