Infant Health Clinic

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12697

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Location

33 Absolon St Lake Grace

Location Details

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1958

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	23 Sep 1998	Category D	Category D Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place has associations with the provision of infant health services in Lake Grace, and makes a contribution to the townscape.

Physical Description

Small timber framed structure clad with asbestos sheets. It has a tiled gable roof, and stands alongside a single garage which is of similar proportion and appearance to this building. A flat roof verandah has been added to the front to the Infant Health Centre.

History

Improvements were always being sought for general health, although Mrs P Critchley lobbied and negotiated with the progress asssociation and the Infant Health Department tc get an Infant Health Sister visiting Lake Grace on a regular basis. The Shire built a residence and surgery for the Doctor in 1958. On 6 July 1962, an Infant Health Committee was formed and Sister Harper from Wagin visited fortnightly. When the new supper room was put on the hall in 1971, it also included a clinic room.
The surgery is now the free standing Infant Health building facing Mc Mahon Street.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact.
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Fair - Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Bird J; "Across the Lake: A History of Lake Grace 1911-1992".	Bookmark Publishing House WA	1992

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	HEALTH	Other
Present Use	HEALTH	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Ceramic Tile
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, flat

Creation Date

30 Oct 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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