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The adjacent 1919 Kendall War memorial and surrounding open space complements the hall site, even though it intersects the view from the shopping centre. the hall is dug into the ground on the northern (Comboyne Road) side and is high off the ground on the southern (Albert Street) side. A supper room
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The vista from the front of the Hall encompasses the mix of residential, commercial and industrial buildings that is the centre of the village of
Kendall. Similarly, the hall dominates the view from the shopping centre. The dwellings on Comboyne and Albert Streets opposite the Hall are predominately
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Kendall School of Arts is significant as, along with the Kendall Railway Station, it is an important indicator of Kendall's major period of commercial and social activity, which began in 1900. It has been in continuous use as a community venue for almost 100 years, a continuing tradition. It is
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Currently the side rooms are occupied by the
Community Technology Centre which was established in 2003. Kendall School of Arts is in full time use. Many different community activities and meetings are held there and its superb acoustics are widely admired. It is the home of several major events and
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The site was proposed to be set apart as a site for a School of Arts in 1892. The land was excised from
Camping Reserve No. 132, which had been notified on 1 August 1881. The Camping Reserve was used to rest horses and bullock teams after logs were brought from the forests to the Kendall timber
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Following the loss of the supper room roof during a storm in 1983, the residents of
Kendall met to determine the future of the building. Five options were given ranging from sale, total demolition for a part, demolition and replacement with a new building and essential repairs only to complete
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roof. It occupies a commanding site at the top of the village shopping centre. It is well sited on a sloping triangular piece of land which addresses the Y intersection of
Comboyne and Albert Streets. The apex of the triangle is truncated by an unofficial road on the eastern side.
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Federation house, is adjacent to the School of Arts. It is situated approximately a hundred metres away just over the nearby Comboyne Street hill but neither building is visible from the other.
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A mature, double trunked
Camphor laurel dominates the Comboyne Street boundary and is flanked by two small silky oak trees, which were planted in 1988 to commemorate the bicentenary of European occupation of Australia.
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The existing
Kendall Hall has been maintained as a community facility since its construction. It is a significant focal point for the community. Its function, for which it was built, has remained constant.
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well built of local timber and therefore indicative of the timber industry, which was the major local industry for approximately 100 years. It has outstanding and widely recognised acoustic properties.
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In 1973 the former one-roomed Batar Creek State School was moved to the rear of the site, for the use of youth of the district. It occupies the site of a former nineteenth century cottage.
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In 1908 the existing timber building was erected. It was officially opened in 1910. The name Kendall School of Arts remained in official use until 1984.
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The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
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as Camden Haven Adult and Community Education. Kendall Community Pre-School was established in 1988 and operated in the Hall for several years.
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Learning Exchange was established there in 1982, to move in 1991 to
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festivals and remains the social and cultural hub of the district.
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restoration. The vote was in favour of restoration.
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