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Statement of Significance Criterion A

The place is important indemonstrating the evolution orpat tern of Queensland'shistory

Allan State School (former) (established in 1872 as Sandy CreekProvisional School) is important in demonstrating the evolution ofstate education, and its associated architecture, in Queensland.The place retains excellent, representative examples ofgovernment designs that were architectural responses to prevailinggovernment educational philosophies and later became standard.These buildings are: a Suter Teaching Building (1872, extended1886); a Suter Teachers Residence (1872, extended 1886); and aPlayshed (1954).

The Suter Teaching Building and its extensions represent the earlydevelopment of standard Queensland school classroom buildingtypes by the Department of Public Works architects, and thecommencement of years of experimentation with light, classroomsize and ventilation.

The Suter Teachers Residence is important as ear ly,representative evidence of the Queensland Government’s policy toprovide accommodation for married male teachers as aninducement to teach in rural areas and to provide a residentcaretaker on the site.

The Playshed, playing f ield and sport ing faci l i t ies arerepresentative of Queensland Government’s recognition of theimportance of play in the education of children.

Reserved for school purposes in 1872, the place demonstrates theestablishment and development of closer settlement in theWarwick district, an early agricultural and pastoral area inQueensland.

Criterion B

The place demonstrates rare,uncommon or endangeredaspects of Queensland'scultural heritage

Highly intact, the timber Suter Teaching Building at Allan StateSchool (former) is rare as one of four known surviving intactexamples of the approximately 65 buildings of this typeconstructed.

As a pair, the Suter Teaching Building and Suter TeachersResidence are rare as the only known surviving example of aSuter-designed timber school building and teachers residencecomplex in Queensland, and as the earliest known surviving pair ofa school building and teachers residence built concurrently by theQueensland Government. Together the pair are exceptional,demonstrating a high degree of integrity through their retention ofhistorical form, configuration and setting.

Criterion D

The place is important indemonstrating the principalcharacteristics of a particularclass of cultural places

Allan State School (former) is important in demonstrating theprincipal characteristics of early Queensland state schools,including building designs by the Queensland Government, set in agenerous site with play areas, sporting facilities, and a mature tree.

The Suter Teaching Building is an excellent, highly intact and rare

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example of its type, with typical early alterations for improved lightand ventilation. It demonstrates the principal characteristics of aSuter teaching building, including: its lowset form with gable roof;single-skin, timber-framed construction with externally exposedstuds and bracing; and single-room classroom space with narrowwindows. The early alterations, including front and rear verandahs(1886), exterior cladding in timber weatherboards, and corrugatedmetal roof sheets, are typical modifications made to this buildingtype following the introduction Suter’s ‘improved plan’ in 1873.

As the only known example of its type surviving in Queensland, theSuter Teachers Residence is a rare example of its type, withtypical and early alterations. The building demonstrates theprincipal characteristics of a Suter teachers residence, through its:lowset form; interior layout comprising a core of sleeping and livingspaces, with a rear kitchen annexe; and coved ceilings to interiorrooms. Early modifications include: the 1886 extension forincreased accommodation; weatherboard and chamferboardexterior cladding; and corrugated metal roof sheets.

The Playshed is a good, intact example of a standard 6-postDepartment of Public Works-designed playshed. It demonstratesthe principal characteristics of its type through its hipped roof withexposed timber framing; timber posts and braces; timber perimeterseats; and partially enclosed sides.

Criterion E

The p lace i s impor tan tbecause of i ts aesthet icsignificance

As a cohesive pair of timber buildings from the 19th century, AllanState School (former) is important for its contribution to the localityand its evocative qualities.

Set back from and aligned with the adjacent road, the SuterTeaching Building and Suter Teachers Residence possess anordered simplicity and unified composition of scale, form andmateriality; which are complemented by the rural landscapesetting.

The former school buildings, largely unchanged from their 19thcentury form and preserved in their original configuration andsetting, evoke a sense of nostalgia for the simplicity ofQueensland’s rural schooling experience in the past.

