Courthouse

Item details


Name of item:	Courthouse
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Law Enforcement
Category:	Courthouse
Primary address:	86A Lord Street, Dungog, NSW 2420
Local govt. area:	Dungog

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
86A Lord Street	Dungog	Dungog			Primary Address

Description

Physical description:

Original building originally L-shape with front projecting out. Attractive Victorian style public building with hipped corrugated iron roof and brick chimneys. Local brick stone sills. Concave verandah on side with thick, stop chamfered posts. No verandah on projecting front façade. Instead has three tall arched windows symmetrically places. This façade dominates. Upper pane mullions follow arched shape. Large carved brackets on eaves soffit. Otherwise detailing is limited. Extended both sides in early 1900’s (about) with further, more recent extension forming north wing.

History


Historical notes:	Court of petty sessions established in 1833. Early court house and lock-p seem to have been located at corner of Dowling and Chapmen Streets. Originally Mounted Police Barracks converted by Government Architect, Mortimer Lewis, in 1849. James Barnet designed by Lt. Lieuward who also designed many Norfolk Island buildings.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Dungog Local Environmental Plan 2014	I66	30 May 14
Heritage study

References, internet links & images

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Data source


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Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1540033

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