975 DONNYBROOK ROAD FARMSTEAD
975 DONNYBROOK ROAD DONNYBROOK, WHITTLESEA CITY
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Statement of Significance
The farmstead at 975 Donnybrook Road and its associated domestic and agricultural buildings are of significance.
The site is historically and archaeologically significant.
The site is of historical significance in that it is typical of the small farmsteads that appeared across the region in the early 20th century.
The property and its surroundings may contain archaeological deposits relating to its domestic and pastoral use at the beginning of the 20th century, and potentially even earlier.
Any archaeological evidence that may be obtained from the site would have some potential to add to the overall understanding and insight into the local social, economic and commercial development of the Donnybrook area from post-European contact onwards.
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975 DONNYBROOK ROAD FARMSTEAD - History
The land on which the current farmstead at 975 Donnybrook Road sits was initially part of Crown Portion 22, which was granted to John Hunter Patterson in 1840. Over the decades there have been several pastorlists that have farmed the lands; in particular, farmer John Abbott in 1874 purchased 327 acres of Crown Portion 22, which was bounded by Donnybrooke Road to the south. In 1888, 319 acres was transferred to farmer Robert Henry Abbott of Kalkallo before it was later passed on to his wife Alicia C. Abbott in 1894.
In 1903 Abbotts sold land which extended to the west of the 975 Donnybrook Road to Jonas M Stawell, a Civil Engineer of the Railway department of Sydney, and Stanley B Osborne 'of parts beyond the Seas Esquire'. In 1915 they then sold 221 acres (including 975 Donnybrook Road) to Richard Goss, a Donnybrook grazier. It was around this date that the current extent of the property was defined. In 1925 the farm was then sold to Joe Henderson, a farmer from Springfield.
The style and design of the house is dated to c.1910/20's and suggests it could have been constructed during the period of Goss or Henderson. In 2012, the farm buildings to the north of the house, included a milking shed and dairy, as well as bluestone paving, drystone walls and a well. These structures are thought to have been contemporary with the house. This farmstead has remained in its current incarnation since then; and has seen a continuation of owners over the next few decades. John Healy and John McKay solicitors in 1967, followed by John Healy and Win McKay (John McKay's Widow) from 1980. Then in 1984 it was lastly purchased by the Dibellas.
975 DONNYBROOK ROAD FARMSTEAD - Interpretation of Site
The site represents a homestead and small dairy operation. It is typical of the small farmsteads that appear across the region in the early 20th century
Heritage Inventory Description
975 DONNYBROOK ROAD FARMSTEAD - Heritage Inventory Description
The farmstead comprises a house (1910s/1920s) and associated domestic outbuildings, including an external toilet shed, with a small dairy complex to the rear. This includes a brick dairy, to the rear of which is a well (possibly wood lined), and a timber milking shed opening onto a bluestone paved yard. Several dry- stone walls, including one high quality example, surround these structures and a small paddock to the north which contains a remnant orchard. A windmill and tank stand marked on a 1913 map lie to the north east.7722-7822
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BAKERS DAIRYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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975 DONNYBROOK ROAD FARMSTEADVictorian Heritage Inventory
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