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YARRAWONGA COURT HOUSE

Location

12 PIPER STREET YARRAWONGA, MOIRA SHIRE

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Registered

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Statement of Significance

The subject land is the Yarrawonga Court House situated on Piper Street next to the Fire Station in a residential area. The Court House was built in the early 1890's and forms part of the early history of Yarrawonga.

It is a single storey solid red brick building with a timber framed with corrugated iron roof and timber verandahs. There are double entry doors and verandahs on each side of the main entrance. Whilst the building is structurally sound, some maintenance is required such as a leaking roof, rusted guttering and downpipes need replacing, internal and external cracks in the walls and timber floors need to be re-blocked. The three main rooms in the building are the courtroom, the magistrates’ chambers and the administration area. A holding cell and one of the offices was converted into toilets in the 1950s which are located at the back of the site.

The building is currently utilised by the adjoining Yarrawonga Primary School as a classroom. They occupy the site under a consent issued to them by the Department after the building was vacated by the Attorney Generals office in the late 1980's.

The building is historically significant and provides a mixture of dignity and flamboyance to the streetscape. It is currently included on the State's Buildings Register and is accordingly provided with protection.

[Source: Assessment and Evaluation Report - Benalla-Upper Murray Review 1986]

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