Station Masters House (fmr), Kalgoorlie

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

03791

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Location

14 Forrest St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

12-14 Forrest Street
Forrest Houses

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	22 Feb 2004	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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 1	Category 1 The place is registered with the Heritage Council of WA as it has a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and to the state of Western Australia. All applications to carry out work on the place will need to be referred to the Heritage Council of WA for its approval.	City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Register of the National Estate	Interim	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve	Completed	01 Mar 1994			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	13 Jun 1978			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The group are of the vernacular style of the 1890's. They are well preserved and still used for their original purpose.

Physical Description

A group of single storied stone buildings with CGI roofs and characteristic timber framed verandahs. The goods shed is timber framed clad in CGI. All the buildings demonstrate an unsympathetic use of paint, and doors, verandah enclosures and mutilation of original ornamentation.

History

Assessment 1978
Railway Buildings: Station Master's House, District Engineers Office, Workmen's Cottages, Railway Station, Platforms, Goods Shed.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
5926	Images CD No. 9 : Wyalkatchem Station Masters House & various Kalgoorlie Railway Houses.	C D Rom	2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Housing or Quarters
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

25 Jul 1995

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Last Update

08 Jul 2024

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