UNMACK'S FARM
90A HARVEST HOME ROAD EPPING, WHITTLESEA CITY
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Statement of Significance
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UNMACK'S FARM - History
UNMACK'S FARM DATES FROM 1850 WHEN WILHEM KOCH PURCHASED 75 ACRES IN SEC 2/PARISH OF WOLLERT AND STARTED A DAIRY FARM. THE WEATHERBOARD HOMESTEAD WAS BUILT BY 1870. THREE OF THE KOCH CHILDREN WERE BURIED ON THE FARM. WILHEM JNR IN 1856 AND ELIZABETH AND MARY IN 1861. ABOUT 1875, CARL LOUIS UNMACK PURCHASED THE FARM AND RAISED HIS FAMILY THERE. IN 1934 JACK HEHR AND OLIVE YOUNG (ONE OF THE UNMACK GRAND-DAUGHTERS) OWNED THE FARM; THEY SOLD IT IN 1956. TODAY GRAZING IS THE MAIN ACTIVITY. (GOULD 1991: 1.23)UNMACK'S FARM - Interpretation of Site
A HOMESTEAD AND DAIRY OF THE 19TH-C. Dairy farm from 1850s. Weatherbard House dates from 1870. Unmack family owned property from c.1875 to 1956. 3 children buried on site.
UNMACK'S FARM - Historical Significance
The site has potential to provide historical information on the Koch and Ummack families, particularly Koch's three children. Site has moderate to high potential under this criterion in a local context.
Heritage Inventory Description
UNMACK'S FARM - Heritage Inventory Description
TIMBER HOMESTEAD, BLUESTONE DAIRY, MILK STORAGE SHED DATE TO 19TH-C. THEY STAND BEHIND A MODERN HOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HARVEST HOME ROAD, EPPING NORTH.
TIMBER HOMESTEAD, BLUESTONE DAIRY, MILK STORAGE SHED DATE TO 19TH-C. THEY STAND BEHIND A MODERN HOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HARVEST HOME ROAD, EPPING NORTH.
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BLUESTONE HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS, BLUESTONE QUARRY & DRY STONE WALLVictorian Heritage Inventory
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BLUESTONE HOUSE, BLUESTONE DAIRY, DRY STONE WALLSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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HARVEST HOME ROAD BUILDING REMAINSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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