Local Government
Irwin
Region
Midwest
Cnr Brand Hwy & Bookara East Rd Bookara
Irwin
Midwest
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 16 Dec 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Mar 1998 | Category 1 A | |
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 10 Oct 1983 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 30 May 1984 | ||
An early church of indigenous architectural character - small, simple, built of stone and corrugated iron; surviving from the original settlement at Bookara. The former church, no longer in use, and the ruins of the travellers Rest Inn opposite constitute the remains of the settlement.
Stone walls, CGI roof. A simple rectangular stone church with pitched corrugated iron roof and later timber porch entrance positioned to protect the door at the front.
Assessment 1984 Construction c. 1860's Possibly Methodist originally. The settlement of Bookara was established where the road between Irwin and the Greenough Front Flats met the inland road to the east.
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5253 | Former Seventh Day Adventist Church building, Bookara, Western Australia : conservation plan / Eastman and Poletti Architects. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Other Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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