Railway Employee Quarters site

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

00408

Location

Cnr Stanley & Kent Sts Busselton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Old Railway Cottage Site

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

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 20 Jun 1996 Category 4

Statement of Significance

Railway works cottage was amongst the last of the dwellings associated with the railway to remain and is significant as a site that was part of the network.

Physical Description

A modest remnant workers cottage in a local vernacular building style. The original outbuildings and fence remain intact. Nothing remains

History

The place was one of number of building constructed along the line as part of the railway network. Four long buildings housed railway employees on this site. The buildings consisted of weatherboard with corrugated iron roof and ran parallel to Stanley Street. They were situated between the railway lines – one line to either side of the dwellings. The workers used the area between the buildings as access to the dwellings. The area is now Shire carpark. Close to the railway employees’ buildings (but outside the lines) and to the north-east was the Railway Master’s house (extant).

Condition

Site Only

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Rail: Housing or Quarters
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall PLASTER Fibrous Plaster Sheet
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

22 Jul 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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