The Byeen

Author

Shire of Toodyay

Place Number

12145

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Location

Lot 21 Telegraph Rd Bolgart

Location Details

GPS: 0450210 6532997 (outside front gate) MI States: 900 Telegraph Rd BDD 19-12-12

Local Government

Toodyay

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1872

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Aug 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS also relevant).

Statement of Significance

The Byeen has historic value for its associations with the Yule, Macpherson and Butterly families and the development of the place since the 1870's.

Physical Description

Only a roadside inspection was possible for this property, no permission granted for access. Single storey dwelling, extended, with iron hipped and gabled roof. Rendered or painted brick construction.

History

'The Byeen' is the central part of T.N. Yule's original grant of 1836. Yule and his business partners Captain Richmond Houghton and Lt. Ninian Lowis were originally granted 15,000 acres which Yule was to manage. The grant was divided and Yule retianed this part. He settled at 'The Byeen' in the mid-1840's and built a stone homestead.
By the late 1840's 'The Byeen' was a well-established farm with barns, stables and stockyards near the neat three-roomed cottage with gardens. In January 1849 a bushfire spread through the property destroying woll and sandalwood ready for market. Discouraged, Yule leased 'The Byeen' to Duncan Macpherson and went to Perth where he worked in the Civil Service. He sold further land at this time.
In 1872 'The Byeen' was sold to James Butterly who was a well-established flock master and already owned land in the district. In 1875 Butterly built a large brick house at 'The Byeen'. He also dismantled Yule's stone cottage and rebuilt it near his new house as servants quarters and a guest house. The Butterly family eventually sold 'The Byeen' in 1928.

Integrity/Authenticity

Unable to determine.

Condition

Fair

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7915	Toodyay homesteads: past and present.	Book	2006

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

17 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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