
Restoration
by shipwright/carpenter Murray Pollock of the 1870s cottage
at Historic Milton NSW

1988

Today
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Donovan's
Cottage is a mid Victorian style timber cottage built in the
early 1870s located in Wason St Milton on the South Coast
NSW.
Once threaten with demolition to make way for a carpark, was
fully restored by shipwright/carpenter Murray Pollock.
Restoration included three rooms, bathroom, breezeway, a
detached cookhouse and fully landscaped garden. Now painted
in its originals colour scheme and with its original
wallpapers currently being reproduced. Donovan's Cottage has
been reborn to continue its life into the future whilst
protecting the past.
The Cottage was named after the Donovan Family who lived
there for 30 years, is now utilised as proffesional offices
and an occassional art gallery featuring local and guest
artists. The cookhouse was restored to a commercial kitchen
standard to allow for future development.
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