Criterion G

The place has a strong orspecial association with apar t icu lar communi ty orcultural group for social,cultural or spiritual reasons

Allan State School (former) has a strong and ongoing associationwith past pupils, parents, staff members, and the surroundingcommunity through sustained use from its establishment in 1872until its closing in 1967. The place is important for its contribution tothe educational development of the Sandy Creek / Allan district,with generations of children taught at the school. It has served as aprominent community focal point and gathering place for socialevents, with widespread community support.



History Allan State School (former) was originally named Sandy Creek and established in 1872 on a2 acre site (0.8ha). Situated approximately 10 km west of Warwick, on the Darling Downs,the school retains an excellent and highly intact example of a Suter-designed schoolbuilding. The teachers residence, also Suter-designed and constructed at the same time asthe school, is considered to be the only known example to survive in Queensland. Prior tothe school being closed in 1967 and sold to private owners, it had been in continuous usesince its establishment and was the focus for the local community as a place for importantsocial and cultural activities. The traditional owners of the Warwick District were the Githabal language group.[1] EarlyEuropean explorer and botanist, Allan Cunningham, first visited the the Darling Downs, in1827. Thirteen years later, grazier Patrick Leslie, with and a large party, set out from Penrithto explore the Darling Downs. In 1840, he pioneered the first pastoral runs on the Downs,Toolburra and Canning Downs, and established the important wool industry in the region.[2]Agriculture was also introduced to Sandy Creek in this era when closer settlement began,and a small, but thriving, farming community emerged.[3] By 1869 there were almost 200 people residing in the Sandy Creek district including familieswith small children.[4]The closest schools were in Warwick, a considerable distance for achild to travel each day. To overcome this problem, the community made a request to thegovernment for a school, ‘if there was a school established here it would not only offer achance for educating our little ones, but we might retain their services at home, which arefound to be so valuable on a farm, both in the early morning and after school hours atnight’.[5] Sandy Creek farmer, Michael McKone, donated 2 acres (0.8 ha) of his 37 acre (15ha) property for the school, with frontage to the road to Sandy Creek from Warwick (SandyCreek Road in 2019). McKone and other community members donated funds to assist withthe construction of a school.[6] The request was successful, and in November 1871 tenders were called for the constructionof a school and teachers residence for Sandy Creek.[7] The successful contractors wereWarwick carpentry partnership, William Wallace and William Marshall who were to ‘perform,execute and complete all the works required in erecting and finishing a school house andteachers residence at Sandy Creek in accordance with certain plans and specificationsprepared for the purpose by Richard George Suter of Brisbane, Architect, and to providefurniture and also a tank and pump for the same’.[8] The establishment of schools was considered an essential step in the development of earlycommunities and integral to their success. Following the introduction of the Education Act1860, which established the Board of General Education and began standardisingcurriculum, training and facilities, Queensland’s national and public schools grew from four in1860 to 230 by 1875.[9] Locals often donated land and labour for a school’s constructionand the school community contributed to maintenance and development. Schools became acommunity focus, a symbol of progress, and a source of pride, with enduring connectionsformed with past pupils, parents, and teachers.[10] Suter was a private architect commissioned from 1865 by the Board of General Education todesign school buildings. After 1868, Suter was responsible for most of the Board's buildingsuntil 1875. In his timber school designs, Suter incorporated an ‘outside studding’ -construction technique whereby a building with timber stud framing was clad only internally,creating a distinctive exterior of exposed framing similar in appearance to half-timberedconstruction. Suter recognised that in a relatively mild climate a timber wall essentially halfan inch thick would provide adequate enclosure and permit quick dissipation of interior heat.To achieve architectural pretension, the hardwood frame and softwood linings were stained



