Western Australian Bank (fmr)

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

15902

Location

38-40 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Bould-da Home Interiors, Pellews then Lawyers
Drafters; Night Club; Twin City Furniture

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place makes a valued contribution to the visual character of this important streetscape in its verandah cover over the pavement and its decorative parapet. The building contributes to the masonry 'wall' of Burt Street. The site is representative of retailing at the turn-of-the-century and is significant for its form and continuity of use.

Physical Description

A single-storey shop built to the pavement line with a pedimented parapet. Typical features that characterise the building's period are the recessed entrances with large display windows on the facade with stall boards below and highlight windows above, and a verandah that extends across the facade and over the pavement.

History

The building was originally used as the Western Australian Bank in 1897. It was amalgamated with the Bank of NSW in 1927 (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993). The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 55 had 2 parts. One part had an iron building, the WA Bank. The other part had two brick buildings, Rodda Milliner and Mercer and “Rodda” and a verandah that extended across the building facades and over the pavement. General Comments: During the 1890s and particularly in the early 1900s, Boulder's population swelled by a steady influx of men seeking employment in the goldfields and somewhere to settle. This increase in population had a great influence on the town's growth. It necessitated the survey of more town and suburban lots, increased subsidies for road construction and numerous buildings were constructed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate Authenticity: Moderate to

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
"Boulder's Hidden Secrets Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century". Kalgoorlie 1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Bank
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

25 Jan 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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