Whitby Falls Hostel

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

08604

Location

South Western Hwy Whitby

Location Details

Other Name(s)

/Hospital for the Insane/Lunatic Asylum
Whitby Falls Estate, Whitby/Whitby Falls Home

Local Government

Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1854, Constructed from 1996

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 18 Feb 2018
State Register Registered 16 May 2008 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 18 Sep 2020 Category 1A
Municipal Inventory Adopted 31 Jul 2000 Category 2
Classified by the National Trust Classified 11 Apr 2019

Condition

The early farm group of buildings are in a fair to poor condition. The buildings associated with the hostel in the post World War Two period are in fair condition except for the former staff accomodation which is in good condition. The plantings are generally in poor condition with the exception of the mature and hardier native trees and some exotics.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
10178 Whitby Falls Hostel Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2013

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use RESIDENTIAL Institutional Housing
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Other Use HEALTH Asylum
Present Use FARMING\PASTORAL Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Rural industry & market gardening
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions
PEOPLE Early settlers
OCCUPATIONS Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

16 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 Apr 2019

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