Ironbarks Farm & Outbuildings

Values

· Associated with the Brand and Morrell families, well known early settlers in the district. · One of the oldest surviving homesteads on the Front Flats of the Greenough region. · Represents the development of housing on the Greenough Flats from simple cottages to more substantial dwellings. · The place demonstrates aspects of Greenough’s cultural and economic development, particularly during the earliest years of European settlement. · The place has considerable aesthetic appeal given its picturesque setting near the Greenough River and at the foot of coastal sand dunes.

Physical Description

Located near Greenough River. Backs onto sand dunes near coast. One kilometre off Brand Hwy. Comprises the homestead, outbuildings, stone ruins, and stone walled yard. The house is of local stone construction with a CGI roof. Built at different stages it now forms a large residence. The kitchen was originally a separate building but is now linked to the main house by roof. Verandah to the front elevation (east). Features quoining to corners and openings. Stone outbuilding in various states of disrepair, as is the large stone walled yard. Melaleuca trees, for which the place is believed to have been named after, are located to the east and north east of the cottage. An old palm tree is located at the front of the building.

History

George Grey explored and named the Greenough River in 1839. Thirteen years later, settlers were using the rich Greenough flats for grazing and by 1858, twenty thousand acres of the flats were occupied by wheat farmers. Greenough’s population in the 1860s was 100. The place is the original homestead of the Brand family. George Brand who arrived from Scotland in 1855 bought the property in 1859. This family constructed most of the buildings on the property. The property was sold to the Morrell family in the 1870s, who own it until 1980.

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