Walcott Centre

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

15731

Location

3 Walcott St Mount Lawley

Location Details

MI notes address as 399 Lord St Inc Main Building, Nurses' Qtrs (fmr), Detention Ward (fmr), Wood & Metal Workshops & various ancillary bldgs

Other Name(s)

Government Receiving Depot; Child Welfare Rec
Walcott Street Reception Home

Local Government

Vincent

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1921, Constructed from 1980

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted
State Register Registered 14 May 2002 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

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 12 Sep 2006 Category A
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Condition

Generally in fair to good condition

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5269 Walcott Centre (Government Receiving Depot fmr), Mount Lawley : Conservation Plan / prepared for CAMS on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, June 2001 : Heritage and Conservation Professionals. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2001

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Other
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Institutional Housing
Present Use GOVERNMENTAL Other
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Institutional Housing

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Zincalume
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile
Wall RENDER Roughcast
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
PEOPLE Aboriginal people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Government policy

Creation Date

04 Aug 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Jan 2018

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