WAGR Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

02517

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Location

60 Yelverton Dr Midland

Location Details

REGISTERED AS PART OF 3273 MI States: Lot 9502 Yelverton Dr BDD 16-1-13

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1904 to 1963

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	10 Jul 1996	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no other feasible or prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and in accordance with Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	06 Feb 1978			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The building is a fine example of an early 20th century government administrative centre. The exterior is the most elaborate of the buildings on the site.

Physical Description

Substantial rectangular brick building with rendered bands and a gabled roof and elaborate timber detail to the gable ends. Timber-framed window awnings to the north and south elevations, timber-framed gallery to the eastern end supported on rendered masonry columns. Similar detail to the western end has been removed.

History

The Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office was the administrative centre of the Workshops. This office contained, apart from the CME and his assistants, the clerical offices, the pay office, the production office, the drawing office, the Works Manager's office, the engineers and other administration staff.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9511	Southern annexe, chief mechanical engineer's office - a component of Midland Railway Workshops (fmr): standard archival record - DRAFT.	Archival Record	2009
9612	Midland railway workshops (fmr): chief mechanical engineer's office (bldg 1) conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Office or Administration Bldg

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

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