Cockburn Police Station & Quarters

Author

City of Cockburn

Place Number

17450

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Location

392 Rockingham Rd Cockburn

Location Details

Local Government

Cockburn

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1962

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	23 Feb 2018

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Apr 2014	Category D	Category D Some significance Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Photographically record prior to major development or demolition. Recognise and interpret the site if possible.

Statement of Significance

Cockburn Police Station & Quarters is representative of buildings constructed for the Police Force in the 1960s, and is representative of a period when the residential quarters for the Officer In Charge and the operations of the police station were incorporated within one site.
Cockburn Police Station & Quarters is associated with the development of Coolbellup and represents the need to establish a permanent base for police operations in this suburb.

Physical Description

Cockburn Police Station & Quarters has a tiled pitched roof (Swiss pattern), and brickwork wall. The Station included three offices and a storeroom.

History

During the 1960s Coolbellup’s population grew quickly with families moving into modern brick houses on large blocks provided at low cost loans by the state government. A number of flats were constructed in the area, and a shopping area was constructed in the middle of the suburb.
A Police Station and Quarters were planned in 1961-62, and work commenced in 1962. The Station was opened by the Minister for Police, J. F. Craig, on 24 September 1962.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Green	Architect	1962	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	HCWA Database No. 17450	State Heritage Office

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century Perth Regional

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order

Creation Date

16 Mar 2006

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Dec 2019

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