Alice Springs Heritage Precinct
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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, Stuart Park, Alice Springs Gaol, Stuart Terrace; 1(Girl Guides Hall), 3, 5, 7, 8(RFDS Directors Residence) 9, 10(RFDS Communications Base), 12(Community House), 18(ADRES House), 20(Medical Health Promotions Unit) Stuart Terrace, and Medical Engineering Building (behind 12 Stuart Terrace). |
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| Gazettal Date | |
| 30 June 1993. Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G26. |
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| Description | |
| The heritage precinct contains the remains of the former Alice Springs Gaol, Stuart Park, and a number of buildings constructed between 1938-1944. 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. | |
| Statement of Heritage Value | |
| 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. | |
| Further Reading | |
| McDougall and Vines. 1994. Alice Springs Heritage Precinct Conservation Management Plan. | |
