Marybrook Farmhouse and Grave Site - Bunbury

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

02950

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Location

85 Chain Av Marybrook

Location Details

Lot 60

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1870

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 2	Category 2 These places are also important places in the Shire, and generally have built features as part of their significance. These places should be retained on the list and conservation encouraged.

Statement of Significance

Dwelling 'Marybrook' and grave site, a simple vernacular set of buildings in a rural setting has cultural heritage significance for its associations with the Molloy and Bunbury families and the early settlement of the region.

Physical Description

Dwelling ‘Marybrook’ typifies a modest farmers cottage, designed in local architectural style built in the 1870s

History

It was on 2 May 1830 that Augusta became the first settlement for Captain Molloy and his wife, Georgiana. Then in 1832 Molloy took up land in Vasse. Captain Molloy was transferred to Busselton as the area’s Government Magistrate in 1839 56 and he moved with his family in May to their home “Fairlawn”, built in 1839. Captain Molloy purchased “Cometville” in 1852. Molloy acquired Marybrook and subsequently, it is thought, built the house. Ownership changed hands from Captain J. Molloy to the Richardson Bunbury family.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity Notes: The place retains a high degree of integrity.
Authenticity Notes: The place retains a high degree of authenticity.

High Degree/High Degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Hallam, Sylvia “Fire and Hearth 1975”: p35	Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra	1975

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	EARTH	Adobe {Mud Brick}
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

18 Jul 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

13 Apr 2021

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