FORMER MCATEER FARMING COMPLEX
375-389 BARWON HEADS ROAD, CHARLEMONT VIC 3217
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Former McAteer Farming Complex site is located within land purchased by Frances McAteer in 1866 and occupied by the McAteer family until 1924. The site has been assessed as having moderate-high archaeological potential within sections 1 and 3, with architectural remains relating to early rural settlement and occupation by members of the McAteer family (c.1866-1924). While subsequent activities have undoubtedly resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. service emplacements, landscaping, rabbit burrows, roadworks), it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural remains and associated deposits remain at the site (e.g. 1866 cottage, rubbish pit). Given that the c.1867 cottage appears to retain its original floorboards, it seems likely that sub-floor deposits are preserved beneath this building (GHMH 2020b: 10).How is it significant?
The Former McAteer Farming Complex site is of aesthetic, archaeological, architectural, historical, and scientific significance at a local level.Why is it significant?
The site has been assessed as having moderate-high archaeological potential, with architectural remains relating to early rural settlement and occupation by members of the McAteer family (c.1866-1924). While subsequent activities have undoubtedly resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. service emplacements, landscaping, rabbit burrows, roadworks), it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural remains and associated deposits remain at the site (e.g. 1866 cottage, rubbish pit). Given that the c.1867 cottage appears to retain its original floorboards, it seems likely that sub-floor deposits are preserved beneath this building.-
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FORMER MCATEER FARMING COMPLEX - History
1835-1865 vacant land
• clearance of vegetation (c.1840-1855)
• road/track (pre-1855)
• surveyed (c.1855)
1866 residential & farming
• weatherboard dwelling: 2 rooms (1866)
• garden (1866)
c.1867-1920s [McAteer family]
• bluestone dwelling: 4 rooms (c.1867+)
• garden/plantings, including exotic trees (elm, pine)
• bluestone outbuilding (c.1920)
c.1930s-1950s residential & farming
• construction of buildings east of the c.1867 cottage (pre-1947)
• subdivision (1957)
• post-and-wire fence along northern and western property boundaries (1957)
c.1960s-2003 residential & farming
• driveway and possible outbuildings associated with the c.1867 residence
• demolition/removal of structures east of the c.1867 cottage (as visible in the 1947 aerial image)
• construction of residence, outbuildings, and driveway east of the c.1867 cottage (c.1960s)
c.1964-1968 Barwon Heads Road realignment
• land gazetted for Barwon Heads Road widening (1964)
• land gazetted for Barwon Heads Road realignment (1968)
2004-c.2010 cafe & art gallery
• restoration of the c.1867 cottage
• re-roofing of the c.1920 bluestone outbuilding
c.2010-2020 residential -
FORMER MCATEER FARMING COMPLEX - Interpretation of Site
1. Pastoralism & Township development (c.1835-1865) • Removal of vegetation. • Landform modification. 2. Residential & Farming (1866-2003) • Construction of structures/features and fencing. • Grazing and/or agricultural activities. • Service emplacements. • Realignment/widening of Barwon Heads Road. 3. Cafe & Art Gallery (2004-2010) • Restoration/occupation of the c.1866 residential complex. 4. Residential (c.2010-2020) • Minor grazing activity
Heritage Inventory Description
FORMER MCATEER FARMING COMPLEX - Heritage Inventory Description
The site currently encompasses two residential complexes (c.1866+, c.1960+), a paddock, and field.
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