Bovell's Cottage

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00385

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Location

11 Adelaide St Busselton

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2015		City of Busselton
State Register	Registered	01 Dec 1995	Register Entry	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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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	13 Aug 2014	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	02 Feb 1976			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Individual design because of attic and one of few remaining cottages close to Busselton townsite near original condition.

Physical Description

Dwelling - walls of local limestone, floors of jarrah and brick, fireplaces with jarrah over mantels. Large rooms with high ceilings. Steeply pitched roof with attic in gable. Roof of corrugated iron. Wooden verandah on two sides with timber posts. Front facade plain with small windows, Condition of building is good

History

Assessment 1976
Construction: 1860's
Original Owner: Alfred Bovell
Builder: unknown

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
4000	Bovell's Cottage Busselton Conservation Works	Heritage Study {Other}	1999
3948	Bovell's Cottage Busselton : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1998
4219	Conservation Plan Bovell's Cottage Busselton	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1997

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	TIMBER	Shingle

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
OCCUPATIONS	Domestic activities

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

02 Aug 2021

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