Phoebe Abbey's House

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

00384

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Location

42 Seymour St West Busselton

Location Details

Cnr Abbey St

Other Name(s)

Abbey Home
Farmhouse, Weetman's House

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920, Constructed from 1865

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
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 May 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	13 Jun 2005			Heritage Council
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.

Statement of Significance

Phoebe Abbey’s House, a limestone, shingle and iron roofed farmhouse in the Victorian Georgian style, has cultural heritage significance as a surviving farmhouse in the urban area, a good and complex example of the type and has historic value for its associations with the Abbeys who were early Colonial arrivals and farmers in the district.
- It is a rare example of an 1860s building which has survived in the town of Busselton;
- It is an example of the expertise of early builders in the Swan River colony and the Busselton district;
- It is associated with Christopher Weetman, an early master builder and the Abbey family, one of the early pioneering families in the district;
- The building demonstrates physically the extent of the Busselton townsite in the 1860s; and
- The place has retained a high Murray, F. Bush April 2005).

Physical Description

A Victorian Georgian limestone, shingle and iron roofed farmhouse and accretions.

Phoebe Abbey’s House is a single storey limestone and shingle roofed cottage with an iron roof laid over it. It has a gabled roof and appears to have been built in a number of stages. There are twentieth century additions to the rear. A full width verandah extends across the front of the house. The setting has been stripped in recent times.

History

The Abbeys were early farmers in the Vasse district. Nathaniel Abbey built the place in the 1870s. The Abbeys were Irish immigrants who arrived in the Colony in the early 1840s. Thomas Abbey arrive in the Colony and worked for John Bussell at Vasse and later leased land at Wonnerup, then settled near Broadwater.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity Notes: Though unoccupied at the time of the inspection, the intent of the place remains obvious so that the place retains a moderate to high degree of integrity.
Authenticity Notes: The place has been extended, altered and improved on a number of occasions, but there is a good deal of authentic underlying fabric.

Moderate-High Degree/-

Condition

Fair- The place is in disrepair, but is capable of being conserved and adapted. The place is in fair condition.

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Jennings R;"A Place to Remember", 1850-1914	Shire of Busselton	1999
Erickson R; "The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australias pre 1829-1888" Vol IV	UWA Press Perth	1988
JG Taylor;"Memories of the Past" (1885)	Busselton Historical Society	23 April 1967
J Murray & F Bush-; "WA Historic Places Assessment"	National Trust	April 2005

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Roof	TIMBER	Shingle
Wall	STONE	Limestone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

21 Jul 1988

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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