Local Government
Murray
Region
Peel
Carrabungup Rd Point Grey
Murray
Peel
Constructed from 1850
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 26 Mar 2020 | Category B | |
Culjum House has a high degree of value as, externally, it continues to demonstrate the appearance of an early homestead in the district. Culjum House is significant as an early farming homestead and is associated with the prominent Birch family.
A limestone residence.
The name 'Culjum' derives from the Aboriginal name for the areas surrounding Birchmont. Lewis Birch arrived on the Parkfield in 1841, and first settled at Australind. An apothecary, he moved to Perth and opened shops there and in Fremantle. Birch appears to have moved to the Murray District around 1845-46, and leased land from Peel. In 1850, he was granted 6,000 acres. He settled in the Culjum area, building his first homestead in an unsuitable spot (a low area subject to flood and sandflies) on Crown Grant 55. Realising the problems with this site, Birch decided to shift to a more suitable location a mile or so west, on Crown Grant 75, on which the present Culjum House is located. Dr Birch’s son, Arthur, also settled in the area, moving south to construct Birchmont Homestead.
Low
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, Ronald 'The Murray District of Western Australia' | Shire of Murray | 1978 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 083 | Municipal Inventory |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
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