York Police Station, Court House & Gaol

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02852

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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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
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

Child Places

02882 Two Houses and Grounds

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

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Gaol
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Courthouse
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TIMBER	Shingle
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
PEOPLE	Early settlers
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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