OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Railway House THEN (before the Shopping Centre)

DATE1970 to 1990

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1289.1

HISTORY

The house was known as “The Railway House” and was in fact the home for the railway gate keeper. The rail service from Frankston to Mornington terminated beyond the house and there were railway gates across Barkly Street which were manually closed and opened by the gatekeeper at the approach of each train.

DESCRIPTION

A single storied house and outbuildings situated on a wide road (Barkly Street) near a corner block. The house appears to be quite old with a mottled terra cotta coloured roof. It is surrounded by several mature trees and is beside a vacant grassed block on the corner of Barkly Street and Railway Parade.

KEYWORDS

Barkly Street, Mornington, Mornington Rail Service, Mornington Railway Land, Station Street