Local Government
Jerramungup
Region
Great Southern
Borden-Bremer Bay Rd Bremer Bay
Off Bremer Bay Rd, near corner of John St.
Bremer Bay Telegraph Station
Jerramungup
Great Southern
Constructed from 1896
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 24 Sep 2004 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Register of the National Estate | Registered | 25 Mar 1986 | ||
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 23 Aug 1979 | ||
Register of the National Estate | Interim | 25 Mar 1986 | ||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Jul 1997 | Category 1 |
The dwelling is significant for the following reasons: The telegraph station has considerable architecture and historical significance. Its style is particularly Australian and blends well with the environment. It is built of local stone in a random rubble wall and originally covered in corrugated iron and has verandas on all sides. It has an interesting entrance and ballustrading. Also it was one of the stations that linked the west coast with the south and is important for the early history of the area.
The large former telegraph station and post office now a Single storey Residence, stone portico, stone chimneys, timber frammed double hung windows, symmetrical facade.
Extent of Original Fabric: 90%
Good
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Other Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Telecommunications |
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