Residence

Author

Shire of Northampton

Place Number

08930

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Location

4 Carson St Northampton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Miner's Cottage

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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 5	Category 5 SIGNIFICANT IN CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL CHARACTER AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE, INDIVIDUALLY OR AS ONE OF A GROUP OF LIKE PLACES The place has social significance and/or contributes to the streetscape and/or built environment of the precinct. Provide encouragement to the owner to maintain or enhance the street aspect of the place. Photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment. Assess in more detail when considering a development application to determine the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

Has local significance for historic and aesthetic reasons, although there are probably better examples to
illustrate the type externally, which is typical of original stone miner's cottages.

Physical Description

Stone cottage built by Cornish miners from the nearby Wanerenooka Mine (Site No. 42). The original form has
been modified by hipped verandahs around the perimeter and fibro enclosures. The cottage, which is currently
painted blue, would originally have been either natural stone or whitewashed.

History

Small settlements emerged around several of the mine sites, including the Wanerenooka Copper Mine. This
settlement consisted of a number of stone buildings that were constructed from the 1860's on. In this locality in the
1890s and early 1900s there were 10 miner's cottages occuppied by the Cripps, Cairns, Evans, Gregory, Glass,
Johnson, Lucas, Ridley, Shea and Murphy families. Most of the buildings have collapsed into little more than piles
of stone, however, this cottage, like Site No's 45, 46, and 47, have survived as examples of miner's cottages from
that period. This cottage was owned by Selena Johnson (1910/35 Rate Books).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Modifications: Fibro verandah enclosures
Orig'l Fabric: majority

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Mining {incl. mineral processing}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

14 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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