Nyngan Court House is a

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located at 77-79 Cobar Street,

Nyngan Nyngan () is a town in the centre of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bogan Shire local government area within the Orana Region of central New South Wales. At the 2016 census, Nyngan had a population of 1,988 people. Nyngan is situated on the ...

, in the

Bogan Shire Bogan Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell and Barrier highways and its only significant town is Nyngan. The Municipality of Nyngan was proclaimed on ...

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, Australia. It was designed by

Walter Liberty Vernon Colonel Walter Liberty Vernon (11 August 184617 January 1914) was an English architect who migrated to Australia and pursued his career as an architect in Sydney, New South Wales. In his role as the New South Wales Government Architect he is ...

and built in 1902. The property is owned by NSW Department of Justice. It was added to the

New South Wales State Heritage Register The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...

on 2 April 1999.

History

The Nyngan Court House was designed by the Government Architect Walter Libery Vernon in 1902.

Description

The Nyngan Court House is an attractive public building. Designed in the

Federation Arts and Crafts Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915. The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Au ...

style using the established Court House plan layout, the building incorporates wide overhanging

eaves The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural styl ...

and surrounding

veranda A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

hs to suit the hot and dry outback climate. The central double-height

court room A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordanc ...

and adjoining wings have hipped roofs and surrounding verendahs supported on

columns A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...

with half-height brick

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. An enclosed central entrance has a raised

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and multipanelled glazing. The Nyngan Court House is constructed in face brick with rendered brick details. The hipped roofs are clad in

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. Other accommodation includes general office, library, two jury rooms, judge/magistrates chambers, Crown prosecutors room, legal room, and witness room.

Heritage listing

As at 27 May 2016, the Nyngan Court House was an attractive Federation Free Style civic building which makes a considerable contribution to the heritage fabric of the town. The building has a lengthy association with the provision of justice in the district. Nyngan Court House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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*{{cite web, url=http://www.localcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/contact_us/court_locations/courts_n.aspx, title=Local Courts: N, work=NSW Department of Justice, publisher=Government of New South Wales, date=2018 New South Wales State Heritage Register Nyngan, New South Wales Courthouses in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Walter Liberty Vernon buildings