Lands Board Office, Armidale

Lands Board Office
Lands Board Office
	Location of Lands Board Office in New South Wales Lands Board Office, Armidale (Australia)
Location	108 Faulkner Street, Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	30°30′51″S151°40′00″E / 30.5141°S 151.6668°E
Built	1887–1887
Architect	James Barnet
Owner	Department of Planning and Infrastructure
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Lands Board Office
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	963
Type	Other - Government & Administration
Category	Government and Administration

Last updated December 10, 2024

The Lands Board Office is a heritage-listed former government office at 108 Faulkner Street, Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built in 1887. The property is owned by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure (State Government). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

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 English bond. It is surrounded by an elaborate and elegant verandah with corrugated steel roofing to balcony over. The balustrading and columns are of cast iron with curved timber roof forms and trussed balcony beams. Six tall chimneys dominate the simple corrugated iron (originally slate) roof form with ridge roof vents. (DLWC S170 Register)^[1]

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]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lands Board Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00963. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .

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.

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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.

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[nswshr-963-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lands Board Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00963. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .

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