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Nhargo Farmhouse (ruin)

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01220
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Location

west side off Brand Hwy Bonniefield

Location Details

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

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
Register of the National Estate Nominated 30 May 1984

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 02 Apr 1984

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 10 Mar 1998 Category 2

Category 2

MAXIMUM INCENTIVES UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING SCHEME. High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum protection under the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Prepare a floor plan and photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Shire of Irwin

Statement of Significance

An original farmhouse if simple but significant architectural character built by David Brand, one of the first tenant farmers to settle at the Irwin River on 100 acre lots.

Physical Description

A simple building with stone walls and pitched corrugated iron roof, the farmhouse is now in a deteriorated condition.

History

Assessment 1984
Construction 1860's

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Other Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Rural industry & market gardening
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

22 Apr 2024

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