Local Government
Busselton
Region
South West
Acton Park Rd Acton Park
Busselton
South West
Constructed from 1924
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Aug 2014 | Category 4 |
Category 4 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 20 Jun 1996 | Category 2 |
Category 2 |
Acton Park Hall & First Settlers Memorial, a timber framed and clad building with an iron roof in the Federation Vernacular style and a bronze memorial plaque, has cultural heritage significance as an example of a rural community hall and for its social value as a meeting place for social gatherings and functions in the district and its role in community affairs.
Weatherboard and iron community hall.
A simple gable roof timber framed and weatherboard clad iron-roofed hall, with an entry vestibule. Part of the timber cladding has been removed and replaced with fibro cement. The first settlers’ plaque is made of bronze and is fixed to the building.
The place was built around 1924 and has continued in use as a community hall to the present. The place was re-built in 1986. A memorial to first settlers in the district has been fixed to the side of the building.
The hall continues to perform its original function and retains a high degree of
integrity.
The place appears little altered and retains a high degree of authenticity.
Fair
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Building Acton Park Hall | 1924 | ||
Loose Leaf (Busselton Historic Society) |
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64 | Reference No. |
526312 | Landgate Pin |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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