Northampton Newsagency/TAB and attached house

Author

Shire of Northampton

Place Number

08955

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Location

217 Hampton Rd Northampton

Location Details

Corner Mary Street

Other Name(s)

Billiard Saloon and Tobacconist
Combined newsagency

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 May 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	13 Jun 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Apr 1996	Category 3	Category 3 SIGNIFICANT AT LOCAL LEVEL Retain and conserve if possible; endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through provisions in the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the place. Photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

The building has very high local significance aesthetically for its contribution to the townscape. The
buildings also have social significance as an excellent remaining example in the town of a combined
family shop and residence.

Physical Description

Corner shop building, rendered masonry, CGI roof, with a cantilevered awning. Although, early photographs
suggest that the awning style verandah may be original, it does not appear entirely comfortable in the streetscape.
The adjoining house has 'stucco' rendered walls and a CGI roof. Its original verandah is still intact complete with
verandah posts and simple decorative brackets or bracing at the tops of the posts. This is a good example of the
simple colonial verandah detailing that would have existed along the main street at the turn of the century. It also
provides the guidance for detailing the reinstatement of the shop verandahs. Doors and windows opening from
the house onto the verandah have been little interfered with and should be protected as part of the overall
verandah aesthetic.

History

The corner shop was originally owned by the Catholic Church. It was sold to Alfred Barlow to help fund the
building of the Church of Our Lady in Ara Coeli (Site No.81). The reinforced concrete shop and dwelling was built
by T. P. Crothers for Alfred Barlow in 1929. The building has been variously used as a newsagency, billiard saloon
and tobacconist. (Source: Northampton Historical Society).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium
Orig'l Fabric: Mostly intact

Condition

Fair

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Palassis; "Northampton Character Study".		1991
"Northampton Building".	Geraldton Guardian	09/05/1929.
Feilman & Associates; "A Survey of Places of Historic and Landscape Significance in Northampton, Dongara, Geraldton, WA".		1977

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

16 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

29 Apr 2021

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