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Old Primary School, Southern Cross

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

10022
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Location

28 Antares St Southern Cross

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Forrester Resource Centre
Old State School

Local Government

Yilgarn

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1895, Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 07 Aug 1998 Shire of Yilgarn
State Register Registered 15 Jan 2013 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 16 May 1997 Category A

Category A

These places have a great deal of significance and the highest level of protection is appropriate: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; (No 46 Pumping Station and No 53 Southern Cross Post Office are already on the Interim Register): provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Shire of Yilgarn Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

 Shire of Yilgarn
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Condition

Old Primary School (fmr) is in fair to good condition having been in continued educational use since construction. Regular maintenance has been applied to those areas in constant use whereas some environmental effects are evident on the exterior, particularly the rising damp damage and subsequent repairs to the stone walls.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple-Poole Architect 1895 1896

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Library
Other Use EDUCATIONAL Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Other Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Resource exploitation & depletion
OCCUPATIONS Mining {incl. mineral processing}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

16 Dec 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.