Millrace Farmhouse

Author

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Place Number

08483

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Location

Nettleton Rd, beside Beenyup Brook Byford

Location Details

Local Government

Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	18 Feb 2018

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
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	19 Sep 2022	Category 2	Category 2 Conservation Highly Recommended Of very considerable value to the Municipality. High level of protection appropriate; Provide maximum encouragement to the owner/s under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place; Encourage owner/s to reinstate and/or retain original fabric/features of the place (i.e. verandas, shingles, timber windows) All development applications (including demolition) should be considered by Council Photographically record the place prior to any major development or demolition.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Jul 2000	Category 3	Category 3 Conservation Encouraged Significant as an individual building within the Municipality. Retain and conserve if possible; Endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the Town Planning Scheme; Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopments or demolition.

Statement of Significance

Significant in its association to the Mead family, who established several properties in the district and in its pleasing aesthetic, both in design and setting.

Physical Description

A single storey residence in Victorian Georgian style, featuring high pitched gabled hip roof (half gabled) with a brick chimney, and spreading verandah with wooden posts. Set alongside Beenyup Brook and surrounded by a post and rail
fence and mature trees.

History

Millrace Farm was established by the Mead family, who were well represented in the Beenup area early in the 20th century. The dairy farm was maintained by Henry George and Albert Mead. In the 1970s, the then owner Len Landalls was one of many dairy farmers in the area who sold the property owing to increasing rates being charged for their landhold and not enough return.
In 2003, Millrace Farm was rezoned from Rural to Rural Living A, Rural Living B and parks and recreation. Amendment No. 125 [Government Gazette] 2003/193, 09/12/2003, p. 5021, PI403 Ref: 853/2/29/3. Land area was 13.4065 hectare.
16 lots of sizes varying between, 0.4 - 0.5 ha with 2 lots of 2.0 ha now occupy this area with residential dwellings.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Q994.12	Henry & Dorothy Mead	Mundijong Library Oral History Collection	01/06/2020
	The Serpentine N.J. Coy		01/01/2000

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
SJ1-05	Local Heritage Survey
24	Scheme List

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

16 Jun 1997

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Approved

Last Update

09 Aug 2023

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