and oil finished in different colours and diagonal or crossed bracing members wereintroduced not only for structural integrity but for expressive and decorative effect. Suter iscredited with being the first to use this technique in Queensland.[11] Outside studding forschool architecture was continued by Suter’s successors for another 50 years[12] and thetechnique was transmitted throughout the colony, becoming popular and used in countlessnon-education buildings. As an architect in the early years of the colony, Suter was prolificdespite only practicing for approximately 10 years in Queensland and had a strong influenceon the establishment of Queensland architecture.[13] Suter’s standard designs were widelyused by the government as an easy way to provide education facilities in the face of limitedbudgets and a growing population. The reuse of designs diminished the need to pay Suteradditional architectural fees and the relationship between Suter and the government becamestrained. Suter continued as approved architect until 1875 when he was replaced.[14] Although Suter’s Brisbane school buildings were of brick construction, in rural areas Suterdesigned timber-framed school buildings. Initially, his designs were simple, lowset,structures with gable roofs, rectangular in plan with a small porch. When first built, the SandyCreek school (Allan State School) was a one-room timber school, with externally exposedtimber framing, hardwood shingle roof, and small entrance porch facing the road, with noverandahs or rear door.[15] Most Queensland state schools incorporated a teachers residence on the site, particularly inrural areas. In Australia, only Queensland offered free accommodation to teachers, thegovernment policy applying to male teachers (only) from as early as 1864. This was partialrecompense for a low wage, an incentive for teacher recruitment in rural areas and providedonsite caretakers. From the outset, teachers residences were built to standards regulated bythe Board of General Education rather than to specific designs which varied according to thearchitects responsible.[16] These residences were similar to the vernacular Queenslandhouse with few, if any, education-specific requirements or features. Residences designed by the Department of Public Works’ architects, and constructed to thehigh standard demanded by the state, were typically of a higher-quality in design, materialsand construction than most similarly-scaled private residences. The detached teachersresidence was located within the school grounds at a distance from the teaching buildings,usually with a separate, fenced yard with gardens and trees. The teachers residence atSandy Creek was built to the west of the school and originally shared the same distancefrom the front boundary as the school. When first built, it was a small timber two-room housewith rear kitchen, including fireplace, a hardwood shingle roof and front verandah.[17] The school was opened on the 13 May, 1872 with an enrolment of 24 students. Bothbuildings had cost £304 to construct.[18] In December 1872 tenders were called for theconstruction of a fence around the playground and a fireplace for the teachers residence.[19]In October 1873 it was recorded that 41 children were on the roll. [20] By 1878 thisincreased to 60 children and the school inspector reported ‘the pupils are clean, prettysteady and attentive, well-behaved and docile’. [21] The paddock west of the residencebecame the playing field with a cricket pitch, netball hoop and shed and enclosure added ata later date. Despite the general acceptance of Suter's designs, they did receive some criticism fromschool inspectors, particularly the exposed studding, as many schools had to be cladexternally later or have verandahs added to protect the walls. Hand basins were rarelysupplied in rural schools, a much criticised design flaw. A rear door leading to the verandahwas not provided, requiring one to be cut later. Suter’s design was also criticised as beinguniformly defective in ventilation. Inspector John Anderson complained in 1875 of theventilation quality and suggested new techniques. Inspector AJ Boyd was critical of the lackof appreciation of tropical requirements, claiming that all school buildings were designed for



