Monbulk Homestead
Ryans Rd (Nixon's Road, or Monbulk Creek Road), Lysterfield VIC 3156 - Property No S03535
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Statement of Significance
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Monbulk Homestead - Physical Description 1
Extensive evidence of the Monbulk homestead survives within the northern part of Lysterfield Park. It is located on a north-facing slope above Monbulk Creek. The site is bisected by Dargon Track.
The site of the homestead is marked by the ruins of the fireplace (or perhaps kitchen hearth). It is a stone and brick structure. Nearby area extensive heaps of bricks and other building rubble, much covered in blackberry and other weeds. Adjacent to this is a small cutting. Presumably the rubble has resulted from the demolition of the house. Nearby is a flat area that may have once contained a building, and another larger area to the east that also appears disturbed.
Extensive plantings survive near the homestead including two large pines, a Norfolk Island Pine, a cypress, a windbreak of Robinia(?), and an orchard area. There also appear to be some other conifers some distance away from the homestead site that may form part of a cultural landscape.
While the evidence remaining is quite fragmentary, the plantings create a distinctive cultural landscape, and careful site recording is likely to reveal more extensive evidence than was noted in this field survey.Monbulk Homestead - Physical Conditions
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Monbulk Homestead - Integrity
Minor Modifications
Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra Ranges - Shire of Yarra Ranges Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2000
Grading: Local
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Eloera HomesteadYarra Ranges Shire
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Monbulk HomesteadYarra Ranges Shire
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Lysterfield ValleyNational Trust
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