Local Government
Karratha
Region
Pilbara
Lot 15 Sholl St Roebourne
Rick Fenny’s house, Keith Watson's House
Roebourne Veterinary Clinic, Meare's House
Karratha
Pilbara
Constructed from 1885
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 06 Mar 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 30 May 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Removed from RNE | |||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Sep 2013 | Category C | |
This building is historically significant because it is one of two existing stone residences still surviving in Roebourne, and is a typical example of the North West domestic architectural style of the area from 1885 - 95.
The building is constructed of stone with walls measuring approximately 450mm thick, forming two rooms approximately 5m². The house is surrounded by a 3 m wide verandah which has been filled in to form extra rooms. The simple hip roof is of corrugated iron with a separately pitched skillion roof over the verandahs. The windows to the central core are fitted with timber cyclone shutters.
This house was built for John Goldsmith Meares, who bought the land from his father-in-law, John Withnell, part of Lot 1, Withnell’s original land grant. Meares purchased three quarters of an acre from Withnell in April 1891 for two hundred pounds. In approximately 1914 the property was transferred to Harry John Watson. Dalgety and Company purchased the property on 23 December 1952. Richard Edmund Fenny purchased the building in 1977.
There is potential for archaeology to reveal aspects of the ways the residence was used over time.
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| Place No. 33 | Municipal Inventory No. |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | HEALTH | Other |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
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