Claremont Police Station

Author

Town of Cottesloe

Place Number

18613

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Location

139 Grant St Claremont

Location Details

Address has also been previously identified as 435 Stirling Highway Claremont but Landgate has 139 Grant Street, Claremont - LGA Cottesloe

Local Government

Cottesloe

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	27 Jul 2015

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	30 Sep 1995	Category 2	Category 2 Maximum Incentives under the Town Planning Scheme. High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.
Register of the National Estate	Registered	26 Oct 1999			Heritage Council

Parent Place or Precinct

02044 Claremont Police Station, Lock-up & Stables

Physical Description

'Vernacular Revival' architecture.
Today the buildings have been made into two private residences. Additions to the stables/lockup were necessary for that property to become a dwelling. Although there are now two owners for the stables and house the description from the National Trust's documents covers both. Refer also to Stirling Highway No. 435, Lots 1-2/96, The Old Claremont Police Station and Lockup. An English 'Vernacular Revival' composition of coursed limestone rubble construction and shingles with an iron roof built in 1895. It is a two-storey structure and is a complex composition of elements made to resemble an English country cottage. The overall impact is one of great beauty and visual complexity. It is one of a number of vernacular designs by George Temple Poole. The building is described as "comprising six-roomed quarters for the officers, stables and two cells and the usual appurtenances" (PWD report 1895/6). According to Molyneux the roof was originally shingled as well.
Additional Comment: On the State Heritage Register - Interim Entry.

Reason for Inclusion
1. The place is of higher-order local cultural heritage significance, being classified as Category 2 in the Town’s Municipal Inventory (MI).
2. In 2005 the Town undertook a review of MI Category 2 places towards the Heritage List for LPS3. The study recommended that the property be retained as Category 2.
3. The place contributes to the character and amenity of the street, locality and overall district.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Conjoined residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Creation Date

15 Jan 2009

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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