Karlgarin General Store

Author

Shire of Kondinin

Place Number

10682

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Location

Melba St Kalgarin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

HT Isles Store

Local Government

Kondinin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1933

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 1998	Category 3	Category 3 Recognition of cultural heritage value; Provide recognition and protection through the processes of the Town Planning Scheme. Recommend that the place is retained and conserved if possible. Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition. Inclusion in the Shire's Town Planning Scheme means a local recognition of the heritage value of a place. Full implication of inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme are outlined in Appendix 1. Should a development application be received for a place, an assessment of the appropriateness of development would be made. Professional advice and consultation would be available, from the Heritage Council of WA, the Shire or specialised consultants, to inform property owners of development options should it be appropriate. Heritage Council and National Trust properties also included in the Town Planning Scheme Provisions.

Parent Place or Precinct

11455 Karlgarin Townsite - site

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life. The place is integral in the
main street streetscape of Karlgarin. It demonstrates the character and townscape of Karlgarin.

Physical Description

Timber framed and clad with flat fibro cement sheets. The building has a double
gable frontage and may have been two buildings with a gable roof each. A verandah extends
across the entire frontage of both gables, and is supported by square timber columns. The
southern most gable frontage was the original building, and the other section is a later addition.
The building scale, proportion and gable frontage and verandah responds to other

History

After the town established at the railway siding in Karlgarin,
the phone exchange moved from LJ Grants to the Store and was renamed Karlgarin, with the
word "Hill" added to the exchange at the Hill (Staffords). The exchange and post office changed
site many times in Karlgarin until 3 August 1952, when J Stafford took over as a full service at the
post office until 1966 when the auto exchange was installed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	A Webb; "Kondinin-Kalgarin-Hyden Community, Time and Place".	Shire of Kondinin	1988
	N Lehmann & L Trestail; "Carlgarin 1848 to Karlgarin 1970 to Karlgarin 1995 1995".		1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	OTHER	Other Material
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

25 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

13 Feb 2020

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