Kanyana

Statement of Significance

: the oldest buildings in the townsite.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard (unpainted) clad with a high pitched hipped corrugated iron roof. In the 1960s considerable extensions took place to the street frontage of the place with brick and vertical profile metaldeck wall cladding, shop front glazing and sliding aluminium doors.

History

EJ Rogers and his young wife were very enterprising. In 1909, there were two stores in Wongan Hills, and the Post Master General's Department requested one of them to be a Post Office. On the 1 January 1910, EJ Roger's General Store became the Official Post Office and continued in that capacity until a purpose built post office was constructed in Wilson St in 1928 (see Ref No ) for many years. In 1910, before the railway line came through from Goomalling to Wongan Hills, and before a town of Wongan Hills was gazetted, Rogers set up as a provider of goods. In 1911, when the first 35 township blocks were auctioned and briskly purchased, rapid development ensued. The place was often referred to as "Rogerville", as E J Rogers supplied the buildings for the Butcher in Fenton St, (which was previously in the shed behind his store), the Baker at Lot 56, for the first baker, Stokes, Stubbs, PO, the National Bank next to his store, a boarding house east of his store, and other houses

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: redeemable
Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Good

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