Kyneton in Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Old Butter Factory

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Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 31, 2026

1. Old Butter Factory Marker

Inscription. This bluestone and brick building was built in the 1860s as a flour mill, store and residence. In 1891 it was converted into a butter and cheese factory, which operated for nearly 80 years. Note the typically mid 19th century stucco facade of the bluestone residence facing Wedge Street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 37° 14.625′ S, 144° 26.779′ E. Marker is in Kyneton, Victoria, in Macedon Ranges Shire. It is at the intersection of Piper Street (Victoria Route C793) and Wedge Street, on the left when traveling east on Piper Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 96 Piper Street, Kyneton VIC 3444, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kyneton Museum

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(about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Kyneton Museum - National Trust (about 240 meters away); Old Bank of New South Wales (about 240 meters away); Congregational or Independent Church (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Royal George Hotel (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Kyneton Gasworks Community Park (approx. half a kilometer away); Willis Steam Mill (approx. half a kilometer away); Our Lady of the Rosary (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kyneton.

Also see . . . Former Kyneton & District Butter & Cheese Factory Ltd. Victorian Heritage Database

The former Kyneton and District Butter and Cheese Factory is architecturally significant at the Regional level as one of Kyneton's early industrial buildings (1860s). It is unusual in that it is a mixture of bluestone, sandstone and rendered brick. Built as a flour mill, it exhibits little sign of its use as a dairy industry building, yet the building is historically significant for the sequence of uses sustained over time and for the application of architectural fashionable detail to an industrial building.

(Submitted on October 8, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Old Butter Factory Marker to the right of the Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 31, 2026

2. Old Butter Factory Marker to the right of the Door

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.