Masonic Hall

Author

Shire of Northampton

Place Number

01908

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Location

189 Hampton Rd Northampton

Location Details

was 67 Hampton Rd

Other Name(s)

Hampton Lodge

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1921

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 May 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Apr 1996	Category 2	Category 2 HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AT LOCAL LEVEL. High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum protection under the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Prepare a floor plan and photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

Hampton Lodge has local social significance for its associations with the Freemasons and the Northampton community. It has the potential to contribute to the streetscape if the later additions are modified or removed.

Physical Description

The original element of the Freemason's Lodge has stone walls and a CGI roof. The windows down the side are high level, brick quoined, and with flat arched heads. During the 1960's a substantial brick extension was added to the south of the original entry porch that now forms the junction between the two buildings. Modifications also included an unsympathetic attempt to 'modernise' the front stone wall of the original building with a horizontal rendered parapet painted white. The scale of the large building relates well to the Hampton Road (North West Coastal Highway) streetscape and the adjoining Holy Trinity Church (Site No. 101). Gates have been added to enclose the entry portico.

History

The Northampton Freemasons (Lodge No. 93), were officially formed in 1913. Tenders calling for the construction of a Lodge building were advertised in 1920 (Geraldton Guardian 18/11/1920 ). The hall was built on a block of land donated by Mr J. Lee and was completed in November 1921 (Geraldton Guardian 9/11/1921).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium
Modifications: Brick extensions c1960
Orig'l Fabric: Partially intact

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Newspaper Article".	Geraldton Guardian	9/11/1921
Feilman & Associates; "A Survey of Places of Historic and Landscape Significance in Northampton, Dongara, Geraldton, WA".		1977
Palassis; "Northampton Character Study".
"Newspaper Article"	Geraldton Guardian	02/12/1920

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Masonic Hall
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Masonic Hall

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

14 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 Jan 2022

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