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Infant Health Clinic (fmr)

Author

Shire of York

Place Number

26520
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Location

5 Joaquina St York

Location Details

Part of Central York Heritage Area P26586

Local Government

York

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1955

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 25 Nov 2019 Some Significance

Some Significance

Contributes to the heritage of the locality/area. Has some altered elements, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Interpret an existing site, ruin or archaeological remnants.

Parent Place or Precinct

26586 Central York Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

The Infant Health Clinic (fmr) represents an important institution established in the 1940s throughout regional Western Australia for the benefit of mothers and their children; a way of life no longer practiced. It contributes to the York townscape informing of the 1950s period of social and community development.

Physical Description

The single storey building is modest in scale and rectangular in form except for the truncated corner entry with the rendered block parapet.
A diagonal concrete path leads to the truncated entry from the opening in the fence on the front boundary.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate/high

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use HEALTH Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Roof TILE Other Tile

Creation Date

09 Dec 2020

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Jun 2021

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