Bovell's Cottage

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00385

Location

11 Adelaide St Busselton

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 13 Aug 2015
Heritage List Adopted 16 Oct 2024
State Register Registered 01 Dec 1995 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 Aug 2014 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Jun 1996 Category 1
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 16 Oct 2024 Category 1
Classified by the National Trust Classified 02 Feb 1976

Statement of Significance

Individual design because of attic and one of few remaining cottages close to Busselton townsite near original condition.

Physical Description

Dwelling - walls of local limestone, floors of jarrah and brick, fireplaces with jarrah over mantels. Large rooms with high ceilings. Steeply pitched roof with attic in gable. Roof of corrugated iron. Wooden verandah on two sides with timber posts. Front facade plain with small windows, Condition of building is good

History

Assessment 1976 Construction: 1860's Original Owner: Alfred Bovell Builder: unknown

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
4000 Bovell's Cottage Busselton Conservation Works Heritage Study {Other} 1999
3948 Bovell's Cottage Busselton : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1998
4219 Conservation Plan Bovell's Cottage Busselton Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1997

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof TIMBER Shingle

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Aug 2021

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