Poinciana House

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00817

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Location

50 Augusta St Marble Bar

Location Details

Other Name(s)

CWA Centre
G J W G Miles House

Local Government

East Pilbara

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	17 Nov 2006	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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 Aug 1999			Shire of East Pilbara
Restrictive Covenant	YES				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	03 Sep 1984			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	19 Apr 1985			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The house is one of the few masonry buildings in Marble bar, most of the structures in the town being of frame and sheet clad construction The plan form is unusual and no doubt was an innovative attempt to deal with the hot conditions of the town (reputed to be the hottest town in the country). The stone work and cement rendered quoins are of high quality workmanship. The historic significance lies in its age, having been built in 1908 in relation to the declaration of the town in 1893 and its association with a prominent figure, George James Gallop Warden Miles, Member of Parliament and prominent publican.
Mr Miles represented the North Province in the Legislative Council from 1917 to 1950 and was publican at various times of the following hotels: Iron Clad, Marble Bar, Coongan Pub, Colligong Pub and Conglomerite.

Physical Description

Walls of local stone and roof of corrugated galvanised iron held down with cyclone battens. The plan consists of a cruciform passage dividing the square central core into the four rooms and opening into a large lobby at the intersection of the cruciform. Verandahs which are on all sides of the central core are supported on steel columns and have concrete floors.
The house was built for George James Gallop Warden Miles. The work was done by day labour and took six years to finish.

History

Construction 1908

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7206	CWA House (former G,J,G.W. Miles house) : Architectural evaluation for the Western Australian Heritage Committee.	Heritage Study {Other}	1987
7211	Images CD No. 36 : assessment images : Church of St Mary Star of the Sea Group, Carnarvon; Poinciana House, Marble Bar; Corunna Downs Station & Wartime Airbase; Gascoyne Research Station, Carnarvon.	C D Rom	2004

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Other Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	CWA Hall
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Domestic activities
PEOPLE	Local heroes & battlers
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Institutions

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

08 May 2023

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