| ITEM NO: |
83 |
| ITEM NAME (Former Name): |
Cal Lal Police Station and Courthouse |
| LOCATION: |
Cal Lal (Lake Victoria) |
| USE (Former Uses): |
Former Police Station and Courthouse |
| CONSTRUCTION DATE: |
1900 |
| THEME: |
Services and Community Facilities |
| CONDITION: |
Poor, modified |
| HERITAGE ENDORSEMENTS: |
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STATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
Architecture/Environment:
A weatherboard structure with gambrel roof clad with corrugated iron extending over a front verandah. The elevated building is supported by posts. Wooden steps and side rails lead to the verandah, which is surrounded by timber balustrade. The courtroom has a platform where the magistrates bench was once located. A rear extension accommodated the police office and prison cell. The interior has been significantly modified to provide a private dwelling, which is now abandoned.
History:
Mounted policeman used to monitor the boundaries of local properties and the State border. There have been no police in the building since 1938.
Recommendation:
Maintenance of the facade. Reconstruction of cell and courthouse to original state.
References:
J Taylor
Photographs:
(Film/Frame Nos: 6183/11,13) 
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