House

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

01740

Location

79 MacDonald St Coolgardie

Location Details

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1895

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 27 Jul 1995 Category 2
Classified by the National Trust Classified 27 Oct 1976
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Statement of Significance

One of the few remaining examples of the more opulent and permanent houses in Coolgardie.

Physical Description

A brick house with corrugated iron roof built in the boom period of Coolgardie's establishment. It is elaborately detailed with a timber verandah frieze, unusually dark brickwork for the goldfields and elaborately infilled timber and pebbledash gable similar in technique to Warden Finnerty's house. The windows around the door assembly are stained glass in small panes as are the upper sashed in double hung windows.

History

An important house and amongst the very few substantial brick houses to survive.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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