Cottage
10 John Street, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No B2997
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Statement of Significance
An interesting cottage built in three stages, 1864, 1872 and 1876, the last of these in the picturesque mode with a fine timber barge board.
Classified: 10/2/1972
Statement of Significance - Beechworth - Historic Area
Beechworth is a picturesque nineteenth Century provincial town. It is a well preserved example of a Government and private building, which resulted from the town's important historical role as the administrative and commercial centre of Victoria's north - eastern goldfields. Beechworth was once significant for its position on an early overland route from Melbourne to Sydney.
The town is located sympathetically to the topography, in an area of considerable landscape interest. Set amidst forested undulating country, there remain many relics of the mining era in and about Beechworh. It is a rich field forindustrial archaelogy.Within the town there are a large number of historical and architecturally significant buildings. These display a quality of form and richness of material and detail which make Beechworth one of the most significant of Austraila's goldfield towns. Of particular interest is the common usage of local granite in construction. Its honey colour imparts a quality distinctive to Beechworth.
The highlights of Beechworth are the grid of wide streets flanked with granite kerbing; the streetscapes of considerable integrity with groups of homogeneous buildings set off by mature elms and other exotic trees; and the remnants of historic Victorian gardens. About the town there are many examples of nineteenth century street furniture, signs and fences. Beechworth's historical wealth is of national significance.
Classified: April 1993
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NEWTOWN BRIDGE PRECINCTVictorian Heritage Register H1424
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FORMER BANK OF VICTORIAVictorian Heritage Register H0348
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LONDON TAVERNVictorian Heritage Register H0350
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