Local Government
Kent
Region
Great Southern
Sanderson St Pingrup
Old North School
The East School
Kent
Great Southern
Constructed from 1922
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Jul 1997 | Category 2 | |
The former school building has historical and social significance with its association with the education of the children in the town and outlying region, and also being one of the earliest buildings in the town. It also has some aesthetic significance, as a simple weatherboard building in mostly original condition, set in a small park, which also contains the town's as a war memorial.
Small weatherboard, timber windows, corrugated iron roof.
The first school was built in 1922 in North Pingrup and officially opened in 1923. In 1928, owing to the number of students decreasing, the school was shifted to another site where a school was needed, to the east of the Lake Grace-Pingrup Road. This new location was on Neve Road midway between its former location and the town of Pingrup. With numbers again dropping, the hall was moved to its present location and used as the RSL Hall. With the growth of Pingrup, a new school was needed in the townsite. The new school opened in 1955. In 1983 the CWA put a plaque on the building and it is now used as the town library.
Authenticity: high Integrity: moderate
Good
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Library |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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