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LOCATION
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Address 2 Flinders Parade VICTOR HARBOR
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area Victor Harbor Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) National Trust Museum (former Victor Harbor Custom House & Station Master's Residence)
Registered Name Station Master's Residence - Former
Significance The former Custom House and Harbor Master's Residence, (later Station Master's Residence) is historically significant in that it was intimately associated with the time when Port Victor was a thriving port. Port Victor replaced Port Elliot as the ocean port for the River Murray trade, and was significant for the part it played in assisting the development of trade along the River Murray in the colonies of NSW, Victoria and South Australia. The building dates from 1866 -7 and is one of the earliest constructed in the town. It is of architectural significance as an example of a fine quality, well designed and constructed government building of its time, and is a rare example of the use of the local ironstone. From the foundation of Port Victor in 1866 to the 1880s the building served as the residence for the Harbor Master and his family. For most of this period the two important jobs of Harbor Master and Customs Officer were combined, and it is likely that one room of the house served as the Customs Offices during this time. Subsequently transferred to the South Australian Railways, it served as the Station Master's residence for nearly 60 years, during a period when the railway was of vital importance to the town and surrounding farmland. [Adapted from: Robyn Taylor, Conservation Plan of the Former Harbor Master's Residence, Customs House & Station Master's Residence, Victor Harbor, 1991]
Subject Index Government - Custom House; Transport (Rail) - Dwelling [Transport (Rail)]; Transport (Water) - Custom House [Transport (Water)]; Residential - House
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 28-NOV-1985
REFERENCE
LGA Victor Harbor
State Heritage ID 12739
Heritage Number 14575
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 5284/332 D42604 A1

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