Kernot's House
23 Mickle Street,TOORADIN, Casey City
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Statement of Significance
Kernot's house, constructed c.1888 and attached shop at 23 Mickle Street, Tooradin.
How is it significant?
Kernot's house and the attached shop at 23 Mickle Street, Tooradin are of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Casey.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is significant for the long associations with the foremost fishing family in the district, the Kernot family, and is part of a precinct of early fishermen's houses which can still be recognised along the foreshore, recalling the 'Hawkeye' description of 1889. Fishing is one of the pioneering industries of the former Cranbourne Shire and distinguishes Tooradin from any other settlement in the district; fishing also has links with the sporting character of the area, popularised by Lyall in the nineteenth century and continued in this century. The attached shop is evidence of the large numbers of campers who came to this reserve in times past as a continuation of the Tooradin sporting and camping tradition. (AHC criteria A4, D2 & H1)
Aesthetically, although altered it retains its characteristic simple cottage and shop form and contributes to the historic character of the Tooradin foreshore reserve precinct. (AHC criterion E1)
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Kernot's House - Usage/Former Usage
House
Kernot's House - Physical Description 1
This building comprises the original gabled weatherboarded cottage constructed c. 1888 and the c.1925 shop addtion, which is small gabled structure with front verandah set forward of the house and attached to its south-west corner.
Externally the cottage retains a traditional form with a gabled section at the front and a skillion section at the rear. The verandah has been enclosed, however, the facade of the cottage remains intact, including the original doorway flanked by two multi-paned windows. There is one brick chimney.
The shop has been altered. The original front door and window shown in early photos have been replaced with the present windows and the front verandah has been reconstructed.
The cottage and the shop are in fair to poor condition.Kernot's House - Physical Conditions
Fair to poor
Kernot's House - Intactness
Moderate
Kernot's House - Historical Australian Themes
Building settlements towns and cities; Economic Development, Fishing
Heritage Study and Grading
Casey - Casey Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading: LocalCasey - City of Casey Heritage Study: Cranbourne, Knox
Author: Graeme Butler & Associate
Year: 1998
Grading:
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