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Masonic Hall

Author

Shire of Dundas

Place Number

00782
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Location

Cnr Talbot & Mildura Sts Norseman

Location Details

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

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 14 Aug 1995 2

2

High level of protection appropriate: Recommended for entry ybder the town planning scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value: The building remains mostly in it's original condition and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape.

Historic value: Timber and iron was brought up from Esperence by camel costing 38 pounds per load. It is associated with the develoment of the Freemason movement of the Eastern Goldfields.

Social Value: It continues to function as a community hall offering ita space as a venue for community activities.

Physical Description

A single storey twin gabled building with Oregon timber framing and clad in corrugated iron, plasterboard and asbestos cement.

Integrity/Authenticity

Extent of Original Fabric: 100%
Authenticity: Most of the original fabric remains intact and in it's original form.

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Masonic Hall
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions

Creation Date

01 Sep 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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