Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

03137

Location

57 Lincoln St Highgate

Location Details

Cnr Smith St The adjacent block is the Highgate Police Station, which is on the RHP. The land on which the tower falls on is a difference reserve. These two different places share no history.

Other Name(s)

Dumas' Folly

Local Government

Vincent

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1941

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted
State Register Registered 18 Dec 2007 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 13 Nov 1995 Category A
Classified by the National Trust Classified 28 Aug 1995
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed 30 Jun 1994

Condition

Overall the condition is good, although there is some deterioration to the exterior of the building and cracking of the render.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
AE (Paddy) Clare, Principal Architect of PWD at time of construction Architect - -
Russell Dumas, Chief Engineer PWD, oversaw engineering Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
3342 Lincon Street Ventilating Stack, Cottage, Former Police Station - Final Report Heritage Study {Other} 1997
8346 Lincoln Street ventilation stack. Heritage Study {Other} 2004

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Other
Present Use GOVERNMENTAL Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Art Deco

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall RENDER Other Render
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES Water, power, major t'port routes
PEOPLE Innovators
OCCUPATIONS Technology & technological change
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

28 Sep 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 May 2020

Disclaimer

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