Local Government
Murchison
Region
Midwest
off Carnarvon-Mullewa Rd Mullewa
Includes: Station Office; Station Store; Cooks' Quarters; Station Laundry; Detached Store; Detached Old Quarters; New Workshops & Shearing Shed.
Mt Narryer Station Homestead Group
Murchison
Midwest
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 15 Oct 2015 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 11 Dec 2003 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 08 Sep 1985 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Jun 1996 | 1 | |
Noteworthy are the architect designed elaborate house and the impressive shearing shed - both built in attractive coloured local stone - neither of which is typical of homesteads in the surrounding area.. Charles Atkins, who was responsible for the buildings, was a well known Perth business man, at one time owner of the Palace Hotel in Perth.
The homestead of the original lease held by - Tyson was on another part of the run near Mt. Narryer itself. A second house, of which some ruins can still be seen near the present house, was built about 1900. When the station was acquired by Charles Atkins he decided to build on a grand scale and engaged Eales & Cohen to design the house, for which 13 acres of landscaped garden was also planned, though the garden plans were not implemented. The house which has cement quoins with black tuck point ing is of the local stone, pinkish red in colour but rather soft. It is an elaborate structure with arched verandah, exposed beams and timber panelled fireplaces in sitting room and dining room. The soft stone has fretted at ground level and in 1960 repairs, using bricks, were carried out . The shearing shed, about a kilometre from the house, is of the same stone with heavy uttresses along the sides and across the end and was built c.1918.
Assessment 1985 Constructioin 1920 - 1930; Shearing Shed 1918 Architect/Builder: Eales & Cohen
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5921 | Off-shears : the story of shearing sheds in Western Australia. | Book | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Other Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Servants or Shearers Quarters |
| Present Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Blacksmith's Shop |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| Other | BRICK | Other Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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