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The land on which these two cottages are situated was once part of the same location comprising 100 acres (40 hectares) and purchased
by Dubois Agett in 1840, ten years after arriving in Australia.
In 1834, DuBois Agett and Rivett Henry Bland
explored the Avon Valley. In 1838, DuBois Agett became the owner of Downs Farm a 4,400 acre (1780 hectare) property around half
of which is now Muresk Institute (Tertiary education and Agricultural research).
In 1942, Rivett Henry Bland
became the owner of Agett's 40 hectare property. In 1884 William Eaton owned the property, and built the cottage now known as
Eaton's Cottage. It appears that the location was divided after William Eaton's tenure. As the next owner of Eaton's Cottage
was Edward William Eaton in 1904, the property may have been divided between family members.
The property changed hands
a further five times before being purchased by Luke and Estrid Crespi in 1969, following which the cottage was saved from demolition
and restored.
Restored in keeping with the original architecture, Eaton’s cottage has a coal cellar door from the street.
Eaton’s cottage has changed hands a further nine times, with the last sale being in 2015.
The cottage next door
is not quite as old, but still of historic interest. With its high pitched roof, textured brick walls, and veranda posts, it
is a surviving record of the architecture of an earlier era.
Restored in keeping with the original architecture,
Eaton’s cottage has a coal cellar door from the street.
Eaton's Cottage, York