cold climates. [22] Some of these problems were addressed when Suter introduced an ‘improved plan’ of hisschool building and teachers residence designs in 1873. The ‘improved plan’ added frontand rear verandahs, which provided hat rooms and additional play and classroom space tothe teaching buildings. This began a distinctive design solution of “classroom and verandah”that continued through evolution until at least the 1960s. [23] Other problems with Suterdesigns would be addressed in subsequent designs by other Department of Public Worksarchitects, and typically, existing Suter buildings were altered to provide better internalconditions. [24] As the original design of the Sandy Creek school had not included a verandah, it becameapparent that one was required to help reduce the heat during the summer months, giveprotection to the children from the sun and wind, and improve light and ventilation. In 1878the school inspector reported to the Colonial Architect’s Office that the school ‘has a porch infront of the school which must be taken down … there is no door to the back of thebuilding’.[25] Additions recommended were for the construction of front and rear verandahsand the inclusion of a back door.[26] This work, however, did not take place at this time andin 1883 the school committee made a request to the Department of Public Instruction (thedepartment) for the construction of verandahs and stated that ‘we were now prepared tocontribute our share towards their erection’.[27] It was not until 1886, however, followingfurther requests from the school committee that the improvements were carried out andtenders were called.[28] Subsequently, the front porch was removed and front and rearverandas with timber balustrades and stairs were built. A door was also introduced to theback verandah. By 1878 the school was known as the Sandy Creek State School.[29] In 1885 the school committee requested additions to the teachers residence for theconstruction of two new rooms. The committee had been successful in raising £21 tocontribute to the cost of the extensions.[30] This, and the addition of a new chimney hadbeen completed by June 1886.[31] The two new rooms were added to the front of theresidence, with the original two rooms becoming the rear gabled section of the building. Thefront verandah was shifted from the original section to the front of the new addition.[32] In1896 both the school building and residence had their roofs sheeted with corrugated iron. In1930 the teaching building’s timber floor, which was in great need of repair, wasreplaced.[33] Sandy Creek remained a bustling agricultural centre in the late nineteenth century with threehotels.[34] In 1899 a small, timber Anglican Church, St Matthews, was constructed adjacentto the school.[35] When the railway line was extended from Warwick to Goondiwindi in 1904a railway siding was built to Sandy Creek. It was, however, named Allan Railway Stationrather than Sandy Creek. Its namesake was William Allan (1840-1901), successful SandyCreek district pastoralist and well-respected Parliamentarian.[36] In 1917 a community hall,the Allies Hall, was constructed in Sandy Creek which became the centre for social activitiesin the district for several decades.[37] In 1929, at the request of the school committee, the department approved the school’snamed change from Sandy Creek to Allan. Prior to this, the school committee expressedtheir concerns to the department in relation to the school’s name; ‘Sandy Creek’ was oftenconfused with other districts of the same name, causing mail delays, and as the railwaystation was called Allan, the school should be also.[38] Arbor Day had been an important event in the school calendar at Allan State School. ArborDay celebrations began in Queensland in 1890. Aesthetically-designed gardens wereencouraged by regional inspectors, and educators believed gardening and Arbor Daysinstilled in young minds the value of hard work and activity, improved classroom discipline,developed aesthetic tastes, and inspired people to stay on the land.[39] In September 1928,



the curator of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, William Ernest Bick, supplied six trees for AllanState School, at the request of the head teacher, Austin Corcoran, for that year’s Arbor Daycelebrations.[40] Continuing with the tradition, in September 1948, it was reported in the Warwick Daily News several trees had been planted at the school for that year’s Arbor Day,and one was planted by an original Sandy Creek pupil, Mr Dippelsman, aged 76.[41] Themature silky oak tree (Grevillea robusta) situated behind the teachers residence may be anArbor Day planting. A major event in the history of the school was the celebration of its Diamond Jubilee in May1932. It was reported in several newspapers at the time, including the Warwick Daily News and the Queenslander that it was attended by up to 400 people, 200 of which were pastpupils. A souvenir booklet, outlining the history of the school and listing past teachers andpupils was distributed to all who attended. The celebrations included a luncheon held in amarquee erected for the occasion at the school, a picnic, sports program and an evening ballin the Allies Hall. The school building itself was described at the time, ‘the original schoolbuilding, to which verandahs and a porch only have been added since its erection 60 yearsago’.[42] Dignitaries, such as the Mayor of Warwick attended and photographs of past andpresent pupils were taken at the front of the school.[43] Subsequent celebrations were heldat the school in 1947 for the school’s 75th anniversary and in 1951 for its 79thanniversary.[44] In 1992, the 120 year anniversary of the school was celebrated, andcommemorated with a history booklet and a commemorative plaque placed at the front ofthe school, which lists its opening and closing dates.[45] In 1954 a playshed was built in the school grounds. This followed several requests from theschool committee to the department from the 1930s to the 1950s.[46]The Queenslandeducation system recognised the importance of play in the school curriculum and, as schoolsites were typically cleared of all vegetation, the provision of all-weather outdoor space wasneeded. Playsheds were designed as free-standing shelters, with fixed timber seatingbetween posts and earth or decomposed granite floors that provided covered play spaceand doubled as teaching space when required. These structures were timber-framed andgenerally open sided, although some were partially enclosed with timber boards orcorrugated galvanised iron sheets.[47] Playsheds were a typical addition to state schoolsacross Queensland between c1880s and the 1950s, although less frequently constructedafter c1909, with the introduction of highset school buildings with understorey play areas.Built to standard designs, playsheds ranged in size relative to student numbers.[48] Oneyear after its construction, the Allan State School playshed was enclosed to protect thechildren from the strong westerly winds in the winter months.[49] In 1956 electricity was installed in the school building and the residence.[50] In 1960alterations were made to the residence when the front verandah was enclosed, providing anextra two rooms. In 2017 this was reopened and elements including the balustrade andverandah posts were reconstructed. Other than that, very little change has occurred.[51] By the 1960s enrolment numbers had dropped to fewer than 26 pupils and in 1966 therewere only 11 students attending.[52] The department reported that ‘consideration is atpresent being given to the possibility of the closure of the Allan State School as a result oftransport of children to a Warwick school’.[53] In 1967 the school was closed and thefollowing year the property was sold into private ownership and was subsequentlyestablished as a farm.[54] In 2017, the Allan State School (former) changed ownership and during that year,renovations were undertaken to the Suter Teachers Residence. These renovations includeda gable-roofed extension to the southeast of the rear annexe, and an addition to thenorthwest side of the building. The bathroom was converted into a hallway, and the kitchento a bedroom; and a new kitchen and pantry was installed. The dividing wall between the



