Rootfield

Author

Shire of Capel

Place Number

14965

Location

Ludlow Rd North Forrest Beach

Location Details

Local Government

Capel

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Aug 1999 Category 4

Statement of Significance

The place has associations with a rural way of life.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad with a corrugated iron roof.

History

Len Summers built the house. The property had a community threshing floor built of packed mud.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low Degree Authenticity: Moderate Degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Chase D & Krantz V; "Just a Horse Ride Away, A History of the Shire of Capel". Shire of Capel Local History Collection 1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

21 Dec 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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