Local Government
Gingin
Region
Avon Arc
Lot 138 Constable St Gingin
Gingin
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1899
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Classified by the National Trust | Recorded | 03 Jul 1978 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Oct 2005 | Category D | |
This unique building was described as a weatherboard classic constructed on timber stumps and framed and clad in timber. Destroyed by fire in 1978. Now a carpark.
On an area surveyed next to the Police Station, a wooden Hall was constructed in 1899 In 1911 a verandah was added to the front and a staircase from the passage to the stage and a supper room at the rear. The Hall was used for community functions and schooling. In 1911 roller-skating was popular and fortnightly dances were held to raise money for hall maintenance. Picture shows were also popular and a projector room was added to the front. Between 1947 and 1952, repairs and extensions were carried out including a new stage, a kitchen and supper'room on the west side and external toilets. The Hall was destroyed by fire c November 1978. It all went in twenty minutes.
Site Only
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| H Udell: "History of Gingin". |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Agricultural Hall |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
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