About this objectThe cottage is an original 4-room building with an entry area and veranda to the front and rear. It appears to be pre-cut timber frame, made principally from American redwood, which would have been imported. The construction of the cottage is a light timber with oak posts. Walls and ceiling are lined with dressed boards, similarly for the external walls. Due to the way that the walls are clad, there is a minimum of nails in the structure.
Construction methods indicate that it is potentially a very early construction of the Orange area. The construction type based on local timber posts and beams and slab infill, is quite common in mid Victorian era of Australia’s architectural development and is reflected in many modest cottages and rural outbuildings. Other comparative examples in the region suggest the building may be as early as 1850s.
The estate known as ‘Narrambla’ was purchased by granted to Simeon Lord in c1830s and consisted of 1,200 acres. In 1878, the railway line was extended to Wellington and split the portion of land in two; the land on the Western side of the line on “Narrambla” was to become the original “Emmaville”. The land was subsequently subdivided into smaller portions.
