Residency Museum

The Residency Museum in York, Western Australia is a single-storey, heritage-listed building in the Victorian Georgian style. It is associated with the also heritage-listed Old York Hospital.

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Type: Museum
Description: State Registered heritage place in Western Australia, located at 5 Brook St York
Also known as: “Government Residency”, “Nursing Quarters”, “Residency Museum (Residency (fmr) Nursing Quarters)”, “Residency Museum, York”, and “The Residency”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Old York Hospital and York Town Hall.

Old York Hospital

Hostel

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The Old York Hospital is a two-storey building constructed in 1896, to provide improved hospital facilities for the township of York, Western Australia and the surrounding district.

York Town Hall is a heritage listed town hall in York, Western Australia, located in Avon Terrace. At the time of its construction, it was claimed to be the largest public hall in Western Australia, with an interior floor space measuring 100 by 50 feet. York Town Hall is situated 700 metres west of Residency Museum.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church on the corner of Newcastle and Pool Streets, in York, Western Australia. The church was consecrated in 1858 by the first Anglican Bishop of Perth, Mathew Blagden Hale. Holy Trinity Church is situated 770 metres north of Residency Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include York and Gwambygine.

York

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York is a town in the Avon Valley in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It's 100 km east of Perth and in 2021 had a population of 2399. It developed in Victorian times and has been little altered since, so its main street is lined with historic buildings.

Gwambygine

Locality

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Gwambygine is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of York and Beverley, on the banks of the Avon River. Gwambygine is situated 10 km south of Residency Museum.

Residency Museum

Categories: heritage site, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: York, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-31.89294° or 31° 53′ 35″ south

Longitude

116.7754° or 116° 46′ 31″ east

Open location code

4PWR4Q4G+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 708451758

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q56085282

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bridge House & Grounds, York and Balladong Farm Group.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Beverley Pump Station and Carriage Diner.

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Worth a closer look: Perth and Fremantle.

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