Local Government
Dardanup
Region
South West
Ferguson Rd Dardanup
Don Hewison Centre
Dardanup
South West
Constructed from 1971, Constructed from 1896
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| State Register | Registered | 08 Dec 2006 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
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| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Feb 2002 | 2 | |
The place is significant for the following values: Aesthetic Value: The school building has aesthetic significance as a good example of a small state school designed in the English Queen Anne architectural style prepared by the Public Works Department when G. T. Poole was the Government Architect. Historic Value: The school building has historical significance as one of the oldest state schools and the oldest surviving school in Dardanup.
The building represents an English Queen Anne Style Government School Building designed in the department of George Temple Poole. It is a small single room rectangular building with a steeply pitched gable roof (corrugated metal clad). The verandahs run continuous with the roof on the western and northern sides of the building. There are also two small verandah brick rooms. The verandah has been constructed from timber consisting of timber chamfered posts, fluted brackets and closed eaves. The tall brick chimney is in tact. There are high double hung timber sliding windows.
The one room state school was built in 1896 and opened in 1897. Miss Mary Anne Cleary was the first teacher. The school is one of the oldest government schools in WA. It closed in 1971 when Dardanup, Wellington, Ferguson and Waterloo Schools were amalgamated and transferred to the new school in Hayward Street, Dardanup. The first school established in the area was in 1854 at the home of Sir Thomas Little and transferred to the church where, in 1871, it was relocated to a little cottage built beside the church. The school was taken over by the government and relocated once again in the new premises (present site) in 1896. The building was restored in 1988 with the aid of volunteers funded by the Shire of Dardanup and the Australian Bicentennial Authority. Don Hewison, a one time student, and the local builder, who undertook much of the renovations, died in a rail crossing accident outside his home. In 1993 the school was named after him in acknowledgment of his outstanding contribution to the school. A bronze plaque on a granite block commemorates the restoration project.
Authenticity: Good
Poor
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6916 | Don Hewison Centre, Ferguson Road, Dardanup : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2003 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Queen Anne |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
| OCCUPATIONS | Intellectual activities, arts&craft |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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