Former Toll House

Item details


Name of item:	Former Toll House
Other name/s:	Toll Bar House
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Government and Administration
Category:	Other - Government & Administration
Primary address:	167 Great Western Highway, Mount Victoria, NSW 2786
Local govt. area:	Blue Mountains

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
167 Great Western Highway	Mount Victoria	Blue Mountains			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	The toll-house is of high state significance as one of the only two surviving buildings of its sort in the state and as the second oldest building on the mountains. With Woodford Academy, the tollhouse is one of only two surviving pre 1850s cottages in the Blue Mountains. While Woodford Academy has had a number of large additions, the tollhouse retains its original form with only minor additions to the rear. Although much of the joinery and the cottage has been relocated, the character and form of the building are intact. This character and its unusual bay front make the tollhouse of high local aesthetic significance.
	Date significance updated: 21 Jul 21
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Description


Construction years:	1849-1849
Physical description:	The Toll House is a two-roomed single storey sparrowpicked coursed sandstone cottage facing east to the previous alignment of the highway. The cottage is a simple building in the Victorian Georgian style. The south end of the east elevation has a bay form with a 6 panel entry door approached by stone steps on the east face and 4 over 4 pane double hung windows with louvred shutters on the angled sides. A 4 over 4 pane double hung window with louvred shutters is at the north end of the east elevation The windows have sandstone sills and lintels. The stone over the lintel to the front door is carved with "AD 1849"
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Fair
	Date condition updated:19 Feb 00
Modifications and dates:	Corrugated steel roof Rear weatherboard skillion Openings in west wall of cottage to provide access to skillion Windows, shutters and doors reconstructed Render to part of west wall of cottage Modern Kitchen built to the rear
Further information:	The Blue Mountains Local Government Area is within the Country of the Darug and Gundungurra peoples and Blue Mountains City Council respects their cultural heritage and deep ongoing connection to this Country. This inventory sheet documents the European occupation of the site only, and the heritage significance of the place in this context (assessed against the heritage criteria set by the NSW Heritage Council). This does not therefore, represent a complete history of the place, or represent the perspectives of Darug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners in relation to the colonial impacts on this site. Consultation with Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal stakeholders is required, before Aboriginal Cultural Heritage that may be associated with this place, can be recorded.


Current use:	Unused
Former use:	Toll-keeper's residence

History

Historical notes:

Toll-bars at which moneys were collected to maintain roads and bridges were instituted in New South Wales in 1810 and continued until tolls on main roads were abolished in 1877-80. An adjacent cottage for a toll-collector was a common need, but only two survive in the state, one at Windsor, the other at Mount Victoria. The Mount Victoria toll-house was erected in 1849: only Woodford Academy is an older surviving building in the mountains. George Sheppeard was lessee of the toll-house from 1851 until 1865 and he built an inn immediately to the west. The toll-house lost its purpose in 1868 when the toll-bar was moved following the opening of the railway station some distance away. The toll-house remained as a residence and passed to the National Trust in poor condition in 1969. The National Trust has offered it for sale in 1999 and its future use is uncertain.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Crossing the Blue Mountains-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	The Western Road-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The toll-house is of high state significance as one of the only two surviving buildings of its sort in the state and as the second oldest building on the mountains
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	With Woodford Academy, the tollhouse is one of only two surviving pre 1850s cottages in the Blue Mountains. While Woodford Academy has had a number of large additions, the tollhouse retains its original form with only minor additions to the rear. Although much of the joinery and the cottage has been relocated, the character and form of the building are intact. This character and its unusual bay front make the tollhouse of high local aesthetic significance.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015	MV008	26 Mar 21	139
Local Environmental Plan - Lapsed	LEP2015	MV008	21 Dec 15	829
Local Environmental Plan - Lapsed	LEP2005	MV008	07 Oct 05	122
Local Environmental Plan - Lapsed	LEP1991 Amd 1	MV008	28 May 93	52	2578
Heritage study		MV008

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Blue Mountains Heritage Study	1983	MV008	Croft & Associates Pty Ltd & Meredith Walker		Yes
Heritage Study Review, Blue Mountains	1992	MV008	Tropman and Tropman		Yes
Blue Mountains Heritage Register Review	1999	MV008	Jack, R. I. for University of Sydney	RIJ & PH	Yes
Technical Audit BM Heritage Register	2008	MV008	Blue Mountains City Council	City Planning Branch	No
Technical Review	2010		Heritage Advisor		No
Heritage Review 2016-2017	2017	MV008	Blue Mountains City Council		Yes

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Mount Victoria and District Historical Society	1988	Mount Victoria

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1170293

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