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York Police Station, Court House & Gaol

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02852

Location

124 Avon Tce York

Location Details

Incs: Lock-up Keeper's and Sergeant's Qtrs, Troopers' Cottage, Cell Block, Stables, Court room and Court House, Police Station and Quarters. 122 Avon Terrace - Part of York Town Centre Precinct

Other Name(s)

Old York Courthouse and Police Station
York Courthouse Complex

Local Government

York

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1852 to 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 25 Nov 2019 Shire of York
State Register Registered 16 Dec 1994 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Classified by the National Trust Classified 05 Mar 1985

Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Recorded

Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Local Heritage Survey Adopted 25 Nov 2019 Grade A

Grade A

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. Place is listed on, or worthy of consideration for listing on the State Register of Heritage Places.

Shire of York

Parent Place or Precinct

02823 Avon Terrace Precinct

Condition

Courthouse: well designed balanced piece of çwork. Good example of late Victorian çarchitecture. Brickwork blends with and breaks çthe monotony of the solid stone front. Police çStation of similar style both built in 1895.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple Poole Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
362 York Court House, Police Station and Lock Up Conservation Plan for the National Trust of Australia (WA) Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1993
1315 York gaol and courthouse National Estate grants program 1994/95 for the National Trust of Australia Heritage Study {Other} 1996
7475 York Courthouse complex : conservation works (final report). Conservation works report 2005
6643 The old York Police Station and Courthouse comlplex : conservation case study. Heritage Study {Other} 0
9028 York Police Station, Courthouse & Gaol complex interpretation plan. Heritage Study {Other} 2001
5172 Trooper's Cottage, York Courthouse & Gaol : conservation works (final report). Heritage Study {Other} 2001
6642 Old Police Station, York. Book 1984
6426 A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). Heritage Study {Other} 1997
7461 York sketchbook. Book 2003

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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