Carnamah District High School

Author

Shire of Carnamah

Place Number

06132

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Location

Cnr MacPherson & King Sts Carnamah

Location Details

Local Government

Carnamah

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1950

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	30 Nov 2018

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Nov 1996	Category 4	Category 4 Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district; photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

The Carnamah District High School has some local social significance for its role in education in the Shire.

Physical Description

The original school building is a large rectangular building of brick construction with a hipped tiled roof. This building forms an "L" shape and features a separate hip roof over the main double entry doors which are surrounded by glass panes. The brick walls are rendered to Vi height and painted cream. Windows are timber framed and double hung. There are brick extensions to the east, west and south which are quite sympathetic in scale and materials. Together with the original section they form a quadrangle.

History

The first school in Carnamah opened in July, 1912. The present school building opened on 13 December 1950 and now operates as the Carnamah District High School. (Westward to the Sea, p30, p86, p90 & p99) Local builder, C.J. Dallimore, was responsible for the construction of part of the school: He
was also involved with the building of the Shire Hall [Place No. 2], (Bridie Evans, Carnamah Notes, November, 1995)

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	P.R. Heydon "Westward to the Sea	Carnamah Historical Society	1988
	Bridie Evans "Carnamah Notes"		1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Secondary School
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Secondary School

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

21 Apr 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Aug 2018

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