Banyule Homestead is a heritage-listed house at 60 Buckingham Drive,

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, Australia. It is listed in the Victorian Heritage Database and has local heritage protection.

History

The house was built in 1846 for

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pioneer

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and designed in the

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by the architect John Gill. Banyule Homestead is a rare pre-goldrush house that has survived into current times. Former residents of the house have included prominent Victorian settlers such as James Graham,

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and Dr Robert Martin. From 1975 to 1977, the house was altered to provide a gallery space for the National Gallery of Victoria's

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Collection. The property was subsequently sold and returned into private hands in 1995.

Current use

A 2017 application to

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to convert the property into a function centre was contested by the community, Banyule Estate Residents Group and the Heidelberg Historical Society. This application was rejected, as was a later appeal.

References

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