Busselton and Districts Community Youth Centre

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

00391

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Location

61 Bussell Hwy West Busselton

Location Details

Cnr High St

Other Name(s)

Busselton Community Youth Centre
Sussex Road Board Office (fmr)

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 2	Category 2 These places are also important places in the Shire, and generally have built features as part of their significance. These places should be retained on the list and conservation encouraged.

Statement of Significance

The Busselton and Districts Youth Centre has cultural heritage significance as the office of the Sussex Road Board prior to the formation of full local government and has sustained its social value as a youth centre.
It is also one of a small number of examples of Inter-War Functionalist style buildings in Busselton.

Physical Description

Inter-War Functionalist style.

The place is a single storey rendered brick and iron roofed road board office in the Inter- War Functionalist style with its main façade overlooking the Bussell Highway. Subsequent plantings have obscured much of the façade. It has a central squared entrance panel and is flanked by fenestrated flanking bays. The render work is banded and in recent times has been painted to emphasise the horizontal banding.

History

Donald & Son built the Sussex Roads Board Office in 1936. Until 1951, the district Local Government consisted of the Busselton Municipal Council, the boundaries of which were West St & Ford Road, and the Sussex Road Board. In 1951, the Municipality of Busselton was absorbed by a new Road Board to be called the “Busselton District Road Board”. This remained until 1961, when it became the “Busselton Shire Council”. In 1975, the new Civic Centre, housing the Busselton Shire Council, was opened on the corner of the Causeway and Southern Drive. The former Sussex Road Board office was re-opened as a Youth Centre.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity Notes: The building no longer functions for its intended purpose but its presentation still belies its original use. The place retains a moderate degree of integrity.
Authenticity Notes: There have been some adaptations made for its present use, but externally the place retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity.

Moderate Degree/Moderate Degree

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Other Metal
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Government & politics
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

21 Jul 1988

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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