Local Government
Northam
Region
Avon Arc
401 Fitzgerald St Northam
Northam Railway Museum
Northam
Avon Arc
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 19 Feb 2020 | |
| State Register | Registered | 13 Dec 1996 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 28 Sep 1982 | ||
| Statewide Railway Heritage Surve | Completed | 01 Mar 1994 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 05 May 1980 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Feb 1998 | 1.Exceptional significance | |
The building is architecturally significant, possessing Italianate decorations such as chimneys and eaves corbels and Arts & Crafts 'Federation' influences such as timber worked gables. The transition between these architectural influences is a major characteristic of the period. The station is also historically important as a reminder of the effect on NOrtham's development of the opening of the railway to Kalgoorlie in 1896. Previously Northam was outshadowed by the neighbouring towns of Toodyay and York but with the coming of the Eastern Railway later extended to becomed the transcontinental line, it rapidly grew to be the main centre of the eastern wheatbelt.
A simple single storey brick, timber and iron railway building erected around the turn of the century, although no longer used as a railway station. It is soon to be restored for use as a museum and tourist overnight accommodation. An old steam train has been bought and the sleeper carriages are to be converted to the sleeping accommodation.
Assessment 1980 Construction 1900
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11358 | Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry | Book | 2015 |
| 1669 | Former Railway Station Northam Western Australia: Conservation Plan DRAFT | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1997 |
| 12259 | Final report: Old Northam Railway Station | Conservation works report | 1988 |
| 3463 | Northam Railway Station - CIP to Replace Roof and Ceiling to Night Officer's Office at the Old Northam Railway Station | Heritage Study {Other} | 1998 |
| 4592 | Northam Railway Station (fmr) : West Northam : conservation works : final report. | Report | 2000 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Rail: Railway Station |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Free Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
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