Newtown House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

05354

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Location

5850 Bussell Hwy Abbey

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1851

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2014		City of Busselton

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	26 Aug 2011

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Aug 2014	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	04 May 1992

Values

- the place is significant for its associations with early settlers in the Vasse area – Thomas Abbey, Nathaniel Abbey and John Bussell.
- the place was possibly constructed with the use of convict labour.

Physical Description

Newtown House is a single storey limestone residence topped with a gabled iron roof. The verandah surrounds the house on all sides. Newtown House appears to be in good condition.

History

European settlement of the Vasse region began with the arrival of the prominent pioneering families of Bussell, Molloy and Turner in May 1830. After early problems, John Bussell, accompanied by several other pioneering families, set out on foot from Augusta in 1833 in search of better land that was found on the Vasse River. The town of Busselton was proclaimed in 1832, and gazetted in July 1847. Thomas Abbey had arrived in the Vasse District in 1841 from Newtown, Ireland, with his wife Mary Ann. During the 1840s, Abbey worked for John Bussell, while there had been a shortage of labour in the area. Abbey lived for a short while in Wonnerup before buying land to the west of Busselton, in Broadwater, and becoming an independent farmer. In 1851 Abbey began construction of the family homestead, possibly with the aid of convict labourers, who had recently arrived in the district.

Condition

The place is in good condition.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Restaurant

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Limestone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

17 Feb 1997

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Approved

Last Update

13 Jul 2022

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