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1886 addition’s rooms was removed, with bulkhead retained. Most wall and ceiling liningswere plastered, except for a beaded board ceiling to the 1886 addition’s rooms. A c1952enclosure of the front verandah was re-opened, and the verandah was largely reconstructedto the early detailing. The following year, in 2018, the Suter Teaching Building was re-levelled, with original timber stumps retained where viable. [55] In 2019 there were only three Suter-designed timber teaching buildings entered in theQueensland Heritage Register: Waterford State School (QHR 602672), Mutdapilly StateSchool (QHR 602840) and Morayfield State School (QHR 602839). The teachers residenceis the only known surviving Suter-designed teachers residence in Queensland.[56] The school site has changed little since the school was first established in the 1870s. In2019 it remains in private ownership, the house is used as a private residence, and theteaching building is used as an office. The former school evokes a sense of the past and is areminder of the way generations of Allan State School children went to school. Operatingfrom 1872 to 1967, Allan State School, has played an important role in the Allan district.Generations of students have been taught there and many social events held at the schoolsince its establishment. Description Allan State School (former) occupies a 8094m2 largely flat site in the locality of Allan(formerly known as Sandy Creek), approximately 8.5km northwest of Warwick in the DarlingDowns. Fronting and accessed by Sandy Creek Road to the southwest, the site is boundedon all other sides by agricultural properties. Now a residential property, the place retains acomplex of former school buildings and structures, remnants of play equipment and spaces,and landscape elements. The features of State-level cultural heritage significance within the complex are:

a 1872 Suter Teaching Building, including 1886 addition of verandahsa 1872 Suter Teachers Residence, including 1887 additiona 1954 Playshedan early Shed and Enclosurelandscape features and remnants of school play equipment including a swing set,netball hoop, tennis court, playing field, early fence posts, and a mature tree

Most of the buildings and structures are located at the southeast end of the site, with theplaying field forming the western portion of the site and the Shed and Enclosure standing inthe northwest corner. The Suter Teaching Building and the Suter Teachers Residence arealigned parallel to and facing Sandy Creek Road to the southwest. North of the schoolbuildings, the Playshed stands adjacent to the former tennis court. The grounds are dividedby fences into sections: the school to the east, the residence yard in the centre, and theplaying field to the west. Suter Teaching Building (1872, extended 1886) The Suter Teaching Building is a highly-intact, lowset, timber classroom building (former),sheltered by a steeply-pitched gable roof with a broken-back over front (southwest) and rear(northeast) verandahs. Accessed via central stairs, the verandahs are largely open, with therear verandah semi-enclosed at each end. The interior comprises a single classroom (former), accessed by central doors from the frontand rear verandahs.



