| BUTTON'S COTTAGE | |
| Phone: 0409658311 or Enquire Now | |
| Fendall Thompson Era | |
| 1919 – New owner and new residence built. | |
| In addition to Button’s Cottage, Mr and Mrs Fendall Thompson built a new cottage on the eastern side of the Castra Rivulet, prior to building their main residence that was built in 1922. | |
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Hut and Garden Feb 1919 now referred to as the Honeymoon Cottage |
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| Honeymoon Cottage -1919 | |
| The Honeymoon Cottage comprised of a living room, main and small bedroom,featuring an eastern and northern verandah is named as it is understood that the Mr and Mrs Fendall Thompson first lived there following their marriage. | |
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The cottage was lined from blackwood palings split from the paddock
known as Starvation and carried by Mr Ron Gardner on his back to the site. The
palings were never painted and with the verandah and small English style windows it
was quite dark yet most enchanting inside. |
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Exterior view Northern View Western View |
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Interior view Living room north western aspect with late afternoon sunshine Living room south western aspect Living room eastern aspect |
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| Gaunts Homestead | |
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Mr and Mrs Fendall Thompson built the homestead residence in 1922
adjacent to the Honeymoon Cottage. This became the main residence on Gaunts for 56 years. |
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The original homestead was built with the timber milled from the
farm. The external weatherboards were milled and placed undressed on the
building. They were oiled for protection that gave it an old world
atmosphere with a hallmark of English appearance. Internal features
included blackwood beams (one that is now located in the renovated
Button’s Cottage) and built in blackwood bookcase and staircase. |
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Exterior Foundations of new cottage now referred to as the Original Gaunts Homestead Established Homestead Eastern aspect Northern Northern and Eastern aspects The garden The farm Harvesting Mrs Alice Thompson nee Stilwell |
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Interior Lady Gaunt’s Parlour Lady Gaunt’s Kitchen |
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