Highlights of the South Australian Heritage Register
State Heritage Places with significant anniversaries during 2007
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150th Anniversary - completion date
1857
Black Hill Lodge
(150Kb PDF) - Gorge Road, Montacute
As the residence for the keeper of the Torrens Gorge Weir, this dwelling was an integral part of the scheme that supplied Adelaide’s first reticulated water.
North Adelaide
Railway Station (150Kb PDF) - War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide
This is the only original station building still existing on the Adelaide to Gawler railway line, which opened in 1857 as the first part of South Australia’s northern railway network.
Inglewood Inn (150Kb
PDF) - Inglewood
The Inglewood Inn was a stopping place along the new North Eastern Road, which was established as one of the main transport routes out of Adelaide. The township of Inglewood took its name from the inn.
Redruth Courthouse
(500Kb PDF) - within Burra State Heritage
Area
This National Trust building was constructed in Redruth (North Burra) in 1857 and served as the region’s courthouse until 1986.
Burra Town Hall (500Kb
PDF) - within Burra State Heritage Area
The Burra Town Hall was first constructed as a one-roomed institute building, known officially as the Burra Burra Miners and Mechanics Institute.
Corio Hotel & Bottleshop (50Kb PDF) - within Goolwa State Heritage
Area
The historic Corio Hotel, named after the paddle-steamer Corio that sank on the River Murray the same year as the hotel was built, is a landmark building in Goolwa’s main street.
former Australasian Hotel
(200Kb PDF) - within Goolwa State Heritage
Area
This former two-storey hotel is a significant building in Goolwa’s main street adjacent to the Corio Hotel.
SA Maritime Museum (550Kb
PDF) - within Port Adelaide State Heritage Area
The exhibitions of the South Australian Maritime Museum are housed in two Victorian warehouses known as the ‘Bond and Free Stores’. The corner (northern) building of the pair was constructed in 1857.
125th Anniversary - completion date
1882
Elder Park Rotunda
(250Kb PDF) - Adelaide
This octagonal rotunda is a prominent Adelaide landmark and has been a focal point for cultural and recreational activities in Elder Park and along the River Torrens since it was gifted to the city by Thomas Elder in 1882.
Cape Northumberland
Lighthouse (250Kb PDF) - Cape Northumberland (south eastern SA)
One of South Australia’s network of coastal navigation aids, this lighthouse is associated with the State’s maritime history.
Largs Pier Hotel
(200Kb PDF) - Esplanade, Largs Bay
This grand three-storey building is a landmark along Adelaide’s coastline and has been a focus of recreational and social pursuits in the area since the early 1880s.
Largs Jetty (250Kb
PDF) - Largs Bay
The Largs Bay Jetty was constructed as part of a private enterprise to develop Largs Bay as a seaside resort and a safe outer harbour for shipping.
Sleeps Hill Tunnels and
Viaduct Foundations (150Kb PDF) - Eden Hills
The two Sleeps Hill railway tunnels and the concrete foundations of the adjoining viaducts are surviving evidence of one of Colonial South Australia’s major engineering feats.
Grandstand, Victoria
Park Racecourse (250Kb PDF) - Adelaide Park Lands
This 1882 grandstand is the oldest existing structure at the Victoria Park Racecourse.
Dwelling 'Heathmont'
(400Kb PDF) - within Burra State Heritage
Area
Heathmont is a large Victorian residence built for Charles Drew, one of Burra’s leading merchants.
former Mount Gambier Town Hall
(150Kb PDF) - within Mount Gambier Cave
Gardens & Environs State Heritage Area
The Town Hall was the first purpose-built construction of Mount Gambier’s local government and was used as the Council Chambers for many years.
former Port
Adelaide Courthouse (300Kb PDF) - within
Port Adelaide State Heritage Area
The (former) Port Adelaide Courthouse, with classic Victorian architecture and feature urns, was designed by Architect-in-Chief E.J. Woods. It was restored in 1997 as the Council Chambers for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
100th Anniversary - completion date
1907
Watson's Gap Railway
Bridge (200Kb PDF) - near Port Elliot
The railway bridge spanning Watson’s Gap, between Port Elliot and Victor Harbor, is an unusual ferro-concrete structure with a parabolic arch, and is reputed to be the first of its kind in Australia.
Hindmarsh River Railway
Bridge (250Kb PDF) - Victor Harbor
This five-span railway bridge is a significant South Australian example of the pre- World War One engineering enterprise of John Monash, later General Sir John Monash.
former HL Vosz Ltd Offices
and Paint Factory (300Kb PDF) - Port Adelaide
This former paint factory and office complex was originally associated with HL Vosz Co. Ltd, widely acknowledged as the first manufacturer of paint in Australia.
50th Anniversary - completion date
1957
Beacon House (250Kb PDF) - Victoria Square, Adelaide
This former Mutual Life and Citizen’s Assurance Company Limited (MLC) Building is one of Adelaide’s most significant modern landmarks. Its erection, in the 1950s, introduced new architectural and construction approaches to South Australia’s building industry.
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