Fossil Downs Homestead Group

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00697

Location

Fossil Downs Rd King Lepopold Ranges

Location Details

about 25 km E of Fitzroy Crossing

Other Name(s)

Fossil Downs Station

Local Government

Derby-West Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1939 to 1948

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 26 Feb 1999 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place
Register of the National Estate Nominated 25 Sep 1985
Classified by the National Trust Classified 04 Jun 1985
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Dec 1995 Category 1

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
8335 Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. Book 1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Other Use FARMING\PASTORAL Shed or Barn

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Other CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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