Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
100yrsTrees
50Diameter
0.3mHeight - 20m
Details
Common name
Corroboree Park Ainslie Urban Conservation Area
Botanical name
Corroboree Park Ainslie Urban Conservation Area
Other name
Corroboree Park
Type
Stand
Condition
Good
Municipality
Act (ACT)
Location
Paterson Street and Corroboree Park Street Ainslie ACT 2602
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Location/Context (Social)
- Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander (Social)
- Contemporary association (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of measurement
17 Jun 2014
Date of classification
29 Jun 2014
Statement of Significance
The area demonstrates characteristics of early 20th century garden city planning: detached cottages framed by foliage, with trees, shrubs, and lawns of private gardens merging with public gardens into a park-like environment.
History
The semi-circular park around native eucalypts was probably the campsite of the overseer James Ainslie who arrived in 1825 seeking land for Robert Campbell. The area was planned in a curvilinear symmetrical street pattern, popular for garden city layouts on flat terrainand for timber cottages separated from brick houses. The crescents have notable timber ‘artisan dwellings’ linked by avenues of silky oaks, pruneses and Roman cypresses.