Kilmore - Whitburgh Cottage
This bluestone 4-roomed cottage, plus 2-room timber detached kitchen/laundry was erected between 1853-57 for William Smeaton, a local coachbuilder and blacksmith.
The house remained in the Smeaton family ownership from 1857 to 1966.
The site is one of the oldest buildings in Kilmore and is Kilmore's oldest surviving bluestone house. It epitomises early cottage design with a simple double-fronted composition, hipped roof and constructed of local materials, in thick case bluestone. The cottage is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register meaning the significance of the cottage is recognised for both Kilmore and the whole of Victoria.
Now restored, it contains some of its original furniture and a collection of local history exhibits. It features the clothing and artefacts of an artisan and his family. The original bedroom and parlour friezes have been restored.
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Location
10 Piper Street, Kilmore 3764 Map
Web Links
→ aumuseums.com/vic/whitburgh-cottage
