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Slater Homestead

Author

Shire of Goomalling

Place Number

03522
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Location

Goomalling-Dowerin Rd Goomalling

Location Details

3 kms east on Goomalling-Dowerin Road

Local Government

Goomalling

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1856, Constructed from 1907

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 17 Oct 2018
State Register Registered 23 Jan 2004 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

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
Classified by the National Trust Classified 01 Nov 1993

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 26 Mar 1997 Grade A

Grade A

Highest level of protection appropriate: recommend for entry in the Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

The buildings comprise a rural group which displays construction methods from various periods dating from the early settiement of the district through to the early twentieth century. It demonstrates a way of life, custom and function no longer practiced and is in danger of being lost. Historically significant as it associates with an important figure in the development of the Goomalling District.

Physical Description

Includes homestead (c1856 and 1907), schoolhouse (c1868), inn ruin (c1889), barn (c1860), outbuilding ruin (c1889)

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
201 The Old Slater Homestead Goomalling Report 1987
5462 Slater homestead : conservation plan Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2002
8042 Slater homestead Goomalling. Conservation works report 2006
11556 Slater Homestead : Goomalling. Stages 1, 2 & 3: Conservation works report FINAL Conservation works report 2006

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Shed or Barn

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Local Stone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

06 Dec 1994

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Approved

Last Update

15 Apr 2021

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.