Town Council Offices (fmr) & Library, Northam

Author

Shire of Northam

Place Number

10907

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Location

298 Fitzgerald St East Northam

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Northam Library

Local Government

Northam

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1971, Constructed from 1974

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	19 Feb 2020
State Register	Registered	09 Oct 2009	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	25 Feb 1998	1.Exceptional significance	1.Exceptional significance Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

Child Places

01869 Northam Municipal Chambers site

Statement of Significance

The Northam Town Council offices and Library have aesthetic and architectural significance as a powerful example of the forms that represent brutalist architecture. It has social significance as the local government offices and library for the Town of Northam. It contributes to the streetscape of the main street of Northam.

Physical Description

The Town council offices are two storey concrete block structures modular in form and sculptural in detail. The library form is more free flowing but with the same textural geometric design relief integral to the walls

History

These distinctive Council Offices replaced the previous offices on the corner of Glebe Street in 1974. Characteristic of the regional West Australian work of the Architect Ivan Ivanov, it is rugged, bold, assertive and presents itself aggressively in terms of both form and material.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High degree
Authenticity: Moderate /high degree

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Iwan Iwanoff	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	1998 Municipal Inventory	Town of Northam	1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Library
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Library
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century Stripped Classica
Late 20th-Century Brutalist

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	CONCRETE	Concrete Block

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Immigration, emigration & refugees
PEOPLE	Innovators
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment
OCCUPATIONS	Intellectual activities, arts&craft
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Government & politics
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Cultural activities

Creation Date

09 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

21 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.