Police Sergeants Quarters

Author

Shire of Esperance

Place Number

00823

Location

Cnr Dempster & Kemp Sts, Village Museum Esperance

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Museum Park Period Village

Local Government

Esperance

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 23 Jul 1996
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 27 Apr 2021 Some/Moderate significance

Statement of Significance

The building has been well preserved by being placed in Museum Park. It is an example of relocation usefulness in that it now serves as a shop,

Physical Description

This timber weatherboard house is a typical 1920s building/home, Set on stumps, originally paperbark, it has a semi closed in front porch and a wide pitched roof which overhangs the verandah.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Most

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9772 Museum Park period village Esperance, WA. Heritage Walk Trail. Brochure 207

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Police Station or Quarters

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Roof METAL Tin

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Law & order

Creation Date

05 Sep 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Jun 2021

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