Bilbarin School House

Author

Shire of Corrigin

Place Number

08428

Location

Bilbarin

Location Details

Local Government

Corrigin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

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 19 Mar 1997 Category B

Statement of Significance

The place represents the community's value of education. It has associations with early settlers and educators. The architecture is a representative example of its type of which very few examples remain in the wheatbelt.

Physical Description

Weatherboard and iron construction with verandahs to the front and side with the side verandah infilled with fibro clad structure.

History

The place was provided as a place for the school teacher to live to ensure that a school teacher would stay in Bilbarin to teach the children Education was valued very highly by the early settlers. It is one of only two buildings remaining in the Bilbarin townsite.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Redeemable Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Fair - Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Haig R; "Corrigin Pioneering Days and Beyond". Shire of Corrigin 1982

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

12 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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