WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD
11 Doon Court GREENSBOROUGH, Banyule City
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Statement of Significance
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WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Physical Description 2
Property Description - Part of Portion 12 (160 acres). Grantee: JK Zahn 14/7/1852
WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Usage/Former Usage
Original Use: Residence
Current Use: ResidenceWOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Physical Description 1
Building
Woodlands is a double-fronted weatherboard homestead with an encircling timber verandah and hipped corrugated iron roof. The central entrance door has glazed sidelights and highlight, flanked by double-hung sash windows with moulded timber frames.
Weatherboard outbuildings exist to the side and rear of the main house, with gabled corrugated iron roofs, significantly altered and extended. The original cellar appears to have been demolished. A timber-framed shed near the entrance to the property is in poor condition.
Landscape
The landscape around the Woodlands property appears relatively simple. Of note are the very large Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) along the front (western) boundary. These trees are approaching senescence, and appear to have begun breaking up, which is typical of this species at this age. A number of Gum Trees (Eucalyptus sp) are located to the south of the house. A brick wall screens the property from the street frontage, and is most likely a later addition. The Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) located further up the short street may well be associated with this property.
The simple landscape around the property is testament to its rural past, and contrasts with the suburban development and smaller scale gardens in the immediate precinct.
WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Physical Conditions
Fair
WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Intactness
Fair
WOODLANDS HOMESTEAD - Historical Australian Themes
Further north and east of Heidelberg the land boom had little, if any effect, with the area remaining essentially rural in character until well into the 20th century. Few pastoral or agricultural buildings survive from this period, with the homestead Woodlands an important exception. The homestead boasted early technology in the area in the way of wine storage and irrigation.
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: B
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