Northampton Historical Society Inc.
Chiverton House is a community museum; its collection reflects changing lifestyles influenced by mining (1848-1950). The building, histories and collections relating to Capt Samuel Mitchell and his family provide a link to the convicts and Lynton Hiring Station (1853-56), the railway (1879-1957), pastoral and farming development (1850 onwards) and the local effects of events such as depressions and wars.
Address:
80 Hampton Road, Northampton, WA
Tel:
0899341215
Hours:
10am-12noon, 2pm-4pm, Thursday to Monday
Admission:
Adults $2.20, Students U16 50c
Facilities:
Free information brochures, local history publications for sale
Collection:
4,000 objects include house (as operating home) objects, farm machinery (some restored) 1,000 photos include local families, identities, property homes and events.
Subject:
- Botanic Gardens/Herbarium
- Historic Site
- Historical Society
- House Museum
- Social History Museum
- Photographs
- Furniture
- Domestic Items
- Historic Buildings
- Local History
- Prisons or Convicts
- Religion
- Social History
- Clocks
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Mines and Mining
- Motor Vehicles
- Railways or Tramways
- Tools
- Plants
- Music