The Rocks

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00028

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Location

182-188 Grey St Albany

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Government Cottage
Government House

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1884 to 1960

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage Agreement	YES	22 Feb 1999	Text of the Heritage Agreement
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020		City of Albany
State Register	Registered	01 Apr 1999	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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	26 Oct 1980
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	04 Apr 1977
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional	Exceptional Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	City of Albany
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category A+	Category A+ • Already recognised at the highest level – the WA State Register of Heritage Places. Redevelopment requires consultation with the Heritage Council of WA and the City of Albany. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Albany

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
328	Albany, Western Australia : the first hundred years, 1791-1891.	Book	1992
7384	The Rocks Albany : conservation works to verandah & rising damp at 182 - 188 Grey Street, West Albany WA for B & C Evans : Federal Cultural Heritage Projects Program.	Conservation works report	2005
6976	Specifications and details of proposed verandah remedial works at The Rocks, Grey Street West, Albany.	Conservation works report	2004
7341	The Rocks, Albany : revision B (final report).	Heritage Study {Other}	2005
913	Reserve 27280 "The Rocks" Albany: Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Government Residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Government & politics

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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