Customs Bonded Warehouse

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

24545

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Location

57-77 Proudlove Pde Albany

Location Details

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1854

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

Built in 1854, but now used as the base for the Local Studies Collection, the former Customs Bonded Warehouse was once a vital part of the shipping industry of Albany. It has aesthetic, representative, rarity, historic and social heritage significance.

Physical Description

Good streetscape value
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Station
Simple industrial/commercial design
Twin gables with finials
Rectangular ventilator openings in the gables
Thick brick walls with render
Poor external condition

History

The former custom bonded warehouse dates initially from 1854 and comprises two parts interconnected with access onto a railway platform, which forms an extension of the platform servicing the adjacent former Railway Station. The warehouse is situated close to the Albany Jetty, which was important when all goods were imported into Albany by sea.
Since the 1990s the warehouse has been used to house the Local Studies Collection.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Modifications: Corrugated asbestos cement sheeting on roof,
Flat roofed extension on the eastern side and
Verandah at the rear which covers railway platform

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999
	R Bodycoat; "Executive Summary of Conservation Plan".		1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Customs House\Bond Store

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Queen Anne

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport

Creation Date

22 Oct 2012

Publish place record online (inHerit):

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.