Harry's House and restored church porch - Hastings

Pioneers’ Cottage and Garden, Hastings

This small, weatherboard Pioneer cottage is typical of homes in Hastings at the beginning of the 20th century. The back rooms of the cottage were built first, around 1900, with the front rooms added a few years later, around 1905.

The garden surrounding the Pioneer Cottage is a highlight for visitors. It includes the Remembrance Garden of Peace, opened in 1995 as part of the Australia Remembers celebrations. A garden seat sits beneath an archway of single pink roses, which bloom each year for Remembrance Day.

The Cottage Garden
The Pioneers’ Cottage Garden is part of the Museum complex at Hastings. This charming cottage, built around 1900, sits in a picturesque garden lovingly maintained by our members. The garden is ever-changing, so every visit offers something new to discover.

Entry is through the Museum, located at the corner of Marine Parade and Skinner Street, Hastings, though the garden can also be viewed from the footpath along Skinner Street.

Church Porch - Text from the Hastings Historical Society

The Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with the porch was erected 1887/1888 with volunteer labour including locals from the small Hastings community as well as church members.

The materials used are historical timber obtained through local sources and the timbers on the Church Porch are the original weatherboards. The high pitched Church roof of the original building on which the Porch was attached was such that caused much comment locally and can be seen in many photographs of early Hastings at the Hastings Museum. There are not very many original buildings still standing in Hastings and the return of this little Church Porch to its original area will be an attraction to the schools, senior groups, museum visitors and local residents alike.

Location

Crn Marine Parade and Skinner St, Hastings 3915 View Map

Skip to below map

Skip to above map

Venue Snapshot

Features

Parking