Local Government
York
Region
Avon Arc
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Location
17 Redmile Rd York
Location Details
Part of Blandstown Heritage Precinct
Construction Date
Constructed from 1860
Demolition Year
2010Statutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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| (no listings) |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Nov 2019 | Little/No Significance |
Little/No Significance |
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Parent Place or Precinct
Statement of Significance
The site of Rosemary Cottage, is historically significant located on the important early route of Redmile Road to and from Balladong Farm, and across Parker’s Bridge to the Pensioner Guard establishment.
It represents associations with Kingshead Inn their staff, and a way of life no longer practiced. associated with the staff. It makes a contribution to the historic townscapes of the Blandstown precinct, and of the town of York.
Physical Description
Site.
History
After York was opened for selection in 1830, the first settlers, arrived in 1831 from the Swan River settlement with the task of establishing a Government Farm. Balladong Farm was settled in 1831 by William Heal, later H. Bland after whom Blandstown is named. Stephen Stanley Parker had arrived in the Colony with his parents in 1830. After marrying Elizabeth Sewell in 1844 he purchased Balladong Farm in 1848. During the 1850s, Parker developed the property into a very successful farm. The “village” now known as Blandstown, the oldest privately settled part of the York town, developed around Balladong Farm due to the influential presence, water supply, and the river crossing.
Balladong farm’s original entry was off Redmile Road across Heals Bridge that was close to the Avon River (Parker’s Bridge) crossing to access the pensioner Guard establishment, Redmile House (trading post) and along Redmile Road to Avon Terrace (Great Southern Highway).
Rosemary Cottage is recorded as being the accommodation for the “servants’ from the Kingshead Inn.
Place Type
Historic site
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Creation Date
09 Dec 2020Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
23 Jun 2021Disclaimer
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