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LOCATION
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Address 223 Wakefield Street ADELAIDE
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area ADELAIDE Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Former Our Boys' Institute (facade) [including Wakefield Street Road Reserve facade projections attached to Former Our Boys' Institute]
Registered Name Former Our Boys' Institute Building (Facade)
Significance The Former Our Boys' Institute Building (Facade) demonstrates the emergence of youth-oriented organisations in South Australia during the second half of the nineteenth century. Completed in 1897, the building served as the bespoke headquarters of the Our Boys' Institute (OBI), a voluntary youth organisation established in 1888 that provided education, welfare services and recreational opportunities for boys aged 13 to 18. Additionally, the building's facade is an outstanding representative of the Victorian Free Gothic style of architecture. Designed by Adelaide architect Frederick W. Dancker, the facade demonstrates many key attributes of the style, including the exploitation of Venetian sources, rich patterning and an eclectically modelled facade divided into bays.
Subject Index Community facilities - Institute; Recreation and entertainment - Sports Venue; Recreation and entertainment - Club; Community facilities - Dance Hall
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 24-JUL-1980
REFERENCE
LGA Adelaide
State Heritage ID 10890
Heritage Number 1365
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 5799/369 F181570 A728

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