Local Government
Wickepin
Region
Wheatbelt
Wickepin
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1900
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 16 Aug 1996 | Category 4 | |
The place is significant for the associations with Facey, and as one of the few remaining examples of a stone house of this era.
granite stone house
Phillips and Pauley were mates on the goldfields, earning money as water distillers before they both took up land in the Wickepin district. The Phillips family had a part to play in the life of Albert Facey who lived and worked on this farm when the house was being planned and built. The Phillips wanted to adopt Albert, but his mother would not approve, and Facey eventually moved on.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Cottage |
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Cottage |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Granite |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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