Printing Shop

Author

Shire of Leonora

Place Number

10944

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Location

Lot 14 Tower St Leonora

Location Details

Local Government

Leonora

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

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	17 Feb 1998	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible; endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The construction of the Printing Shop is representative of the simple structures that are typical of the local architecture.

Physical Description

The shop comprises two, small adjoining single-storey and gable-roofed structures which are built to the building line of Tower Street The building has a relatively new lean-to verandah roof that extends over half the pavement across the street elevation. The roof is supported on galvanised iron columns. The window openings have been altered to aluminium window sliding frames which security grilles, and the entrance door is new. The former \
workshop may originally have been constructed as two separate premises. The place has been converted to a residence (in one structure) with a bedroom at the front and a kitchen at the rear. The shop is in the other structure.

History

Possibly the site of the former local newspaper. The paper was launched by Walter Barker in July 1899 as the Mount Leonora Miner. Its name was changed in 1910 to the Leonora Miner and remained under that name until 1928. Hie printing offices in 1901 were said to be very well equipped and able to satisfy the demands of future expansion.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: Interior not inspected
AUTHENTICITY: Low

Condition

Exterior-good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
RN 392.	Battye Library Research Notes,	Battye Library
	PWH Thiel; "Twentieth Century Impressions". p177	Hussey & Gillingham, Adelaide	1901

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Newspaper\Publishing Bldg
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Newspapers

Creation Date

10 Mar 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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