Local Government
Gingin
Region
Avon Arc
Constable St Gingin
Gingin
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1911
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Oct 2017 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 31 Aug 2007 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Oct 2017 | Category A | |
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Jul 1978 | ||
Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 28 Sep 1982 |
The Roads Board Office has social significance for its long running association with local Government and decision making in the local community.
The Roads Board Office has historical significance for the role it played in the development of the Shire of Gingin.
The Roads Board Office is rare for its aesthetic qualities.
Constructed materials are burnt bricks and a corrugated iron roof. There is one main room with an enclosed front verandah and rear facilities.
An election to form the Gingin Road Board was held in 1893 and the inaugral meeting was held in the Granville Hotel. Later meetings were held in John Dewar’s Hotel and the Good Templars Hall. Meetings were moved to the new Agricultural Hall between 1900 and 1903 and then it was decided to rent a house in Brockman Street, opposite the school. Early in 1910 plans were put forward to build a new Roads Board Office at an estimated cost of 250 pounds. Eventually Mr Tom’s tender of 310 pounds was accepted as this was the cheapest one. On April 29, 1911 Mr SF Moore MLA officially opened the new office and the Gingin Road Board at last had a permanent home. Construction materials are burnt bricks and an iron roof. There is one main room with an enclosed front verandah and rear facilities. In recent years it has been used as a Pre-school centre, a playgroup and for Red Cross meetings. It belongs to the Shire of Gingin.
Good condition
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Pre-primary Centre |
Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Other |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Other Brick |
General | Specific |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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