'Membenup' Homestead

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02954

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Location

50 Membenup Rd Wonnerup

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1861

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2014		City of Busselton
Heritage List	Adopted	16 Oct 2024		City of Busselton

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	26 Aug 2011

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	11 Jun 1973
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Mar 1978
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Sep 2006	Category 2	Category 2 These places are also important places in the Shire, and generally have built features as part of their significance. These places should be retained on the list and conservation encouraged.	City of Busselton
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	16 Oct 2024	Category 2	Category 2 These places are also important places in the Shire, and generally have built features as part of their significance. These places should be retained on the list and conservation encouraged.	City of Busselton

Values

- the place is one of the first homesteads to be built in Wonnerup.
- the place is associated with the early settlement of Western Australia.
- the place is associated with Joseph Gardiner Reynolds, an early pioneer who himself was associated with Charles Bussell and Captain Stirling.
- the place was possibly constructed with the use of convict labour.
- the Reynolds family maintained ownership of the homestead for over hundred years (1861-1964).

Physical Description

The single storey homestead was constructed from marked and coursed limestone rubble, with a corrugated iron roof (previously shingled) in the Victorian Georgian style. The residence is partially surrounded by a verandah, with timber floorboards noted to be in a poor state.

History

European settlement of the Vasse region began with the arrival of the prominent pioneering families of Bussell, Molloy and Turner in May 1830. After early problems, John Bussell, accompanied by several other pioneering families, set out on foot from Augusta on 1833 in search of better land that was found on the Vasse River. The town of Busselton was proclaimed in 1832, and gazetted in July 1847. The townsite developed slowly until the introduction of convicts to the district in 1854. Convict gangs were used to build the town’s road, bridges and infrastructures. In 1856 a school had been constructed and by 1859 a gaol and courthouse had been erected to police the growing community and convict population. Many of the early settlers constructed farms and homestead in the nearby areas of Wonnerup and Vasse rather than the actual townsite.

Condition

The place is in good condition.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

18 Jul 1995

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Approved

Last Update

12 Jul 2022

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