Boulder Police Station (fmr)

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00209

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Location

Piesse St Boulder

Location Details

Cnr Lane St

Other Name(s)

Police Quarters and Lock-Up
Transport Centre, E Goldfields Vol Task force

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	06 Jun 1978			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 2	Category 2 The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Parent Place or Precinct

00179 Boulder Police Station, Quarters and Court House (fmr)

Statement of Significance

The place historic value as it is identifiable with the growth of the mining population in Boulder and is a demonstration of the form of small regional police lock-ups built in the gold boom.

Physical Description

: A single-storey structure with a prominent hipped roof which extends to cover an encircling verandah. Interior linings and finishes have been replaced. Little evidence of its original use is evident.

History

This place was the site of the Boulder Police Quarters and Lock-Up.

Boulder was the first area to demand that a prison be built on the goldfields (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
PWD	Architect	1898	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Boulder's Hidden Secrets Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century".		1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

23 Mar 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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