Wollaston House

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00020

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Location

54 Duke St Albany

Location Details

54-60 Duke Street, Albany

Other Name(s)

Stirling Castle

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1840 to 1850

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020		City of Albany
State Register	Registered	30 Oct 1998	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional	Exceptional Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	City of Albany
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category A+	Category A+ • Already recognised at the highest level – the WA State Register of Heritage Places. Redevelopment requires consultation with the Heritage Council of WA and the City of Albany. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Albany
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	10 Sep 2001
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	10 Sep 2001			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place is associated with Dr Henry Wollason, son of the Reverand J R Wollaston, with Albany Harbour Master John Morley, with explorer Peter Egerton-Warburton, and with father and son lighthouse keepers, George Charles Powney and George Thomas Powney.

It is important for its early date of construction and displays a rare history, having been built with brick imported as a ship's ballast and relocated to the present site.

The house is a residence of a classically derived design that employs Victorian Regency elements, is illustrative of the innovative use of available materials, and contributes to the community's sense of place through its landmark value as a familiar item, located on a corner lot, in an important streetscape.

Physical Description

A two-storey brick and iron residence predominantly in the Victorian Regency style.

Integrity/Authenticity

Wollaston House has high integrity.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9286	Wollaston House archaeology report.	Heritage Study {Other}	2009
328	Albany, Western Australia : the first hundred years, 1791-1891.	Book	1992
9749	Wollaston House.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

12 Sep 1988

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Approved

Last Update

20 Apr 2021

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