FOSTER COURT HOUSE & POLICE STABLES (FORMER)
33 STATION ROAD, FOSTER, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The former Foster Courthouse is based upon a standardised design used by the Public Works Department for small country towns in the late 19th century. The building is in weatherboard with single double hung sashes of domestic scale and form. It has a central gable flanked by lower symmetrical half gable side extensions towards the back of the main courtroom, which would have contained the Judges' room and the Clerk of Court's office. The larger window and former entry to the front has been altered by a recent flat roofed entry with toilets to the sides. In front of this stands a steeply gabled entry porch. A further gabled section has been added at the rear. The building is very basic and exhibits no special features. The former front verandah has unfortunately been lost.
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FOSTER COURT HOUSE & POLICE STABLES (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Foster Courthouse is based upon a standardised design used by the Public Works Department for small country towns in the late 19th century. The building is in weatherboard with single double hung sashes of domestic scale and form. It has a central gable flanked by lower symmetrical half gable side extensions towards the back of the main courtroom, which would have contained the Judges' room and the Clerk of Court's office. The larger window and former entry to the front has been altered by a recent flat roofed entry with toilets to the sides. In front of this stands a steeply gabled entry porch. A further gabled section has been added at the rear. The building is very basic and exhibits no special features. The former front verandah has unfortunately been lost.
The building formerly was part of a complex including the police residence, the police stables (a simple gabled structure situated behind the Courthouse) and presumably a lock-up.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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