Goldfields House (fmr)

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

10714

Location

Rankin St Kondinin

Location Details

Cnr Rankin & McArdle Sts

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Mar 1998 Category 4

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life and a period of development in Kondinin.

Physical Description

The timber framed structure is clad with sheets of flat fibro-cement with battens over. The gambrel hipped roof is clad with corrugated -ion and the roof of the front room forms a gable with the main roof extending like a skillion over the return verandah. The house is typical of the goldfields house of the period.

History

During the development of Kondinin, one means of providing houses was to relocate houses from the goldfields.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place". Shire of Kondinin 1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, corrugated
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

26 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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