Local Government
Cranbrook
Region
Great Southern
Gathorne St Cranbrook
Cranbrook Museum
Cranbrook
Great Southern
Constructed from 1900
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Dec 1996 | ||
This was one of the first houses, and the first brick house, to be built in Cranbrook. It is the oldest house still standing in the town. The house was built soon after the completion of the Great Southern Railway in 1889. Situated opposite the Hotel and close to the Railway Station, it was built for the Station Master. The longest serving Station Master to live in the house was David Borrett, from 1952 to his retirement in 1984.
The Station Master's house is situated opposite the Cranbrook Hotel at the bottom of Gathorne Street, within the grounds of the Railway Station. Built of brick, with a corrugated iron roof, the house has a verandah under the main roof across the entire front. A feature is the lattice work along the front of the verandah, supported by wooden pillars. The house was built with fire places in three bedrooms. There was no damp course, which caused problems in the 1970s-80s. In the 1960s various additions were made. A modern bath and hand basin replaced the original cement bath, and a laundry and toilet were built near the back of the house. A Fetler's cabin was placed close to the house at the back to act as a bedroom in the 1970s.
Themes: Transport & Communications
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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| 6980 | Stationmasters's House (former), Cranbrook known as Cranbrook Museum : conservation management plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Rail & light rail transport |
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