Blundells Cottage

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Blundells Cottage is a historic 19th-century stone cottage in Canberra, Australia, preserved as a museum showcasing early European settler life in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage-listed building
historic house museum
stone cottage
architecturalStyle vernacular rural cottage
associatedWith early European settlers in the Canberra district
builtFor Duntroon estate
builtInCentury 19th century
category historic house in Australia
tourist attraction in Canberra
context part of the cultural landscape around Lake Burley Griffin
country Australia
currentUse museum
exhibits domestic life of 19th-century rural workers
early European settler life in the Canberra region
furnishings and household items from the 19th and early 20th centuries
hasGarden true
hasGuidedTours true
hasInterpretiveDisplays true
heritageStatus heritage-listed on the ACT Heritage Register
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
Parliamentary Triangle
locatedNear Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
locatedOn Lake Burley Griffin foreshore
material stone
museumType social history museum
nearbyAttraction Commonwealth Park
National Capital Exhibition
notableFeature surviving 19th-century stone construction within modern Canberra cityscape
numberOfStoreys 1
openToPublic true
operatedBy National Capital Authority
originalFunction farm worker’s cottage
ownedBy Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
preservationPurpose education about early settler domestic life
interpretation of Canberra’s rural past
region Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby)
surface form: Canberra region
roofMaterial iron
significance illustrates pre-Federal Capital rural landscape of the area
one of the few remaining 19th-century buildings in central Canberra
usedAs residence

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Lake Burley Griffin hasLandmark Blundells Cottage