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Features of the Suter Teaching Building of state-level cultural heritage significance alsoinclude:

location and orientation: set back from Sandy Creek Road and aligned with the SuterTeachers Residencebuilding layout, including a single, central classroom (1872)low timber stumps with metal ant caps – many are replacements or have been re-blockedsteep gable roof form with broken-back over verandahstypical modifications made to Suter-designed buildings, including: roof cladding of short-sheet corrugated metal (early timber shingles may exist under); front and rear verandahadditions (added 1886); and timber weatherboard cladding to the exterior of the gable-end (northwest and southeast) walls and verandah enclosures (including vertical timberstrips that separate the classroom section and rear verandah)timber fascia boards – wider to the classroom section and narrower to the verandahswide timber board soffit linings to the classroom section; unlined soffits to the verandahsverandahs, including: single-skin timber verandah walls with externally exposed stud-framing and diagonal cross-bracing between some studs; three-rail timber balustradewith stop-chamfered edges and a wider capping to the top rail; stop-chamfered timberposts and beams; timber floor boards; unlined raked ceiling with exposed timber rafters;and hat hooks to rear verandahweatherboard-clad verandah enclosures at the east and west ends, including the returnof the eastern hat room’s semi-enclosureearly timber joinery:

three tall, narrow windows in each gable-end wall (originally centre-pivoting; withthe only original three-light sash retained within the northwest wall) with the centralwindow to each wall fixed at a higher sill heightinward-opening, three-light casement windows to the front verandah wallbanks of two-light centre-pivoting windows fixed to the rear verandah wall framingwith mortise-and-tenon jointsdual door opening to the front verandah walllow-waisted timber door with two-light fanlight to the rear verandah wall (1886)

wide timber beaded boards interior wall and ceiling liningstimber boards to floors (most have been replaced, with a particularly early boardretained at the front door)timber roof framing exposed to interiorlocations of timber stairshole in ceiling lining in west corner of interior, indicating the location of an early fireburner (now removed)cast-iron fire burner (relocated from Suter Teachers Residence)early pendant light, hung from roof framing

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verandah; rainwater tanks and associated PVC pipework; metal stumps; timber stairs; metalhandrail to rear stair; and boarding over an original window opening in southeast gable endwall. Suter Teachers Residence (1872, extended 1886 and 2017) The Suter Teachers Residence is a lowset, timber residence that has an open verandah tothe front (southwest), an annexe and a 2017 addition to the rear (northeast), and a mostly-detached 2017 extension to the side (northwest). The building has a dual-gable roof, with abroken back over the front verandah, and perpendicular gables over the rear annexe andaddition. The various stages that the building was constructed and extended include:

1872: rear portion of the dual gable, and north perpendicular gable over the rearannexe. Comprises a bedroom, pantry and kitchen (formerly bedroom and dining room),with a bedroom and hallway within the rear annexe (formerly a kitchen, bathroom, andnarrow verandah)1886: front portion of the dual gable and front verandah. Comprises a living room(formerly a lounge room and bedroom) – a bulkhead indicates the early layout2017 (not of State-level cultural heritage significance): south perpendicular gable overrear extension (including rear verandah), and the northwest addition

Features of the Suter Teachers Residence of State-level cultural heritage significance alsoinclude:

location and orientation: set back from Sandy Creek Road and aligned with the SuterTeachers Building1872 and 1886 sections of the buildingdual gable roof form with broken back over verandah and perpendicular gable over rearannexecorrugated metal roof cladding, with short sheets to the verandah (early shingles maysurvive under the 1872 section)low timber stumps with metal ant capsunlined soffitstimber facias – narrower over the 1872 section, and wider over the 1886 sectiontimber weatherboard and chamferboard cladding to exterior (a typical modification toSuter-designed buildings)reconstructed open front verandah, including detailing: three-rail timber balustrade withstop-chamfered edges and a wider capping to the top rail; square stop-chamferedtimber posts; timber floor boards; and raked ceilingsearly timber joinery: panelled front door, door to pantry (relocated), frames of originalwindow openingsrounded metal window hoods with decorative cheeks to northeast, northwest andsoutheast elevationscoved ceiling form of 1886 rooms and some 1872 roomswide timber beaded board ceiling lining of 1886 rooms

