inHerit Logo

Heathcote Hospital Precinct (fmr), Applecross

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

03289
There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.

Location

Duncraig Rd, Point Heathcote Applecross

Location Details

Inc: Administration Building, Canning House (fmr Female Ward), Murray House (fmr Male Ward), Swan House (fmr Treatment Block), the fmr kitchen, the clock/water tower, Duncraig House (fmr Nurse's Quarters), & encompassing the lower and upper lands of Point Heathcote

Other Name(s)

Point Heathcote Reception Home

Local Government

Melville

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage Agreement YES 14 Jul 2004 Text of the Heritage Agreement
Heritage List Adopted 16 Jun 2020 City of Melville
State Register Registered 14 Jun 2021 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Classified by the National Trust Classified 06 Mar 1991

Albany CGI-clad Houses Survey Adopted

Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Interim

Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed

Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Jun 2014 Category A

Category A

Worthy of the highest level of protection: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places which gives legal protection; development requires consultation with the City of Melville. Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Melville Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

City of Melville

Condition

Good.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
W B Hardwick Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7485 Photographic and detailed record of Duncraig House. Archival Record 2005
3260 Heathcote Hospital Complex : conservation plan Volumes 1 & 2 and Plan Volume. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1994
3990 Heathcote Hospital, Applecross, WA : archival photographic documentation. Photograph 1999
5288 Heathcote Hospital complex : conservation plan Volume 1. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1995
4949 Duncraig House, Duncraig Road, Applecross : conservation plan / prepared for The Government Projects Office by Palassis Architects. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2000
5071 Canning House, Heathcote : heritage assessment and conservation policy prepared for the City of Melville. April 2001. Heritage Study {Other} 2001
3897 Specifications for the Landscape Works for Heathcote Playground, City of Melville Report 1998
2061 Heathcote:a co ordinated assessment by the built environment landscape and historic sites committees of the National Trust of Australia(1991) Report 1991
3898 Architectural Specification for the Refurbishment and Redevelopment of the Heathcote Precinct at Duncraig Road Applecross for the Government Property Office and the City of Melville Report 1998
5728 Heathcote Hospital Complex, Applecross : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Institutional Housing
Original Use HEALTH Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use HEALTH Hospital
Present Use HEALTH Hospital
Original Use HEALTH Housing or Quarters
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Museum
Original Use HEALTH Asylum
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Exploration & surveying
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
PEOPLE Early settlers
PEOPLE Aboriginal people

Creation Date

25 Sep 1992

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Jun 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.