The Mount Helena Vet has not just been a vet over the years. The building was originally built for the Greenmount Road Board (now Shire of Mundaring), it later became a store, then a private residency, now its home to the vet.
History of building....
The practice premises has a very interesting history. The practice premises is an historic building. It is over one hundred years old and was the site of the first Mundaring Shire council meetings.
In fact, it is the oldest brick building in Mt Helena. The current waiting and reception area was originally built as a two room office. In 1906, following a referendum of shire ratepayers, it was decided that the Greenmount Road Board office should be constructed in Lion Mill (Mt Helena). The foundation stone was laid on Friday November 30 1906 and construction took just one month. The board held their first meeting there on January 8 1907.
The last Road Board meeting in the building was held on June 2 1925. It then was sold and became a butcher shop, general store and private residence. At one time there was a petrol pump at the front. However, the underground tank was inadvertently dug into a spring. When the tank floated and popped out of the ground it was turned into a well. The property was the home of well known local resident Ernie Buckland until he passed away in 1995. In 1997 the veterinary clinic was established.
Thank you to the Shire of Mundaring and Mount Helena Vet for the great photos!
Information courtesy of Mount Helena Vet
Photo 1. The first Greenmount Road Board office under construction at Lion Mill (Mount Helena), 1906 Courtesy of the Shire of Mundaring
Photo 2. Ernie's Blucklands House, 1995 Courtesy of the Shire of Mundaring
Photo 3. Mount Helena Veterinary Clinic, 2018 Courtesy of Mount Helena Vet
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