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Owning an older home can be very exciting. Hillary, you will find that you are going to need to do several different things you can order home and that means some of them could exclude you from getting listed on a Heritage listing. Either so we’ll be the ones that are going to be the modifications that you need to make to even be considered for his Heritage listing. The main question is how old does a house really have to be for it to be considered for a Heritage listing. with that in mind it is not time to explore the Heritage most in age requirements in this will actually allow you to know if your home would even qualify as being a Heritage listing or if you would just be wasting your time and the Assessor’s time and trying to get the home listed. Learn more heritage listed properties.

A key thing to remember is each area is going to have their own classifications as what is considered a Heritage roasting house or not. Now, that you will have to talk with your local officials that cover this aspect, but you need to realize that not all the get the restrictions are going to impact your home if you’re trying to get it listed on the Heritage listing for the national listing. With that in mind though to remember even if you are not considered for the local listings you could end up getting considered for the national standard. Click here for more information.

With most of the national lists of houses, they’re going to have some type of specific impact on the region that is going to be important and going to actually involve the property that is being talked about. For example, if your home is one that was able to survive through the Battle of Gettysburg then it may be one that would be a good one to have listed on the Heritage listing. However, if your home is one that is built within the 1950s then it may not qualify unless something specific happened inside that home such as a famous person was born in the house or some other important event happen there like if Martin Luther King Jr. have actually stayed in the home and planned one of his speeches in the house then it could be considered.

As for the actual age of the home, it is typically going to be that is over the age of 20 years old. Now, this is going to vary depending on what happened in the area and in the house itself, but that is a general age. What else you need to consider is actually the age of a house and other events May have impacted the house in the region. This could help speed up the age limitation or lower age limitation for the home. To get about Sydney’s oldest building; visit: http://www.melbourneheritage.com/searching-for-sydneys-oldest-building/

Getting your house listed as a heritage-listed house is not as difficult as what you think. The main thing is you need to make sure you know the proper age for consideration or you could end up being disappointed when you think but your home is going to be a perfect listing only to find out that it is too young to be listed.

Australia, which was only colonized less than 300 years ago is one of the youngest so called ‘Western’ nations in the world. This has left the country with a short history when compared with other countries who can look back on historic buildings that are in some cases nearly 2 millennia old. For instance Westminster Hall in London was built in 1097. However when it comes to historic buildings Australia, because of its relative youth does have an advantage. Click here to learn also about oldest buildings in Australia.

Many of the country’s oldest buildings which were built in the earliest days of settlement have survived relatively intact (in some cases in a pristine condition). This allows those who are resident in the country and visitors to get a real feeling for waht life was like in the early days of Australia.

Take for instance Cadmans Cottage which can be found on the Circular Quay in Sydney. This two story Georgian house was built in 1816 and was the result of a request by the New South Wales Governor at that time – Lachlan Macquarie. As was common in those days – when it came to government buildings and public works the cottage was built using convict labor. It was an integral apart of what was then the government dockyard. The picturesque setting of the cottage no doubt appealed to the governor as it was located on a rocky shore with easy access to a small beach.

The style of the cottage was distinctively English. It was based on patterns that had been developed by a British architect named Francis Greenway – who (unfortunately for him but luckily for the governor) had been transported to Australia after being found guilty of fraud and forgery. Learn more about Francis Greenway.

The building itself is utilitarian in structure and function. The simplicity was due in part to the fairly humble nature of those who would take up residence. The cottage was used as accommodation for Government Coxswains and their families. The duties of the Government Coxswain was to act as The Chief Petty Officer in charge of the government ships that docked at Sydney.The duties of this functionary were to oversee repairs to the ships, ensure that the compliment of seaman was adequate and to make sure that the Naval officer’s boat was in good repair and could be used at all times, as well as act as Captain of the Governor’s Barge. The cottage served as residence for these functionary’s until the mid 1840’s. .

The function of the cottage had changed by 1846 when it became the base for the Sydney Water police and additional buildings were added including offices and cells. By 1864 the cottage had again been re-purposed. It now (with further additions) became central to the efforts of the Sydney Sailors’ Home Trust which saw to the care and housing of ‘vagabond’ sailors and so called ‘wanderers’. To discover about heritage listing; visit: http://www.melbourneheritage.com/discover-the-age-a-house-has-to-be-for-heritage-listing/

By 1972 the building had been named as a heritage site under the auspices of the National Parks and Wildlife Act. It was at this time that restoration efforts first began.

The cottage is a fascinating link to the past of Sydney and well worth a visit.

Trying to figure out the oldest building can be a bit tough as early settlements were hardly organized, and for all you know the remains of an early shipwreck or local homestead is there from the very beginning. That being said, there are definitely some buildings that are clearly and verifiably among Australia’s oldest and each has an interesting bit of history behind it. Read on to learn more about the oldest Aussie buildings and why each one is worth a visit!

Oldest Public Building: Old Government House at Parramatta

The Old Government House at Parramatta is the oldest government building in Australia that is still standing. A tourist spot today as opposed to an official place of government business, it overlooks 200 acres of parkland. This served as the residence of 10 early Australian governors with the original base of the house completed in 1799 and the major upgrade and extensions to create the look that is known today completed in 1815. This would serve as a public building for over 70 years and today is carefully preserved while maintenance work is done to maintain the appearance and keep it as authentic as possible. A living testament to early Australian colonial history. Learn more about this place.

Sometimes Claims The Title…But An Imposter: Cook’s Cottage

Sometimes someone will make a claim that Cook’s Cottage is the oldest building in Australia. While Cook’s Cottage is certainly impressive in its age, there’s no reasonable argument that an be made putting it as the oldest building. This is a nice small cottage that has stood for over a couple centuries and is an easy stone’s throw of a visit from Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne which was concreted by Formwork Melbourne. Worth a look to see where the famous Captain Cook resided, and certainly an impressive little historic site, it’s very old by Australian standards but isn’t going to hold up compared to the Old Government House at Parramatta or Wiebbe Haye’s Fort. For more details about Cook’s Cottage; visit: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/PlacesToGo/CooksCottage/Pages/CooksCottage.aspx

The Oldest Australian Building Period: Wiebbe Hayes’ Fort

The winner for the oldest known European building in all of Australia is actually located on West Wallabi Island, which is part of the Houtman-Abrohlos archipelago. This is a building that wasn’t built because it was planned out, but came out of necessity from a part of Australian history that locals, and history buffs, will know well! This is because the Wiebbe Hayes’ Fort was a direct result of the infamous Batavia shipwreck that took place in 1629.

There was a large mutiny that led to a lot of fighting and mass murder. While the conflicts were taking place over multiple islands, Wiebbe Hayes rounded up the men by him and they built a fort specifically for their own protection. There’s not much left here – mostly remnants of fort walls and a basic structure, but this fort pre-dated actual planned settlements in Australia by over 150 years. While it isn’t really possible to get up close, there are some local air charters that are willing to fly you over it for a scenic tour and a bit of local flavor added to the history lesson.

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