Tenterfield School of Arts

Tenterfield School of Arts
LocationManners Street, Tenterfield, Tenterfield Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates29°03′21″S 152°01′08″E / 29.0558°S 152.0190°E / -29.0558; 152.0190
Built1869
Architectural style(s)
OwnerNational Trust of Australia (NSW)
Official nameTenterfield School of Arts; Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated1 March 2002
Reference no.1506
TypeSchool of Arts
CategoryCommunity Facilities
BuildersMr Merrell
Tenterfield School of Arts is located in New South Wales
Tenterfield School of Arts
Location of Tenterfield School of Arts in New South Wales

The Tenterfield School of Arts is a heritage-listed former school of arts and now museum, theatre, cinema, community centre and library located at Manners Street, Tenterfield in the Tenterfield Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1869 by Mr Merrell. It is also known as Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts. The property is owned by the National Trust of Australia, New South Wales branch. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 March 2002.[1]

The site is notable as the place where Sir Henry Parkes delivered the Tenterfield Oration, a speech proposing that the six separate British colonies in Australia should unite into a single federation.

  1. ^ "Tenterfield School of Arts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01506. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.