| House | $683,900  |
| Unit | $490,900  |
| Land | $489,900 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Bacchus Marsh | $694,100 |
| House | $449  |
| Unit | $350 |
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| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - June 1, 1995 What is significant? The Farm Complex at 520 Werribee Vale Road, Maddingley. How is it significant? The Farm Complex at 520 Werribee Vale Road, Maddingley is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moorabool. Why is it significant? The Farm Complex at 520 Werribee Vale Road, Maddingley is of local historical significance for its demonstration of the early settlement in the Maddingley area for agricultural purposes. The earliest stone buildings were erected by Robert Morton following his purchase of the land in November 1863, and the current farmhouse was erected in the 1920s for Tim and Jenny (nee Vallence) Shea who operated a dairy farm on the property until 1993. The property is of historical significance for demonstrating early farming practices in the area, as well as, the dairy industry, which flourished in the 1920s. The property is also of historical significance for its associations with Tim Shea who was three times Bacchus Marsh Shire President and a Councillor for 38 years. The Farm Complex at 520 Werribee Vale Road, Maddingley is of aesthetic significance for its 1860s stone outbuildings that demonstrate early construction techniques. The farmhouse is of aesthetic significance as an intact representative example of 1920s Bungalow style brick farmhouse demonstrating key features of the style, including the overall form with a main gable roof and projecting gable wing, and verandah across the front terminating at the projecting wing. 1995 Three early stone farm outbuildings built around 1863 near a house built in the 1920s by Tim and Jenny Shea, well known local identities. These are of local historical significance as a representative embodiment of a nearly way of life and early agriculturalpractice. Also they have local architectural significance in representing an early use of stone const ruction for farm buildings. |
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