Local Government
Kellerberrin
Region
Wheatbelt
Cnr Leake & Bedford St s Kellerberrin
District Museum
Kellerberrin Folk Museum
Kellerberrin
Wheatbelt
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 18 Jan 2008 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 May 1998 | category 1 | |
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 28 Jul 1983 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 08 Mar 1982 | ||
This is a good example of the agricultural halls built with government assistance in many country towns in the 1890's and was for many years the main social centre of the district. Local stone has been attractively used on the facade. It is held in esteem locally and now services as a folk museum where items illustrating the development of the district are displayed,
The hall was erected in 1898, the first hall for the district. It is built of local granite with brick quoins, has a corrugated iron roof and wooden floor, originally polished. It served for a period as the district court, until replaced in the 1960's and was then used as a School for Handicapped Children until 1972. In 1975 it was vested in the Shire for a folk museum. The council has restored the exterior brick and stone work and repaired an repainted the exterior timber work, roof and guttering. It stands in a park where native trees and shrubs have been planted and old farmm machinery is displayed
Assessment 1982 Construction late 1890's - 1898 Architect/builder: Public Works Dept
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Special School |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Other |
| Other Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Courthouse |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Romanesque |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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