Kulin Agricultural Hall (fmr)

Author

Shire of Kulin

Place Number

01422

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Location

Day St Kulin

Location Details

Other Name(s)

fmr Hargreave's Hardware

Local Government

Kulin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1919

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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Mar 1997	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme at this time. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place represents associations with many community
organisations throughout the formative years of Kulin's development.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad with a gable corrugated iron roof. A lean-to
verandah has been constructed across the street frontage and a section enclosed with fibro cement
cladding.

History

The agricultural hall opened on 3 May
1919, it was the first hall in Kulin. On the 20 September 1919 the first Kulin Agricultural show was
held at the hall. An honour roll commemorating those who served in the first World War was installed
in the hall. The Buffalo Lodge held their meetings in the hall. The Catholic congregation celebrated
mass in the hall. The school conducted classes in the hall in the mid 1920s when the student
numbers were ever increasing.
Fundraising activities during the war took place in this hall in addition to the Memorial Hall. There were
dances every second week, and events for the Patriotic Fund. The Uniting Church Ladies Guild ran
a beauty and deportment school in the hall. The Agricultural show continued to be held annually at
the hall until 1954. The Girl Guides used the hall facilities from 1957 to 1979. In 1978/9 the Shire
sold the place to a private owner and contributed the proceeds to the Recreation Centre.
Hargreave's hardware and building supplies after 1979.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: redeemable
Authenticity: medium degree

Condition

Poor

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Kulin in the Making".	Kulin Jubilee committee	1960
WE Greble; "A Bold Yeomanry Social Change in a Wheatbelt District Kulin 1848-1970".	Shire of Kulin	1979
"Kulin Chronicle". Vol 1 Issue1	Kulin Chronicle	17/11/1979

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Town, Shire or District Hall
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

31 Jan 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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