Local Government
Harvey
Region
South West
Location
1-13 Barrington Knight Rd Yarloop
Location Details
Other Name(s)
Barrington Knight Cottages
Hospital Road
Construction Date
Constructed from 1920
Demolition Year
2016Statutory 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 | Removed from MI | 12 Dec 2016 | Category 4 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Mar 1998 | Category 1 | |
Parent Place or Precinct
19888 Barrington Knight Road Precinct
Child Places
- 26278 Dwelling, 13 Barrington Knight Road
- 26280 Dwelling, 3 Barrington Knight Road
- 26276 Doctor's Residence (former)
- 26307 Dwelling, 1 Barrington Knight Road (fmr)
- 26281 Dwelling, 11 Barrington Knight Road
- 26312 Dwelling, 9 Barrington Knight Road (fmr)
- 26275 Dwelling, 7 Barrington Knight Road
- 19888 Barrington Knight Road Precinct
- 26318 Dwelling, 5 Barrington Knight Road (fmr)
Statement of Significance
• Formerly, the properties as a group had aesthetic value for their contribution to the Yarloop heritage area. • Formerly, the properties as a group demonstrated the standard type of housing provided for mill workers by their employers.
Physical Description
A group of timber framed workers cottages that display many similarities in scale, design and expression of detail. Collectively they create an attractive and coherent streetscape predominantly along the western side of Barrington-Knight Road. The properties included in this precinct are numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 and each house has its own entry. All the buildings and structures that formed part of this precinct were destroyed by the January 2016 Yarloop/Harvey/Waroona Fire.
History
Simple timber cottages built in the townsite for the accommodation of workers primarily at the timber mill and later the Yarloop workshops. The houses were built predominantly by the company which owned and managed the town, Millar's Timber and Trading Company from the 1890s to the 1970s. The materials for the cottages were likely to have been manufactured in the workshop and local tradesmen built the homes to standard designs. Barrington-Knight Road was originally named Hospital Road. Families and individuals known to have lived in this road include; Mills, Walter Smith, Bill 'Winker' Savage, Ray Dickson/Dixon, Roy and Trixie Williamson, Bob Guest, Cattach, Huon. All the dwellings and structures located in this precinct were completely destroyed by the January 2016 Yarloop/Harvey/Waroona Fire. The chimneys of each house and the hospital within that precinct however survived. These chimneys have since been removed as they were deemed structurally unsound.
Integrity/Authenticity
Nil/ Nil
Condition
N/A
Associations
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millar's Timber and Trading Co | Architect | - | - |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | FORESTRY | Housing or Quarters |
Construction Materials
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Historic Themes
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Timber industry |
Creation Date
17 Mar 2011Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
19 Aug 2019Disclaimer
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