York House

Author

Shire of Katanning

Place Number

07060

Location

23 Claude St Katanning

Location Details

Local Government

Katanning

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

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 25 Jan 1996 Category 2

Statement of Significance

York House is significant in that it is an example of an early stationmaster's house, although several alterations and modifications have been conducted.

Physical Description

The house is a single storey brick dwelling with corrugated zincalume roof. Bull-nosed verandah on turned posts with post brackets. Double-hung sash windows with a sun hood over the gabled bay. The front, four-panel door has a hopper light over it and sidelights. Various alterations have occurred: the laundry and bathroom have been modernised, a toilet added (c 1950s), floorboards have been removed and replaced with a sun hood over the gabled bay. The front, four-panel door has a hopper light over it and sidelights. A replacement picket fence is set on the boundary with a garden of lawn and roses, camellias and exotics. The carport detracts from the house.

History

The original owner, Mr Cullens, who was one of the first stationmasters at Katanning, built York House in 1910. Its name is derived from the town of York, where Cullens had come from.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
National Trust Assessment Form

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Zincalume

Historic Themes

General Specific
PEOPLE Innovators

Creation Date

26 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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