Local Government
Northam
Region
Avon Arc
245 Fitzgerald St Northam
Advocate Building
locksmith
Northam
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1893 to 1920
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Preliminary) | Current | 27 Jul 2007 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Feb 1998 | 2. Considerable significance |
2. Considerable significance |
Shire of Northam |
The Northam Advertiser Building is important for its value to the local and rural community of Nortam.
• The place has aesthetic value due to the imposing façade which has been designed to project a solid and ordered appearance.
• The place positively contributes to the streetscape in terms of form, style and scale.
• The place is a good example of the Interwar Classical style.
• The place has historic value due to its continuous association with newspaper production, marketing and distribution in Northam and the Avon Valley.
• The place has played a significant role in shaping and reflecting public opinion in the Avon Valley region and is valued by the community as a result.
The building is situated in the central business district of Northam, in the main street. The small symmetrical façade to the building is dominated by four prominent ribbed, rendered masonry piers and a ‘beam’ bearing the names of the establishment. The façade’s bold colonnaded character acts as a pretentious front for the conventional rear of the building which has corrugated iron roof sheeting. The piers are topped by a decorative beam and they stand on a strongly emphasised plinth element which indicated that the building could be termed a small example of the Federation Warehouse style. Other features include ornamental ‘swag’ detail above the central door.
The Northam Advertiser Newspaper was established by John Thomas Reilly in 1893. The newspaper reported on social, moral, industrial and commercial issues in the district. The Newspaper Building was constructed in the 1880s, but did not operate for newspaper purposes until it was purchased in 1919 by the then owner of the newspaper, Hal Colebath. The newspaper was later amalgamated with a number of other local newspapers. Newspaper operations ceased at the building in 2005.
Integrity- High
Authenticity- Moderate
Good The facade is in good condition, while the remainder of the building is in fair condition.
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Newspaper\Publishing Bldg |
Present Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Newspaper\Publishing Bldg |
Style |
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Federation Warehouse |
Inter-War Stripped Classical |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Newspapers |
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