Crothers Buildings

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

03358

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Location

265-269 Hannan St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1907

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
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.

Statement of Significance

: Crothers Buildings is significant for its close association with prominent local builder, J. Crothers, who built City Markets and the York Hotel. (Criterion 2.3)

Crothers Buildings contributes to the community's sense of place in that it is an integral component of the gold boom architecture of Hannan Street. (Criterion 4.2)

Physical Description

A single-storey building with a highly decorative parapet exhibiting classical motifs. The building is built to the building line of Hannan Street and forms part of the masonry 'wall' that extends almost the length of the street block. A verandah extends the length of the facade and over the pavement. The main features of the building are the tiled entrance, fine pressed metal ceilings with lantern, and large marble display slabs that are complemented by a tiled dado.

Shopfronts on the ground floor have been altered.

History

Mr J. Crothers was the contractor for City Markets (opposite), York Hotel (adjacent), as well as the Crothers Buildings (Laurie, 1995: 26).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate to High
Authenticity: Moderate to High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Laurie, K. ; "Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie: Our Golden Heritage: a Heritage Walk Along Hannan Street, ". p.26	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Tourist Centre WA	1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

27 Feb 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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