Customs House & Bond Store

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02345

Location

Lot 442 Pearl St Cossack

Location Details

Local Government

Karratha

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1895

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 24 Mar 1992 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
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent
Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Jun 1977
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Parent Place or Precinct

03239 Cossack Townsite Precinct

Condition

Designed by George Temple-Poole in 1892 and constructed in 1895. Built of local field stone squared on site with the outer facing left rough-hewn. One corner has a small colonnade with white columns and arches. The building was the centre of activity during Cossack's early years, being the Government store for importing foodstuffs, alcohol and equipment, and exporting pearlshell and wool. By the turn of the century Cossack had ceased to act as an important Government centre and in 1927 the Customs House became a cafe called 'The Strand'. This cafe may have operated in conjunction with the 'Turtle Soup Factory' which apparently ran during the Great Depression. After the failure of the Turtle Soup Factory the Customs House was used as a munitions store and a holiday house.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple-Poole Architect - -

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Customs House\Bond Store
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Local Stone
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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