Westbrook Homestead

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

05372

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Location

24 Westbrook Glen Vasse

Location Details

Lots 40 and 84

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1863, Constructed from 1866

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2014
State Register	Registered	27 Aug 1999	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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	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.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	08 Feb 1999			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Westbrook Homestead, a single storey brick and tile residence in the Victorian Georgian style, together with a slab construction kitchen and a herringbone stall split timber dairy, has cultural heritage significance as an excellent example of a simple Victorian Georgian residence designed to take into account of the Australian climate. The place is a good indication of the early development of the Busselton area and has historical associations with Elijah Dawson, a Waterloo veteran who settled in the area. The place has strong archaeological potential. The herringbone stall dairy is rare and the collection of elements has high aesthetic value. The place also provides evidence of the adaptation of imported styles to suit the local environment.

Physical Description

Westbrook is a simple Victorian Georgian style building constructed in soft red brick in English bond coursing, with a verandah on all four sides. The hipped roofs are covered with Marseilles pattern terracotta tiles. The building is surrounded by open farmland with plantings of fruit trees. There is an old timber slab kitchen to the south of the house.

History

Westbrook Homestead was built between 1863 and 1866 for the Dawson family. A slab cottage constructed in the 1850s stands at the rear of the house. Elijah Dawson arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1830 per the Warrior and had served with John Molloy at Waterloo. Dawson was indentured to Molloy and settled in Augusta and moved to Vasse with Molloy in 1834. Dawson purchased Westbrook from Thomas Turner in 1846. The place was sold to William Taylor in 1906 and in 1920, a dairy was added and then replaced with a new dairy in 1938. In 1964 the Feutrill family acquired the place.

Integrity/Authenticity

High Degree/High Degree
Integrity Notes: The place retains a high degree of integrity although there have been some modifications to the place.
Authenticity Notes: The place retains a high degree of authenticity.

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Dairy, Butter or Cheese Factory
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Kitchen
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	TIMBER	Slab
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

19 Feb 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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