| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
West Terrace ADELAIDE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
ADELAIDE Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Adelaide High School (formerly Adelaide Boys High School) 1951 building only and Observatory Site |
| Registered Name |
Adelaide High School and Observatory Site |
| Significance |
Built 1947-51 as the Adelaide Boys High School and designed by Sydney architects E B Fitzgerald and J R Brogan, the building is of architectural significance as 'the first mainstream International style building in Adelaide' (R Apperly et al 'A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture' 1989, p 215). The school itself is of interest because of its origins as South Australia's first Government high school, the Advanced School for Girls, originally located in Grote Street, Adelaide, which in 1908 amalgamated with the Pupil Teacher School and the Grote St Model School to become the Adelaide Continuation School (briefly) and then Adelaide High School.
The place is also significant for including the site of the Adelaide Observatory (1859-1940s), which for many years was associated with (Sir) Charles Todd, the first Government 'Observer' and Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs who was responsible for the construction of the Overland Telegraph from Port Augusta to Darwin, which linked Australia to Britain in 1872. (HB: 8/2006)
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| Subject Index |
Education - Secondary School |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
28-NOV-1985 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide |
| State Heritage ID |
12557 |
| Heritage Number |
1692 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6181/303 D73209 APART ALLOT 60,CT 6181/304 D73209 A60,66 |