14-545: Day Cottage , also referred to as Ellendale , is a State Register of Heritage Places -listed Victorian-style cottage in East Rockingham, Western Australia . The cottage is part of the East Rockingham Heritage Precinct. Prior to the construction of Day Cottage, a small cottage stood at the site, with the land owned by prominent landholder Jabez White. White leased 16 hectares (40 acres) of his land to
28-449: A relative, William Day (1835–1917), in 1858 and Day, his wife Susan (1836–1929), and their oldest two children, Sarah Ann and James, settled on their new property. Susan Hymus, the sister of William Hymus had come to the area with him, her mother, brothers and sisters in 1855 and had married William Day on 21 April 1857. The Day property was expanded with the construction of a stone shed, and the family did, too, with fifteen children born to
42-671: Is based on the fact that it is a rare, intact and authentic example of a dwelling from the Western Australian colonial era. It stands on one of the earliest land grants in the Rockingham region. State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia . In
56-607: The 1970s, following its establishment of the National Trust of Western Australia , the National Trust created a set of classified properties, and following legislation requiring inventories, Local Government authorities in Western Australia produced a subsequent set of Municipal Inventories, which then resulted in items then being included in the state register. As a result, most register records include dates and details from
70-757: The Australian Government's independent expert advisory body on heritage matters when the new Commonwealth heritage system was introduced in 2004 under amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . The Council assesses nominations for the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List . The Minister may ask the Council for advice on action that he may take in relation to
84-499: The Days between 1857 and 1882. The expanded family made the construction of a larger homestead necessary and Day Cottage was built between 1882 and 1885 by Day, his sons and a stonemason, close to the existing buildings. Day named the place Ellendale . The building was constructed in the Victorian vernacular style, with limestone walls and an iron roof. For a short time, between 1895 and 1896,
98-822: The Heritage Act 2018, maintains the State Register of Heritage Places, Protection orders and the Heritage agreement while Local governments maintain their Heritage lists and the Australian Heritage Council the National heritage list . Additionally, Municipal Inventories are also part of the listings. As of 2020 , the State Register of Heritage Places listed 2367 places, also this number includes sub-listings of individual buildings within heritage listed complexes. Approximately 1,300 places throughout Western Australia are on
112-677: The St Joseph's Convent, these are State, National Trust and National Estate Register as well as the Municipal Inventory. Australian Heritage Council The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters. It was established on 19 February 2004 by the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 . The Council replaced the Australian Heritage Commission as
126-733: The State Register, while the database itself contains 25,000 State and local heritage places. The Heritage Council uses criteria established in September 1991 to determine the cultural heritage significance of each place, as follows: Places on the register can be searched by their name, location, local government area or place number. Place number 00001, the former St Joseph's Convent in Albany details location (142-152 Aberdeen Street), former names (St Joseph's School for Young Ladies), local government area ( City of Albany ), region ( Great Southern ), construction date (from 1881 to 1978) and listings. For
140-594: The cottage could have a damaging effect on the building. The cottage is part of the East Rockingham Heritage Precinct, which also includes other State Register of Heritage Places, such as Chesterfield Inn , Hymus House , Bell Cottage ruin and the Mead Homestead, as well as heritage listed places on the municipal inventory such as the East Rockingham Cemetery. Day Cottage was added to the State Register of Heritage Places on 4 May 2001. The cottage's listing
154-691: The cottage was converted into a hotel, the Rockingham Inn. In 1897, Day joined the Rockingham Roads Board, a forerunner of what is now the City of Rockingham . William and Susan Day left the property in 1901 to move to Fremantle , transferring it to their youngest three sons. Occupation of the property by the Days ceased in 1919 when it reverted to members of the White family, and ownership and occupation changed frequently until 1962. Len and Mavis Pike purchased
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#1732859113010168-503: The land where the cottage stood in 1962, as well as additional land holding nearby, and built stables and a new dwelling north of the existing buildings. The Pikes also constructed a thoroughbred training track and horse stables at the location. Day Cottage, however, remained unoccupied and has deteriorated over the years. It was feared by the director of the Rockingham Museum that a proposed 2016 railway expansion in close proximity to
182-474: The register include buildings, structures, gardens, cemeteries, memorials, landscapes and archaeological sites. Inherit, the online list of heritage places in Western Australia, contains information about cultural heritage places listed in the State Register of Heritage Places as well as local government inventories, other lists, the Australian Government's heritage list, and other non-government lists and surveys. The Heritage Council of Western Australia, through
196-450: The three different processes. In some cases authorities other than councils had governance over localities such as Redevelopment authorities, and they also provided Heritage Inventories in that stage of the process. Registration was not always a successful protection. The Mitchells Building on Wellington Street was State heritage listed in 2004 but demolished in 2005, with only the facade preserved at another location. Places listed on
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