FORMER HARP INN

22 PAKINGTON STREET GEELONG WEST, Greater Geelong City

The Former Harp inn was constructed in 1848 or earlier and is therefore one of the oldest buildings in Victoria. It was one of several inns servicing the villages of Newtown and Ashby on the…

MURNDAL

1356 MURNDAL ROAD TAHARA, SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Murndal is at the heart of a pastoral run formerly known as Spring Valley, which was initially part of a larger squatting run called Tahara. Tahara was held in the 1840s under two licences…

KOUT NORIEN ESTATE

47 HARROW-CLEAR LAKE ROAD HARROW, WEST WIMMERA SHIRE

Kout Norien on the Glenelg River near Harrow was originally taken up in 1840 as a 400,000 acre pastoral run. Following extensive sub- division by Edward Willis and Charles l Swanston between…

INVERGOWRIE

21 COPPIN GROVE HAWTHORN, Boroondara City

The first section of Invergowrie, then known as Burwood, was commenced in about 1846 for James Palmer (later Sir), the first Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Council. Extensions were…

BANYULE

60 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE HEIDELBERG, Banyule City

Banyule was built in 1846 for Joseph Hawdon to a design by colonial architect John Gill. Hawdon was an Englishman who came to Australia in 1834, and in 1836 joined John Gardiner and John…

ST JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCH

1 BURGUNDY STREET HEIDELBERG, BANYULE CITY

The founding of St.John's church is closely linked with the beginning of Melbourne town and the records contain fascinating descriptions of the varied life in that town and in the village of…

FULHAM

29 WALCOTT ROAD KANAGULK, HORSHAM RURAL CITY

Fulham Homestead is a large complex of early farming buildings, built between 1848 and 1861 for George Armytage. The property is a substantially intact pastoral property, altered only during…

OVERNEWTON

51 OVERNEWTON ROAD KEILOR, BRIMBANK CITY

Overnewton, located in Keilor, comprises the original homestead built in 1849 with substantial additions made in 1859, and associated outbuildings and structures including the butchery and…

MORANGHURK

3320 MIDLAND HIGHWAY LETHBRIDGE, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

Moranghurk is the remains of a large pastoral property originally called Morangourke, located on the Moorabool River near Lethbridge. The first squatters to occupy the run were the partners…

MCCRAE HOMESTEAD

6-8 CHARLES STREET and 11 BEVERLEY ROAD MCCRAE, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE

A hipped shingled roof cover the two symmetrically placed main rooms of this early homestead, constructed of timber drop-slab walls with 20-pane windows and brick chimneys. A lean-to…

JOB WAREHOUSE (OR CROSSLEYS BUILDING)

54-62 BOURKE STREET MELBOURNE, Melbourne City

Job Warehouse, also known as Crossley's Building, a row of four two-storey shops built in 1848-49. History Summary This row of shops was built in two stages. A large shop (which is now…

SCOTS CHURCH

140-154 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE, Melbourne City

The Rev. James Forbes who arrived from Scotland to minister in the colony held his first service on 3 February, 1838. Rev. Forbes' first church was a temporary wooden building at the west…

ST JAMES OLD CATHEDRAL

419-437 KING STREET and 2-24 BATMAN STREET WEST MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

St James Old Cathedral was constructed on a Crown grant site of 5 acres of land bounded by Collins, William and Bourke Streets with the foundation stone being laid on 9 November 1839 by…

ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH

326 LONSDALE STREET MELBOURNE, Melbourne City

On 15 May 1839 Patrick Geoghegan arrived in Melbourne to take up the position of priest of the newly formed parish of Port Phillip. The land on which St Francis Church stands was granted in…

FORMER RESIDENCE

300 QUEEN STREET MELBOURNE, Melbourne City

The former residence at 300 Queen Street was designed in 1848 and built between 1849 and 1852 as a residence for J T Smith. Smith was a publican, theatrical entrepreneur and later Mayor of…

EXFORD HOMESTEAD

355-455 EXFORD ROAD WEIR VIEWS, MELTON CITY

Exford Homestead is one of the oldest residences in Victoria and part of a rare surviving 1840s homestead complex. It is a farming property now comprising approximately 30.5 hectares located…

DARRA

490 SLATE QUARRY ROAD MEREDITH, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

Darra, originally known as Durdiwarrah pastoral station, was licensed with 24,000 acres to Charles Augustus Von Steiglitz in 1842. Charles Augustus Von Steiglitz, who arrived in Port Phillip…

STRATFORD LODGE

84 COLIBAN PARK ROAD METCALFE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Stratford Lodge, Metcalfe, is a granite homestead built for pastoralist James Orr in 1848 or 49, it is believed. It is not known if the house was built in stages or at one time. There are two…

THE BRIARS

450 NEPEAN HIGHWAY MOUNT MARTHA, MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE

This pastoral run was taken up in 1840 by the prominent gentleman colonist Captain James Reid, who called it Checkingurk (or Tichingorook). Georgiana McCrae sketched the property in 1844. In…

WENTWORTH HOUSE

22 LE CATEAU STREET PASCOE VALE SOUTH, Moreland City

Wentworth House at Pascoe Vale, known as La Rose during the nineteenth century, was built from c1842 for Dr Farquhar McCrae. He was the brother-in-law of Georgiana McCrae, who made several…

WOODBINE

146 WOODBINE ROAD PORT FAIRY, Moyne Shire

Whalers and sealers working out of Launceston had been visiting the coastal areas around Port Fairy Bay throughout the 1830s and some had set up camps and huts during their stays. The…

FORMER STEAMPACKET HOTEL

33 BENTINCK STREET PORTLAND, Glenelg Shire

The Steam Packet Inn, Portland, is a double-storey timber building with a symmetrical facade. It was built in 1841-42 from timber that was most likely shipped to Portland from Van Diemens…

LONDON INN

91 BENTINCK STREET and 93A BENTINCK STREET and 93B BENTINCK STREET and 1-1R JULIA STREET PORTLAND, GLENELG SHIRE

In December 1800, Lieutenant James Grant on board the Lady Nelson sighted a wide bay which he named Portland Bay after a Secretary of State, the Duke of Portland. The bay had an abundance of…

FORMER BUILDERS INN

25 GAWLER STREET PORTLAND, Glenelg Shire

The Former Builders' Inn at 25 Gawler Street is one of Portland's earliest hotels. A license was granted to John Leahy for the Builders'Inn in 1849 and it is possible that the oldest part of…

URBRAE

171 HODDLE STREET RICHMOND, Yarra City

Urbrae is situated on land that was subdivided from William Highett's 1839 crown grant. Three allotments were purchased by James P. Lind, a photographer, who combined them to form the…