OLD MARSH HOUSE
7254 MIDLAND HIGHWAY GUILDFORD, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Old Marsh House, Yapeen, 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, Yapeen, is a rare surviving 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 pre-fabricated house. Old Marsh House has been variously altered over the years, both internally and externally. Intactness is however reasonable and condition is quite good.
[Source: Register of the National Estate]
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OLD MARSH HOUSE - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.
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MEINS FREEHOLD DEEP LEAD MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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GUILDFORD ARTEFACT SCATTERVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Yapeen Creek State School Honour Roll (First World War)Vic. War Heritage Inventory
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