WM Butler and Co (fmr), Kulin

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

02989

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Location

77 Johnston St Kulin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Butler's Garage

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	01 Jul 1997
RHP - To be assessed	Current	29 Apr 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Mar 1997	Category 1	Category 1 A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance; provide the highest level of recognition and protection available. Recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. (TPS procedure also relevant)

Statement of Significance

business, and continued until 1994.
Statement of significance: The place demonstrates a considerable associations with the
development of agricultural and mechanical technology, and with an identity of the region. It has
functioned continuously since its establishment. The architecture is significant in demonstrating
construction during the depression years, and example of vernacular rural, and the association with
mechanised transport. It is a rare example of the period which has been retained with the degree of
integrity and authenticity that this place demonstrates. It is an important element in the townscape
character of Kulin, and a vital element in the streetscape.

Physical Description

The timber framed building is clad with horizontal sheets of corrugated iron. The roof
is also clad with corrugated iron and there are skylights in the roof. The roof is pitched at a relatively
steep pitch and the verandah is a break pitch. The building is truncated across the street corner, and
the roof line and verandah follows the truncation. The verandah is supported by square timber
posts. Original window signwriting is still evident on the shop front windows around the truncated
section which has the double entry door central.

History

During the mid 1920s WM Butler &
Co of Wickepin established an agency business in Kulin (see Ref No. 61). In the late 1920s WH (Bill)
Butler (WM's son) established in Kulin and took over the agency, developing it further with the
construction of the garage on this site. The agencies continued. Cyril Churchwood was the first
mechanic employed, followed by many others including Stan Walker from 1957 to 1965. In 1965 SH
& RA Walker took over the business, and continued until 1994.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: intact
Authenticity: high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Kulin Chronicle" Vot 1 Issue 1	Kulin Chronicle	17 November 1979.
	WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970".	Shire of Kulin	1979

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
4047	Butler's Garage (Former) Kulin Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Other
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport

Creation Date

21 Mar 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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