Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
9 Francis Rd Denham
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
Constructed from 1904
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 2 |
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Register of the National Estate | Registered | 21 Mar 1978 |
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Heritage Council |
The Former Shark Bay Road Office has considerable historic significance for its link with local government in the district. Further it is one of the oldest remaining buildings in Denham. The building is typical of the primitive offices constructed of basic materials used by local government in remote areas around the turn of the century, given its small scale, basic materials and simple style.
Located in the DSA Grounds, the Former Shark Bay Roads Board Office is a small one-roomed timber framed building which is clad with corrugated iron. The simple structure has a corrugated iron gable roof which extends to form eaves at the rear and a small verandah to the front elevation. Corrugated iron sheeting has been used to partly enclose the verandah. The building, which is timber lined with timber floors, has small timber framed six pane windows to each side elevation. There is an entry door to the front and rear. Set on concrete footings, the building is secured with steel cable.
The building was constructed at Denham for the Shark Bay Road Board in 1904. When the new Shark Bay Shire Office was opened in 1968 the old building was moved to Wolgedda where it was used as a museum. The Fmr Road Board Office has since been relocated back to Denham. (Source: "Trust Newsletter", April, 1975; Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development", 1991, pp33-34.)
Integrity: High Degree
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M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p33-34 | DPUD | 1991 | |
"Trust Newsletter". | April, 1975 |
Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
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Vernacular |
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Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
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