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Police Station, Sergeant and Watchhouse Keeper Quarters (Former)
Location8-10 Thompson Street WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City LevelIncl in HO area contributory |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
The former Police Station (Sergeant and Watchhouse Keeper quarters), designed by the Public Works Department and constructed by Mr Parker in 1907, at 8-10 Thompson Street, Williamstown. The former Police Station (Sergeant and Watchhouse Keeper quarters) at 8-10 Thompson Street, Williamstown is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay. Historically, as the only early buildings associated with the main period of development of the former Government reserve in Thompson Street they play an important role in understanding and interpreting the history of this area during the nineteenth and early twentieth century when it was part of the civic heart of Williamstown. (AHC criteria A4 and D2) Aesthetically, they are intact and representative examples of Public Works Department architecture with detailing that is typical of the period, which contribute to the historic character of Thompson Street. (AHC criterion E1)
Group
Law Enforcement
Category
Police station