Local Government
Katanning
Region
Great Southern
22-24 Austral Tce Katanning
now part of Town Hall Complex
Agricultural Hall
Katanning
Great Southern
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 07 Oct 1997 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Jan 1996 | Category 1 | |
Mechanics ' Institute, Katanning, a single-storey brick building forming an element of the town hall complex, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons; its aesthetic value as a complex history, in built form, of a number of successive building campaigns, each adopting the aesthetic mode of the day; in conjunction with the adjoining town hall building, of which it now forms an integral part, it collectively contributes significantly to the Austral Terrace streetscape; the place is associated with people of standing in the history ofKatanning and in the wider context of the state, such as Frederick and Charles Piesse, prominent land owners and politicians, and J. Herbert Bales, the architect; the place has social value for its role in contributing to the education of working people in Katanning and later the wider community as it fulfilled the role of the town's lending library; it has rarity value for its completeness, authenticity and fitting out that remains from the earliest campaigns; and, it represents a way of life that is now comparatively rare, as mechanics' institutes, in general, have been replaced by the public library system and their social function has all but disappeared.
Assessment 1997 Consruction 1896
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1512 | Mechanics Institute Katanning: conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1995 |
| 5063 | Mechanics' Institute, Katanning. Final report. July 2001. | Report | 2001 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Town, Shire or District Hall |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
| Other Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Mechanics Institute |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Free Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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