Lands Board Office, Armidale
| Lands Board Office | |
|---|---|
Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′51″S 151°40′00″E / 30.5141°S 151.6668°E |
| Built | 1887–1887 |
| Architect | James Barnet |
| Owner | Department of Planning and Infrastructure |
| Official name | Lands Board Office |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 963 |
| Type | Other - Government & Administration |
| Category | Government and Administration |
The Lands Board Office is a heritage-listed former government office at 108 Faulkner Street,
History
The Armidale Lands Office was built in 1887 to a design from the Office of Colonial Architect, James Barnet. The establishment of the Lands Office for New England district after the new Lands Act of 1884 was controversial. On the recommendation of Lands Minister, James Farnell, a new Lands Office was set up in Glen Innes in January 1885. As a great proportion of the cases that the Land Board was handling were from the Armidale and Walcha districts, far from Glen Innes, petitions were presented and public meetings called to relocate the Land Office. Following a review in 1886, it was announced that the Lands Office would open in Armidale on 1 February 1887. (DLWC S170 Register)[1]
Description
The building is an impressive two storey Victorian public building built of face brickwork laid in
Modifications and dates
The building was renovated in 1974-5. The slate roof was replaced with corrugated steel in 1975. (DLWC S170 Register)[1]
Heritage listing
The building is a superbly crafted and designed Victorian public building. It is surrounded by others of the same period of town growth such as the Armidale Folk Museum, the Imperial Hotel and the Post Office, forming part of the Armidale Conservation Area. (DLWC S170 Register)[1]
The Lands Board Office was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
See also
References
Bibliography
- "Armitage Heritage Walk". 2007.
- Attraction Homepage (2007). "Armidale Heritage Walk".
- Heritage Group: State Projects (1995). Land & Water Conservation Section 170 Register.
- Heritage Group: State Projects (1995). Land & Water Conservation Section 170 Register.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article was originally based on Lands Board Office, entry number 00963 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 28 May 2018.