Local Government
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Region
South West
Lot 623 Carbunup Brook Rd Bridgetown
Brooklyn Assisted School
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
South West
Constructed from 1918
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 28 Nov 2019 | |
| State Register | Registered | 28 Jan 2011 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2001 | Category 3 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Mar 2018 | Management Category A | |
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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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.”
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register of Heritage Places Assessment Document | 28/01/2011 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| No.R19 | MI Place No. |
| A49551 | Assess No (Shire Ref) |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Style |
|---|
| Vernacular |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | TIMBER | Slab |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Early settlers |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
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