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Alice Springs Heritage Precinct
| Source: |
Go to the NT Heritage Register for more information. |
| Identifier: |
6 |
| Location: |
Lot 8211 (A), Town of Alice Springs which includes the following: 71-73, 77, 79 and 81 Bath Street; 75, 77, 80, 82, 84, 86, and 88 Hartley Street; Billy Goat Hill, Stott Terrace, S |
Local
Government: |
Not Available |
| State: |
NT |
| Country: |
Australia |
Statement of
Significance: |
The precinct is a unique example of the planned development of the town as an administration centre in the late 1930s. It contains the only formal period landscape in Alice Springs as well as rare representations of a cultural history, specifically demonstrating an earlier form of the town. The buildings are important technical examples of an architectural solution to arid living conditions, and have historic connections to notable persons. The precinct also demonstrates special social associations through its provisions of health, law and order and remote area services, and spiritual associations through the Aboriginal Sacred Site, Billygoat Hill. |
| Description: |
The heritage precinct contains the remains of the former Alice Springs Gaol, Stuart Park, and a number of buildings constructed between1938-1944. The construction of the buildings in the heritage precinct illustrates arid zone design principles and is reflected in the enclosed verandahs of lightweight construction which provided spaces for summer sleeping and summer evening living, and heavy concrete block construction to core areas of the house which provided a cool interior for summer day time living and for winter sleeping. |
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