Banyule Homestead
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Banyule Homestead is a heritage-listed house at 60 Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.[1] It is listed in the Victorian Heritage Database and has local heritage protection.[2]
History
The house was built in 1846 for Port Phillip pioneer Joseph Hawdon and designed in the Elizabethan style by the architect John Gill. Banyule Homestead is a rare pre-goldrush house that has survived into current times.[2]
Former residents of the house have included prominent Victorian settlers such as James Graham, William Mitchell and Dr Robert Martin.[3]
From 1975 to 1977, the house was altered to provide a gallery space for the National Gallery of Victoria's Heidelberg School Collection.[2] The property was subsequently sold and returned into private hands in 1995.[4]
Current use
A 2017 application to Banyule City Council to convert the property into a function centre was contested by the community, Banyule Estate Residents Group and the Heidelberg Historical Society.[5] This application was rejected, as was a later appeal.[6]
References
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