Nhargo Farmhouse (ruin)

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01220

Location

west side off Brand Hwy Bonniefield

Location Details

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Register of the National Estate Nominated 30 May 1984
Classified by the National Trust Classified 02 Apr 1984
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place
Municipal Inventory Adopted 10 Mar 1998 Category 2

Statement of Significance

An original farmhouse if simple but significant architectural character built by David Brand, one of the first tenant farmers to settle at the Irwin River on 100 acre lots.

Physical Description

A simple building with stone walls and pitched corrugated iron roof, the farmhouse is now in a deteriorated condition.

History

Assessment 1984 Construction 1860's

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Other Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Rural industry & market gardening
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Apr 2024

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.