WENTWORTH HOUSE
22 LE CATEAU STREET,, PASCOE VALE SOUTH VIC 3044 - Property No 29167
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Statement of Significance
Wentworth House is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (H0138) as a place of State significance. Please refer to the VHR citation for the statement of significance for this place. The local statement of significance is as follows:
Wentworth House is of state historical and architectural importance. The original section of this structure, constructed only seven years after the foundation of the colony at Port Phillip, is one of the oldest surviving house in Victoria to remain on its original site. The property has strong associations with several pioneer agriculturists in the district, it is an important and rare illustration of early Victorian colonial traditions.
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WENTWORTH HOUSE - Physical Description 1
Wentworth House is a single storey residence of bluestone rubble built in two stages (c.1842, 1850s), with a later additions, the 1860s kitchen, pantry and bathroom of red brick. It has a hipped slate roof and a simple corrugated-iron clad concave-profile return verandah. It has timber-framed sash windows, with half-glazed French doors opening onto the south verandah.
The house has been sympathetically altered internally. The outbuildings-stables and servants' quarters-are in a dilapidated condition.
Landscape: The significant landscape associated with Wentworth House consists of mature trees.
A number of Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) are located to the west of the house and appear to be a long overgrown hedge. Two very large Pepper Trees (Schinus molle var. areira) dominate the front garden, south of the house. At the rear fence line (north) lies two mature Olive (Olea europea). One in particular is very large. Further identification of remnant species from the early history of the site would require the permission of the owners.
The trees at Wentworth House are of local interest as remnant plantings from the early history of the estate. They assist in providing an appropriate setting for a significant house and contribute to the amenity of the surrounding landscape.
Key Architectural Elements: bluestone rubble construction
hipped slate roof
concave-profile corrugated iron verandah
Conservation Guidelines: restore outbuildings
Principal Historic Themes: association with individuals or families
primary productionearly agricultural/farming activityHeritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: StateMoreland - City of Coburg Heritage Conservation & Streetscape Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard Pty Ltd
Year: 1991
Grading:
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