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COURTHOUSE (FORMER)

Location 33 Martin Street PENSHURST, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 82 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Penshurst Courthouse is located adjacent to the Post Office, on the corner of Bell and Martin Streets in the centre of Penshurst. The building is typical of Post Offices designed by the Public Works Department in the late nineteenth century, illustrating a notionally Palladian form and the usual Italianate style. The court house was built in 1877 and was designed by the Public Works Department architect, A T Snow. The courthouse closed in the 1980s and is now used to house the Mount Rouse and District Historical Societies collection. The building is in good condition and retains an excellent degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The Courthouse is of historical and architectural significance to the township of Penshurst and the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
The former Penshurst Courthouse is of architectural significance as a typical example of the Public Works Department oeuvre. The intactness of its nineteenth century interiors provides an accurate interpretation of its former use as a practicing court. It has further architectural significance as one of a group of substantial civic structures in Martin Street which form a focus for the Penshurst

The former Penshurst Courthouse is of historical significance because it was the location for the administration of justice for the district for over a century. Located in a prominent position next to the post office, the Penshurst Courthouse has further historical significance as a landmark site, and is one of a group of buildings forming the focus of the town.