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Weatherboard House

Author

Shire of Mount Marshall

Place Number

05550
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Location

19 Monger St Bencubbin

Location Details

Cnr Monger and Murray Sts

Local Government

Mt Marshall

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1922

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 20 Feb 1996

Statement of Significance

An example of early weatherboard construction and was the residence of the local builder, plumber and "very good tradesman" and was possibly built by him. The fibro-cement section addition was the Agricultural Bank (R&I Bank), around the 1940's - anecdotal. He is mentioned in Broomhall's history of Mt Marshall as having resided at Lot 35 in 1925 and 1932. Charlie Webster built the CWA Rooms, the Roman Catholic Church and the residence for the Road Board Secretary.

Physical Description

An L - shaped weatherboard dwelling with iron roof. Extension of fibro-cement to right of the front door. Board floor on verandah at front and part way down one side, to the left of front door.
Interior has some rooms with pressed tin ceilings and wall,s and the front fibro-cement room has interior walls of flat tin. Some doors appear to be part of original building.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Very Little
Modifications: Various at different times over 30 years.

Condition

Poor

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

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

Creation Date

25 Mar 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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