Brooklyn School

Author

Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Place Number

04036

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Location

Lot 623 Carbunup Brook Rd Bridgetown

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Brooklyn Assisted School

Local Government

Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1918

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Nov 2019
State Register	Registered	28 Jan 2011	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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	28 Jun 2001	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	29 Mar 2018	Management Category A	Management Category A Conservation of the place is essential. If not already, to be included on the Local Heritage List and recommended for assessment for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places (RHP). Development proposals to be assessed pursuant to SPP 3.5 Historic Heritage Conservation; a Conservation Management Plan (if one exists); and to reinforce the significance of the place. Places entered on the RHP are protected under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990. Development applications will require referral to the State Heritage Office, unless exempt.

Statement of Significance

Brooklyn school is significant for its aesthetic, historic and social values as a rural ‘small school’.
Aesthetic Value
“The asymmetrical side gable façades, the scalloped hood over the front window and the protruding red brick chimney make Brooklyn School an aesthetically pleasing example of vernacular architecture. The distinctive simple form and isolated position in the picturesque undulating farming country on the east bank of the Carbunup Brook, together with the Cypress trees, make Brooklyn School a landmark in the area.”
Historic Value
“Brooklyn School illustrates the tenacious determination and co-operative actions of a small, isolated, rural community in the early twentieth century to provide a school building to enable the education of their children, and the type of building that they could afford to erect themselves”. (Criterion 2.1)
Research Value
Brooklyn School has some research value in regards to vernacular construction techniques and potential subsoil deposits indicative of school activities and other associated buildings such as toilets and shelter shed.
Social Value
Brooklyn School is highly valued by those families who were associated with the school. “Brooklyn School contributes to the local community’s sense of place as a well-known landmark on Carbunup Brook Road.”

Physical Description

“Brooklyn School is a one-room schoolhouse of timber construction clad with vertical jarrah boards with a medium pitched gable roof of corrugated iron in a Vernacular architectural style.”

History

“In 1918, it was built by local settlers at Sunnyside, in the Bridgetown district, on two acres of land owned by Alfred Cullen, and served its intended purpose until 1936. A shelter shed, erected by contractor John White in 1922, is no longer extant. In 2006, the late Gerry Wheatley, owner of the land, and his wife, Gwen, together with members of the Bridgetown community, some of whom had long term associations with Brooklyn School, commenced an on-going project to restore it, which was continuing in 2009.”

Integrity/Authenticity

Low
Brooklyn School ceased use as a small school in 1936.
High
“Brooklyn School displays a high degree of authenticity. It retains its original form and as much as possible of the original fabric has been retained.”

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
		Register of Heritage Places Assessment Document	28/01/2011

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.R19	MI Place No.
A49551	Assess No (Shire Ref)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Slab

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Government policy

Creation Date

14 Aug 1998

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Approved

Last Update

27 Apr 2021

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This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.