Local Government
Manjimup
Region
South West
Wheatley Coast Rd Upper Warren
Upper Warren School
Manjimup
South West
Constructed from 1924
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Jul 1997 | Category C | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 07 Sep 1987 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
Representativeness, Social, Aesthetic and Historic
Located in a rural setting, surrounded by undulating farm and forest country, this building, constructed of weatherboard and asbestos, is rectangular in design and has a pitched, corrugated iron roof. The floors are timber, and there are three windows on each side of the building. The entry door was in the front from the open porch-way. Since the building has become a hall and recreational centre, the porch is now enclosed with asbestos. There is one window and the entry door is relocated to the side. Tennis courts were constructed later than the building – the first having been built in 1927.
The earliest settlers in the Upper Warren District were Arthur Clarke (Fern Hollow), Walter Blechynden, John Mottram (Rockbridge) and Peter Wheatley (Clover Cottage). The four families were responsible for the building of St Mark’s Anglican Church which was also used as a school for the local children between 1891 and 1920. Jack Haynes built the church, as well as Fern Hollow, Clover Cottage and Dingup Church. This building was constructed around 1924, as a replacement for the ‘local ‘school’ conducted at nearby St Mark’s Anglican Church. It served as the school until 1942. It was also used as a hall and recreational centre for the district. The tennis courts were a later addition. One source dates the courts as built in the 1940s, while a sign at the site indicates that the first court was built in 1927.
Integrity: Fair Authenticity: Fair
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Heritage and Conservation Professionals: "Shire of Manjimup Municipal Heritage Inventory". | Shire of Manjimup | 1995 Adopted 1997 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Sports Building |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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