Local Government
Swan
Region
Metropolitan
55 Benara Rd Caversham
Municipal Inventory No: 527
Swan
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1920 to 1940
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 15 Dec 2010 | |
| Heritage List | Adopted | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Jun 1997 | Considerable Significance | |
The place reflects the development of the wine industry in the Swan Valley since at least the 1920s. The distillery building and buildings from the 1940s have aesthetic significance. One of the significant wineries in the Swan Valley throughout the history of the area.
The Valencia Winery site contains a number of buildings including the three storey brick distillery from the 1920s and a number of other industrial buildings. Some of the buildings have been destroyed by fire but a small brick office building with an art deco facade and the facade of a warehouse also with art deco details remain intact. These date from the 1940s.
Adrian de’Espeissis came from New South Wales in 1896 as the first professionally trained agriculturalist in the new Department of Agriculture. He was a member of a syndicate which bought Carlisle, it’s name later changing to Santa Rosa and later still to Valencia.
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Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Winery |
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Winery |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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