Cook's Cottage

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01186

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Location

474 Cathedral Av Australind

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Cooks Park Farm House
Rodgers Family Home

Local Government

Harvey

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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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	27 Oct 2015	Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional Significance DESCRIPTION • Essential to the heritage of the locality. • Rare or outstanding example. • Fulfils the criteria for entry in the Shire of Harvey Heritage List under Clause 9.2.1 of DPS No. 1. DESIRED OUTCOME • The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. • Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).	Shire of Harvey
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	04 May 1981			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	30 Jun 1992			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Highly important as an illustration of early improvisation by an early settler, typical of many early colonists houses.

Physical Description

A farmhouse of improvised timber slab and wattle and daub construction. Wattle and daub are nailed and plastered onto both sides of the slab walls. Built by James Rogers, a servant discharged from the ill-fated Australind settlement in circa 1860

History

Assessment 1981
Construction: c.1860
Built by the original owner, James Rogers

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Homestead

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	PLASTER	Other Plaster
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

11 Mar 2024

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