Beenong telephone Exchange

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12711

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Location

Beenong

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Clarks (fmr)

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

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 represents associations with the communication in the Beenong area, and is representative of development at the time.

Physical Description

Timber framed and clad with a gable corrugated iron roof and enclosed verandahs across the frontage and extensions each side of the main dwelling.

History

The first telephone exchange was run from Harold Clark's which was run from the lake Grace exchange. Arthur Manton had a phone connected to the railway phone, at J Woods farm which was later owned by Jack Smith.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Redeemable
Authenticity: Medium Degree

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications

Creation Date

30 Oct 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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