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National Heritage List Nomination for Old Parliament House and Curtilage Foreword Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister, I am delighted to submit Old Parliament House’s nomination for inclusion on the National Heritage List. Old Parliament House is one of the most significant heritage buildings in Australia. Home of the Commonwealth Parliament from 1927 until 1988, it was the setting for many of the major decisions and events that shaped modern Australia. Its role and importance in Australian political and social history of the 20th century is unparalleled. Old Parliament House is also of major architectural and design significance, being one of the primary examples in Australia of the Inter War Stripped Classical style, and containing a large collection of fittings and furnishings specially designed as a integral part of the building. I am proud to have been associated with Old Parliament House for much of my life, from spending portions of my childhood in and around it as the son of a Member of Parliament, to my own service as an MP and Minister, and to my current involvement as the Chairman of the Old Parliament House Governing Council. I believe that Old Parliament House would be a splendid and appropriate addition to the National Heritage List, and I commend this nomination for your consideration. The Rt Hon J D Anthony, AC CH Chairman Old Parliament House Governing Council September 2004 Introduction This document has been prepared as an attachment to the National Heritage List Form for Old Parliament House and Curtilage and provides detailed supporting documentation for the following questions on the form. Contents Answer number Description Page number A1 Name of Place 1 A2 Location of Place 1 A2b Boundary 2 A3a Owner’s Name 2 A3b Owner aware of the nomination 2 A4 Those who have an interest in the place 3 A5 Statement of significance 4 A6 Statements Addressing Relevant National Heritage List Criteria 12 A7 Description of the place 26 A7b Condition of the place 28 A8 History of the place 30 A9 Other places that have similar characteristics 64 A10 Other information available on the place 65 A12 Values of OPH that reflect the National Heritage Theme announced by the Minister for Environment and Heritage 71 Front page image: Canberra Festival, 1996. Source: National Library of Australia. Acknowledgements This document has been developed through the time and efforts of Old Parliament House staff. The background data has been compiled using information collected by Heritage Consultants who researched and prepared the Old Parliament House Conservation Management Plan 2000 and subsequent heritage analyses on the building. In particular: Dr Michael Pearson Margaret Betteridge Duncan Marshall Brendan O’Keefe Dr Linda Young Pip Giovanelli Gillian Mitchell Peter Freeman Funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts. Nominated Place details A1 Name of the Place Old Parliament House and Curtilage, previously known as Provisional Parliament House Photograph showing Axis on which the Australian War Memorial, Old Parliament House and Parliament House sit and map of the Parliamentary Triangle. Source: Photographer: John Gollings. A2 Location of the Place King George Terrace Parkes Canberra, ACT 2600 1 A2b Boundary Parliamentarians and their families during The boundaries of Old Parliament House are the the time Old Parliament House was a outer building edges of the entire structure. functioning parliament; The building and contents within these it has a historical and architectural character boundaries are under the general management of relationship to the former two Secretariat the Department of Communications, Information Buildings (East Block and West Block). Technology and the Arts (DCITA). there is a special relationship to the This nomination is intended to cover the building Aboriginal Embassy located in Parkes Place; and contents to the outer edges of the built and structure, the internal gardens and the surrounding area to the road. the encircling roads and garden areas immediately adjacent to the building are also However, there are a number of important part of the practical and significant curtilage relationships between the building and its wider of the building. setting which include: All of these other places are under the Old Parliament House sits in an important management of other agencies, mostly the and extensive landscape stretching between National Capital Authority. While DCITA does not Mount Ainslie and Capital Hill; assume any management of these areas, they are as a result, Old Parliament House has a none the less considered as part of the significant strong relationship to Parkes Place, which is heritage and management context of Old the area between the House and Lake Burley Parliament House. Griffin and includes the reflection ponds and A3a Owner’s Name components of the National Rose Gardens; Old Parliament House is owned and controlled by it has another strong and special relationship the Commonwealth under DCITA. with the flanking Senate and House of Representatives Gardens which were integral A3b Is the owner aware of the to the social development of the place and nomination? were private gardens used by Yes The North Wing Members' Dining Room PMDR Members Bar The Senate Wing The House of Representatives Wing House of Representatives Library Senate Courtyard Courtyard The South Wing Senate Speaker's Button Government Suite Suite Party Room House of King's Hall Representatives Senate National Government Senate Party Room Party Room Opposition President of the Prime Minister's Suite Party Room Senate's Suite 2 Main floor of Old Parliament House showing major sections of building. A4 Those who have an interest in the place and their relationship is outlined below. Org/Individual Relationship Contact details Department of Communication Commonwealth Government Helen Williams, Secretary Information Technology Department with responsibility Karen Gosling, Special Advisor, and the Arts for and direct management and Corporate and Governance, administration of Old oversees the management of Parliament House, as a branch Old Parliament House and of the Department. National Portrait Gallery. Ph: (02) 6271 1953 Old Parliament House Advisory body that oversees Care of Old Parliament House Governing Council the administration of Ph: (02) 6270 8219 Old Parliament House. Minister for the Arts and Sports Responsible for the portfolio Helen Williams, Secretary, DCITA through which Old Parliament Karen Gosling, Special Advisor, House is managed as part of Corporate and Governance, DCITA. oversees the management of Old Parliament House and National Portrait Gallery. Ph: (02) 6271 1953 National Capital Authority Commonwealth Agency Annabelle Pegrum, responsible for the Chief Executive administration and Ph: (02) 6271 2888 management of Commonwealth land surrounding Old Parliament House, including the Old Parliament House gardens but not for the building itself. Front of Old Parliament House, c1930. Photographer: Richard Strangman. Source: National Archives of Australia. 3 A5 Statement of Significance nation from its opening in 1927 until the opening Old Parliament House is a place of outstanding of the new Parliament House in 1988 (Criterion A). heritage values related to its history, design, Old Parliament House was the first purpose-built location, collection of movable items, social home for the Australian Parliament (Criterion B). values and associations. Old Parliament House is Old Parliament House witnessed the course and a symbol of national democracy and Australia's pattern of the nation's political, social and international achievement as one of the oldest historical development from its opening until modern democracies. 1988. Apart from serving as the seat of Australian democracy values political and social Commonwealth Parliament, the building bears rights, and active citizenship for all. It separates witness to the physical encroachment of the legislative, executive and judicial powers and executive arm of government into the legislature's provides a framework for an inclusive society. proper sphere (Criterion A). Among parliamentary Much that is now the essence of democratic buildings in Australia and in other parts of the practice worldwide has strong roots in Australia: western world, Old Parliament House is the secret ballot; votes for women; salaried uncommon in that it housed both the legislative parliamentarians; and the principle of and executive functions of government constitutional change by majority vote. (Criterion B). This is reflected in the expansion of the building to a size well beyond that required to Old Parliament House is the physical house the nation's Parliament. In fact, the manifestation that connects people to the long encroachment of the executive was the primary tradition of parliamentary democracy in Australia, cause for the extensive additions and and reminds people of times when democracy was modifications made to the building. The demand under threat and nonetheless grew. It speaks of for additions and modifications manifested in uniquely Australian ideas of leadership and construction of the House of Representatives equality. It is a place in which people can be (southeast) and the Senate (southwest) Wings, proud of the Australian achievement (Criterion A). the front pavilions, and a great number of internal changes. Parliament is a place where political
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