Scarsdale Median PriceThe House price is 5% lower than last year.
Surrounding suburbsScarsdale Median Rent| House | $333  |
| | Map | Street view | Nearby property price | | Planning History: | | | Registered as Victorian heritage | What is Significant?
The former Methodist manse at 12 Carlyle Street, Scarsdale was built as the Methodist Manse some time in the 1860s or 1870s and possibly later extended. The Methodists, both Wesleyan and Primitive branches had been active on the surrounding goldfields from the earliest times. The first preacher was Rev. J. Bickford from Ballarat who was soon supported by Revs. Ebenezer Taylor and W. C. Curry. Scarsdale came to be the focus of the Circuit when it and the surrounding district had a population of 4,000 people. The mining declined and many of the small churches were demolished or relocated. By 1977 the Methodists had joined with the Congregationalists and most Presbyterians to form the Uniting Church of Australia. The manse is intact for the most part but has a low integrity and is in poor condition.
How is it Significant?
The former Methodist manse is of historic and architectural significance to the Golden Plains Shire.
Why is it Significant?
The former Methodist manse is of historic significance as the only surviving evidence of the presence of Methodism in the district. It has historical associations with important Methodists and a series of ordained and lay preachers. The cottage is of architectural significance for its modest vernacular form and use of materials. |
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