Scarsdale Median PriceThe House price is 5% lower than last year. Surrounding suburbsScarsdale Median RentHouse | $333 ![](/img/white.gif) |
| Map | Street view | Nearby property price | Planning History: | | Registered as Victorian heritage | What is Significant? John Wrigley, who arrived in Victoria from England and settled in Scarsdale with his wife Isabella (nee McGeachin) and six children, constructed Heatherbrae circa 1890. It is a single-storey, symmetrical timber building with its cast iron verandah detailing and bull-nose verandah roof, reflect the conservative values of housing at the turn of the century. It is substantially intact, retains a high degree of integrity and is in excellent condition. The garden is also in excellent condition and includes a very large Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar). It is situated on Allotment 22, Section 5, addressing Station Street on slightly elevated ground. Heatherbrae is one of the few surviving residences established within the Scarsdale Railway precinct, following the sale of Crown land as a result of the construction of the Scarsdale Railway Station in the early 1890s. How is it Significant? Heatherbrae, 5 Station Street, Scarsdale is of historical and architectural significance to the Golden Plains Shire. Why is it Significant? Heatherbrae, 5 Station Street, Scarsdale is of historical significance for its associations with the Wrigley family and their descendants, who resided at the property for over eighty years. It is of further historical significance as a surviving example of a dwelling constructed within the Scarsdale Railway precinct in the early 1890s. It is of architectural significance as a typical example of the domestic architecture of the late nineteenth century. The significance of the house is complimented by the quality and condition of the mature garden. |
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