WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD
165 WILDWOOD ROAD BULLA, HUME CITY
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Statement of Significance
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WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD - History
There is no known historical information on this site, however, maps and aerial photography indicate the presence and chronology of buildings at the site. A structure is indicated at this site on a map of 1916 (Sunbury, 1: 63,360; Great Britian. War Office. General Staff. Commonwealth Section) and again on a map of 1938 (Sunbury, 1 :63,360; Australian Section. Imperial General Staff). An aerial photograph dating from 1963 (Melbourne Nortth Project, Run 5, Film 1513, Photo 40.) shows structures on the southwest corner of Wildwood and Somerton Road. At the southwest corner there is a square enclosure of bushes within which is a square building, thought to be the main dwelling . To the west and south of here are five smaller buildings, perhaps ancillary structures related to settlement and/or farming. A large structure to the south is likely to be a barn. There are currently no standing buildings at the site, so their demolition must date from the last fifty years.
WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD - Interpretation of Site
The site is likely to have been the location of a dwelling since the construction of Wildwood Road and appears to have still been in use until the mid.20th century. A number of domestic building and small farms were located along Somerton Road in the late-19th century, and these are perhaps related to the subdivision of the Bulla parish common under the Land Act of the 18705. The initial homestead might have been supplemented with a number of other buildings that can be seen on aerial photographs of the 19605. Therefore, the site may have had a mainly agricultural purpose. A later feature, a brick installation with two integrated iron vats, is still standing, though this might date from the latest stages of the site, and is suspeced to be no earlier than mid-20th century. ihe oldest recorded featUres at the site are areas of bluestone paving that probably date from the third quarter of the 19th century.
WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD - Archaeological Significance
The site has low to moderate archaeological significance and potential at both a local and regional scale. Though buildings at this site have undergone demolition and the ground has been modified in recent times, it is possible that structural and artefact deposits are present, which is suggested by the remains of blue-stone paving and linear features that are visible on the surface, indicating the former locations of structures on the site.
WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD - Historical Significance
There are few remains of the dwellings and farms that were established around Bulla from the mid-19th century and particularly after the subdivision of land in the 1870s. Though the identification of the site with the location of the farmstead is possible using aerial sources, this is not definite, and therefore the exact nature of the occupancy of the site and its chronology are uncertain.
Heritage Inventory Description
WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEAD - Heritage Inventory Description
Standing agricultural feature and vestiges of paving and structures at the site of a farm/homestead complex, located at the corner of Wildwood and Somerton Roads, 1.4km northeast of Bulla. The principle archaeological features are situated in the NE corner of the property and comprise what appear to be traces of stone and brick paving and buitding foundations. There is a large pile of dirt here that may be covering other features. Further to the west is a standing brick feature, constructed of machine-made bricks, with two built-in iron vats or cauldrons.
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WILDWOOD ROAD FARMSTEADVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Steam Flour MillNational Trust
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LochtonNational Trust
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