Site Details

Name

Brown's Mart

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

A simple rectangular stone (local porcellanite) building with corrugated galvanised iron hipped gabled roof. Note that the building was damaged in the cyclones of 1897 and 1974 and reconstructed/modified to accommodate the new theatre after the latter.

Statement Of
Heritage Value

Brown's Mart is a unique stone building with architectural, historic and social significance relating to the economic and social development of Darwin and is highly regarded as a landmark building in the city.

Nominated

20/09/1995

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

28/09/1995

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

28/09/1995

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

15/03/1996

Publish notice of
declaration

Gazetted

20/03/1996

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H96/0014

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Darwin Municipality

Comments

Part of Lot 5438, desig. Lot 6569(A)
Foundations were laid on 21/02/1885

See also Brown's Mart Information Sheet.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	brown's mart - web photo.jpg	Brown's Mart	19/SEP/07

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	-	06/FEB/09
View	Browns Mart Conservation Management Plan 2009.pdf	Brown's Mart Conservation Management Plan	19/MAR/10

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Further Information

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Browns Mart.pdf	Factsheet	13/DEC/11

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
200 05438	12	SMITH	DARWIN CITY	200	5438	-	-	Freehold
200 06569	0		DARWIN CITY	200	6569	-	-	V

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object