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Item
Name of Item:	Bondi Fire Station
Type of Item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Utilities - Fire Control
Category:	Fire Station
Primary Address:	359 Old South Head Road, Bondi, NSW 2026
Local Govt. Area:	Waverley
Property Description: Lot/Volume Code Lot/Volume Number Section Number Plan/Folio Code Plan/Folio Number - - - - -
All Addresses
Street Address Suburb/Town LGA Parish County Type 359 Old South Head Road  Bondi  Waverley      Primary
Owner/s Organisation Name Owner Category Date Ownership Updated NSW Fire Brigades  State Government
Statement of Significance	The building is held in high regard for its links with the local community especially the families of volunteers/retained firemen. It has historical association with the local community since commencing its operation. Date Significance Updated: 21 Mar 01 Note: There are incomplete details for a number of items listed in NSW. The Heritage Branch intends to develop or upgrade statements of significance and other information for these items as resources become available.
Description
Physical Description:	Inter-War Free Classical: a two-storey brick building with a hipped, tiled roof, and a lower flat roof over the north west corner. The New South Head Road (western) façade is divided into three bays, with two engine bays on the southern end of the façade and a single sash window with frosted glass on the northern end. A deep rendered lintel over the engine bay openings extends around the building, interrupted only by the projecting brick quoins on all corners of the building. The quoins have every fifth course of brickwork recessed. The first floor has a pair of two pane sash windows over each engine bay, and a wide multipane window on the northern end. This window is possibly enclosing an original open verandah. The window sills and lintels are brick. Under the boxed eaves, a moulding detail, is placed approximately every sixty centimetres. Art Deco detailing is evident on the guttering. There are semi-circular windows on the southern elevation. The northern elevation steps out to follow the splayed boundary. There is also a brick and timber fence that runs along this boundary giving a domestic appearance to the building (McMonnies 1988).
Physical Condition and/or Archaeological Potential:	Good (McMonnies 1988).   Date Condition Updated: 30 Jun 00
Current Use:	Fire Station
Former Use:	Fire Station and residence
History
Historical Notes:	Built in 1928 (McMonnies 1988).
Historic Themes
Australian Theme (abbrev) New South Wales Theme Local Theme 4. Settlement - Building settlements, towns and cities Utilities - Activities associated with the provision of services, especially on a communal basis (none) -
Assessment of Significance
SHR Criteria a) [Historical Significance]	The building has historical association with the local community since commencing its operation.
SHR Criteria d) [Social Significance]	The building is held in high regard for its links with the local community especially the families of volunteers/retained firemen.
Assessment Criteria	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.
Listings
Heritage Listing Listing Title Listing Number Gazette Date Gazette Number Gazette Page Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register
Study Details
Title Year Number Author Inspected by Guidelines Used Heritage Survey of Sydney Region Fire Stations  1988    Jennifer McMonnies    No
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Data Source
The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	State Government Agency
Database Number:	4690060
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