Station Masters House (fmr), Kalgoorlie

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

03791

Location

14 Forrest St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

12-14 Forrest Street
Forrest Houses

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 22 Feb 2004 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 09 Jul 2001 Category 1
Register of the National Estate Interim 21 Oct 1980
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve Completed 01 Mar 1994
Classified by the National Trust Classified 13 Jun 1978

Statement of Significance

The group are of the vernacular style of the 1890's. They are well preserved and still used for their original purpose.

Physical Description

A group of single storied stone buildings with CGI roofs and characteristic timber framed verandahs. The goods shed is timber framed clad in CGI. All the buildings demonstrate an unsympathetic use of paint, and doors, verandah enclosures and mutilation of original ornamentation.

History

Assessment 1978 Railway Buildings: Station Master's House, District Engineers Office, Workmen's Cottages, Railway Station, Platforms, Goods Shed.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5926 Images CD No. 9 : Wyalkatchem Station Masters House & various Kalgoorlie Railway Houses. C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use Transport\Communications Rail: Housing or Quarters
Original Use Transport\Communications Rail: Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

25 Jul 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

08 Jul 2024

Disclaimer

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