Local Government
Northampton
Region
Midwest
53 Hampton Rd Northampton
part of North West Coastal Highway
Public Library
Northampton
Midwest
Constructed from 1898
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 15 May 2020 | |
| State Register | Registered | 09 Sep 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Apr 1996 | Category 2 | |
The old Roads Board office has local historic, social and aesthetic (streetscape) significance.
The old Roads Board Office is a simple, single storey, rectangular stone walled building with brick quoining at corners and around windows. The roof is corrugated iron with stone gable ends. The existing small paned timber windows and front door appear to be original. Unfortunately the building's natural stone walls ( see early photographs - Northampton Historical Society ) have unsympathetically been painted white with brick quoining painted brown. This treatment is not at all successful at suggesting limewashed walls ( as with some of the miner' s cottages around the town ) and its appearance should relate more to the stone building of the former police station on the opposite side of the street.
Integrity: Low Modifications: Timber framed leanto at rear Orig'l Fabric: Mostly intact
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Considine & Griffiths, "Conservation Plan for the Northampton Roads Board Office (former)" | 1999 | ||
| "The Hampton Road Heritage Walk." | |||
| Suckling, A.J; "The history of the Northampton District". p.125 | Teachers' Higher Certificate, | Undated | |
| Palassis; "Northampton Character Study". | |||
| Feilman & Associates; "A Survey of Places of Historic and Landscape Significance in Northampton, Dongara, Geraldton, WA". | Geraldton Building Co Pty Ltd | 1977 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5560 | Northampton Roads Board Building : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2002 |
| 8332 | Northampton roads board completion report. | Report | 2006 |
| 5601 | Images CD No. 1 | C D Rom | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Library |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Office or Administration Bldg |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Free Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | RENDER | Smooth |
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
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