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NAME OF PLACE LIGHTHOUSE AND KEEPERS COTTAGES 006887 SOS1SSOOO101
REGISTEREO LOCATION/BOUNDARIES:
LIGHTHOUSE AND KEEPERS COTTAGES:ALTHORPE ISLANDS, OFF THE TIP OF YORKE PENINSULA IN INVESTIGATOR STRAIT, 14KM SOUTH WEST OF STENHOUSE BAY.
THE COMMISSION ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THE ENTRY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPERS COTTAGES AMD JETTY IN THE REGISTER. FOLLOWING AN OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSAL, THE COMMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED THE LIGHTHOUSE
CTOWER) & COTTAGES IN THE REGISTER OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE.
N.T. S.A. CLASSIFIED BUILDINGS REF: 2419.
TITLE INFORMATION:
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
WITH LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPERS COTTAGES AND JETTY,CONST ITUTES A COMPLEX.
ALTHORPE ISLAND IS A CONSERVATION PARK OF 31 HECTARES. LIGHTHOUSE BUILT 1873.
SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS: SIGNIFI CANT DATE C S):
HICKSON, R 1873 DESIGNER
DESCRIPTION:
A ROUND TOWER SURMOUNTED BY A CORNICE
fSUPPORTING A FIRST ORDER DIOPTRIC LIGHT;CONSTRUCTED OF LIMESTONE QUARRIED AND CUT ON THE
ISLAND;LINTELS,QUOINS&CORNICE ARE OF HARD SANDSTONE QUARRIED FROM THE.
BASE OF THE ISLAND;THERE IS A SPIRAL STAIRCASE INSIDE MADE OF SOLID BLOCKS OF SANDSTONE,AND THE TREADS ARE FACED WITH MINTARD SLATE;THERE ARE ALSO FOUR SLATE FLOORS. THE LIGHT WAS CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC: 1963.
CONDITION:
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N A M E OF PLACE L I G H T H O U S E A N D K E E P E R S C O T T A G E S 006887 3/06/196/000I/01
R E G I S T E R E D L O C A T I O N / B O U N D A R I E S :
L I G H T H O U S E AND K E E P E R S C O T T A G E S : A L T H O R P E ISLANDS, OFF THE TIP OF YORKE PENINSULA IN INVESTIGATOR STRAIT, 14KM SOUTH W E S T OF S T E N H O U S E BAY.
THE C O M M I S S I O N O R I G I N A L L Y P R O P O S E D THE ENTRY OF THE L I G H T H O U S E
K E E P E R S C O T T A G E S A N D JETTY IN THE REGISTER. F O L L O W I N G AN OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSAL, THE C O M M I S S I O N S U B S E Q U E N T L Y E N T E R E D THE L I G H T H O U S E
CTOWER) & C O T T A G E S IN THE REGISTER OF THE N A T I O N A L ESTATE.
N.T. S.A. C L A S S I F I E D B U I L D I N G S REF: 2419.
TITLE INFORMATION:
S T A T E M E N T OF S I G N I F I C A N C E :
WITH L I G H T H O U S E - K E E P E R S C O T T A G E S A N D J E T T Y , C O N S T I T U T E S A COMPLEX.
A L T H O R P E ISLAND IS A C O N S E R V A T I O N PARK OF 91 HECTARES. L I G H T H O U S E BUILT 1879.
S I G N I F I C A N T A S S O C I A T I O N S : S I G N I F I C A N T DATE<S>:
HICKSON, R 1879 DESIGNER
DESCRIPTION:
A ROUND TOWER S U R M O U N T E D BY A C O R N I C E , S U P P O R T I N G A FIRST ORDER D I O P T R I C L I G H T ; C O N S T R U C T E D OF L I M E S T O N E Q U A R R I E D A N D CUT ON THE
I S L A N D ; L I N T E L S , Q U O I N S & C O R N I C E ARE OF H A R D S A N D S T O N E Q U A R R I E D FROM THE B A S E OF THE ISLAND;THERE IS A S P I R A L S T A I R C A S E INSIDE M A D E OF SOLID B L O C K S OF S A N D S T O N E , A N D THE TREADS ARE F A C E D WITH M I N T A R D S L A T E ; T H E R E
ARE ALSO FOUR SLATE FLOORS. THE L I G H T W A S C O N V E R T E D TO ELECTRIC: 1963.
CONDITION:
