Lake Muir Homestead

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01717

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Location

565 Thomson Rd Lake Muir

Location Details

Local Government

Manjimup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	08 Dec 2016		Shire of Manjimup

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	30 Jan 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	09 Aug 1988			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	07 Sep 1987			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Jul 1997	Category B	Category B Worthy of high level of protection: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme under the Shire of Manjimup Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.	Shire of Manjimup

Statement of Significance

Andrew Muir, son of the original Andrew Muir of Forest Hill near Mt. Barker, took up land at Mabagup in 1856 then moved to the present Lake Muir property I 0 1860. He married in 1865 and the brick house was built that year by ticket-of-Leave men. The farm was carried on by Andrew’s son Willie, his other two surviving sons, Andrew and Robert, settling at Mordalup and Seaton Ross respectively. Lake Muir was on the main route between the Muir families of the Manjimup and Mt. Barker districts and an important link between them. It is still in the hands of. Muir descendants. It is one of the earliest homes in the district and a. good example of local dwellings of the period. It is situated on high land overlooking Lake Muir and a number of old trees survive.

Physical Description

The original house is of soft burnt brick laid in Flemish bond, now washed or painted over in a cream colour. There are verandahs front and back and the roof which is hipped at one end and gabled at the other i s now of corrugated iron. Inside is an Oregon pine ceiling in original condition.

History

Assessment 1987
Construction 1856
Builder: ticket-of-leave men

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Grave
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Shed or Barn
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber
Wall	BRICK	Handmade Brick
Wall	EARTH	Adobe {Mud Brick}
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

21 Oct 2024

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