Millars Cottages (fmr) - Site

Author

City of Rockingham

Place Number

03150

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Location

196 Parkin St Rockingham

Location Details

Nearest Cross Street Railway Terrace

Local Government

Rockingham

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Uniting Church Inventory	Adopted	01 Oct 1996			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Oct 1995	Category E	Category E Historic site. Recognise- for example, with a plaque, place name, or acknowledge in new urban or architectural design. *Note: The term Heritage Assessment, referred to in Category A, B and C, is defined as: A brief, independent evaluation by a heritage architect or heritage consultant. It is not to be confused with a Heritage Council Heritage Assessment or a Conservation Plan, which are more extensive, detailed and costly documents.

Statement of Significance

This site has historic value for its association with the timber industry which was one of main factors in the establishment and development of the town of Rockingham.

Physical Description

The buildings on this site are not from the period of construction associated with the Millars Timber and Trading Company.

History

The site in Parkin Street, was the location of a row of five cottages built for workers of Millars Timber and Trading Company in the 1890s.
Rockingham Port was used by the timber industry for the export of timber and Millars was one of the most influential companies in this industry. Groups of cottages were common throughout the south west of the state wherever workers were needed.
These cottages were later used as holiday rental cottages and subsequently were sold and the lots cleared from the 1950s onwards. The last of these cottages was demolished in 2002.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Creation Date

12 Sep 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 May 2021

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