Waterworks Cottage No. 125

This timber residence is an example of the houses constructed in the 1920s for workers at the Mount Crosby Waterworks. The waterworks, which had opened in the 1890s, expanded dramatically in the 1920s, and several cottages were added to the district to accommodate waterworks employees. This house and its neighbours are situated in a second village which developed in the 1920s, further from the pumping station but nearer the school and general store than the older workers’ residences. The house is one of eight surviving three-bedroom houses constructed in the area, a lowset residence with front and rear verandahs. It is significant as it demonstrates the development of housing for employees of the waterworks and for its contribution to an unusual housing precinct.