House and Outbuilding
306 Nankervis Road, MANDURANG VIC 3551 - Property No 192519
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Statement of Significance
The house and barn built in face red brick c.1870 are significant. Later additions to the house including the side wing in paler brick, and the verandah to the house are not significant. The mature oaks, cypresses and willows are also significant.
How is it significant?The house and barn at 306 Nankervis Road are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.
Why is it significant?306 Nankervis Road is of historical significance for its example of an allotment built for farming at a very small scale. This is unusual in the study area where most properties of this type had larger acreages and considerable agricultural uses. Criterion B
The house and barn at 306 Nankervis Road are of aesthetic and architectural significance as a consistent group of buildings displaying similarities with other buildings where there is a known German origin. The buildings demonstrate in their design, elements of distinctive architectural styling such as the chimney placement and design, end parapet walls and two storey barns, common to buildings known to have been constructed by German immigrants to the area. Criterion D
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House and Outbuilding - Physical Description 1
Kedleston at 306 Nankervis Road comprises a brick house and several outbuildings of which a two storey barn is the most interesting. The allotment size appears to have always been relatively small, and the house was established without a farm attached. The house and outbuilding appear to date from the early 1870s and are built in face red brick. The house has a gable roof with parapet end walls; this design is found in a number of buildings in the Mandurang, Axe Creek and Emu Creek area where European immigrants built homes and farm complexes. Of particular note is the distinctive placement of the chimneys that are set in from the end walls. The chimneys are detailed with brick dentils and corbelling. This is found in a house at 159 Red Tank Road (now extensively altered), and at 23 Wilkinsons Road, Sedgwick. These properties are known to have been built by German immigrants. Another distinctive feature of the house is the side wall that extends forming a wing at the rear with a skillion roof behind it. The verandah is most likely a later addition to the house, and the original house would have been designed without this feature. There is a contemporary addition to the side and rear.
The barn is of particular interest for its picturesque qualities and is a full two storey in height with openings at both levels and a winching beam still attached. It is likely to have been used as a stable. The window and door openings, including timber louvres appear to be part of the original design. A carport has been added to the front of this building in complementary style.
Most farm complexes buildings in this area were established to support larger acreages, however Kedleston appears to have been a gentleman's house with only a small allotment. Both the house and barn are set in landscaped surrounds that are of modern design, however there are some significant mature trees that provide a setting for the buildings. These include cypresses, willows and oaks, as well as many younger plantings.
House and Outbuilding - Physical Conditions
Good
House and Outbuilding - Integrity
High
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Bendigo - Former Shires of McIvor and Strathfieldsaye Heritage Study
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2008
Grading: Local
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