Northam Railway Station (fmr)

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01859

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Location

401 Fitzgerald St Northam

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Northam Railway Museum

Local Government

Northam

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	19 Feb 2020		Shire of Northam
State Register	Registered	13 Dec 1996	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	28 Sep 1982			Heritage Council
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve	Completed	01 Mar 1994			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	05 May 1980			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	25 Feb 1998	1.Exceptional significance	1.Exceptional significance Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).	Shire of Northam

Statement of Significance

The building is architecturally significant, possessing Italianate decorations such as chimneys and eaves corbels and Arts & Crafts 'Federation' influences such as timber worked gables. The transition between these architectural influences is a major characteristic of the period.
The station is also historically important as a reminder of the effect on NOrtham's development of the opening of the railway to Kalgoorlie in 1896. Previously Northam was outshadowed by the neighbouring towns of Toodyay and York but with the coming of the Eastern Railway later extended to becomed the transcontinental line, it rapidly grew to be the main centre of the eastern wheatbelt.

Physical Description

A simple single storey brick, timber and iron railway building erected around the turn of the century, although no longer used as a railway station. It is soon to be restored for use as a museum and tourist overnight accommodation. An old steam train has been bought and the sleeper carriages are to be converted to the sleeping accommodation.

History

Assessment 1980
Construction 1900

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
11358	Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry	Book	2015
1669	Former Railway Station Northam Western Australia: Conservation Plan DRAFT	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1997
12259	Final report: Old Northam Railway Station	Conservation works report	1988
3463	Northam Railway Station - CIP to Replace Roof and Ceiling to Night Officer's Office at the Old Northam Railway Station	Heritage Study {Other}	1998
4592	Northam Railway Station (fmr) : West Northam : conservation works : final report.	Report	2000

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Cultural activities

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

20 Oct 2025

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