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aluminium-framed windows; replica rounded metal window hoods at north end of southeastelevation; modern kitchen fitout; and non-original electrical, sewerage and gas fittings, andassociated ducts and grills. Playshed (1954) The Playshed is a 6-post, timber-framed, rectangular sheltered play space. It has acorrugated cement sheet-clad hip roof, and the roof framing is exposed to the interior. Features of the Playshed of state-level cultural heritage significance also include:

timber tie beam (between the central posts)timber bench seat along the northwest side of Playshed (relocated from outer side ofposts to inner side)timber framed and lined wall enclosures (northwest and northeast sides)

Features of the Playshed not of state-level heritage significance include: corrugated metal-clad enclosure (southeast side); and concrete slab floor. Landscape Features and Play Equipment The Suter Teaching Building and Suter Teachers Residence are highly visible and prominentfeatures of Sandy Creek Road. With vistas from the road across an open front lawn, thebuildings read as a pair, set within a rural landscape. The Playing Field, located directly south of the Shed and Enclosure, is an open grassedarea, separated from the former school buildings by a fence. An early netball hoop is located at the north end of the Playing Field. It comprises a roughly-hewn timber post, with a metal hoop fixed to the top. The timber frame of an early swing is located between the Suter Teaching Building andPlayshed. The framing includes two tall, roughly-hewn timber posts connected with a timberbeam. Some early metal fixings and chains are attached to the beam. Remnants of the tennis court include two timber net posts, with metal hooks. The extent ofthe former tennis court is now grassed. Four early timber posts along the east boundary mark the original extent of the grounds: twoare located at the corners of the lot boundary, one is adjacent a chicken coop and one isnear the swing set. Other early timber fence posts are along the playing field section of theSandy Creek Road boundary. The two-rail timber fence with wire mesh along Sandy CreekRoad has been reconstructed to match its c1929 design. A commemorative stone (1992) is located near the entrance gate from Sandy Creek Road tothe school yard, marking the 120th anniversary of the school, and its opening and closingdates. A mature silky oak tree (Grevillea robusta) survives between the residence yard and playingfield. Features not of State-Level Heritage Significance Features within the grounds of Allan State School (former) that are not of State-level culturalheritage significance include: other buildings and structures not previously mentioned(including timber wash house, chicken coop / shed), recent water and sewerage tanks andassociated pipework, recent fences, driveway and its surface; and trees and vegetation notpreviously identified.



Illustrations

Figure 3: Allan State School (former), from south (former) (DES, 2019)

Figure 4: Suter Teaching Building, from west (DES, 2019)



Figure 5: Rear of Suter Teaching Building (DES, 2019)

Figure 6: Interior of Suter Teaching Building (DES, 2019)



Figure 7: Suter Teachers Residence (DES, 2019)

Figure 8: Eastern view of Suter Teachers Residence (DES, 2019)



Figure 9: Playshed and swings (DES, 2019)

Figure 10: 120 year anniversary plaque facing Sandy CreekRoad (DES, 2019)



Figure 11: Remnant tennis court net posts (DES, 2019)

Figure 12: Netball post (DES, 2019)



Proposed heritage register boundary The heritage boundary contains all of Lot 521 N2525.

Figure 13: Heritage Register Boundary - Map 1 (DES, 2019)



Figure 14: Boundary Map 2 (DES, 2019)



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Conservation Study, a report for the Department of Education, 1996, p.16v. [48] Paul Burmester, Margaret Pullar and Michael Kennedy, Queensland Schools A HeritageConservation Study, a report for the Department of Education, 1996, pp.21, 97. [49] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, ‘Report from Office of Public Works’,March 1955. [50] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, Letter from the Southern ElectricAuthority of Queensland’, February 1956. [51] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, ‘Plans – Enclosure of Verandahs,Teachers Residence’. [52] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, ‘Annual Report’, 1960; Allan StateSchool (formerly Sandy Creek), ‘A Brief History of the Sandy Creek District and Sandy Creek(later Allan) State School, Sandy Creek Community, 1992, p.3. [53] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, ‘Report: Possible Closure of School’, 2June 1967. [54] QSA, Item #125230, Allan State School No.96, ‘Sale of Allan State School’, 30 June1968. [55] DES Site visit, 20 February 2019. [56] Paul Burmester, Margaret Pullar and Michael Kennedy, Queensland Schools A HeritageConservation Study, a report for the Department of Education, 1996, pp.3-5.



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