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The school was on the second floor from 1856 to 1911,
and the Pitcairners' courtroom (built in 1896) was on the ground floor. The board and batten ceilings are
from this time. In 1926, buildings in this compound were extensively renovated for the administration of
Norfolk Island. The disused upper floor was renovated as offices in 1946. The courtroom joinery was
removed after 1974 and is in the museum.

Section 3: The Place

Authorised Version F2016L01891 registered 09/12/2016

Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

The Former Commissariat Store

The building is largely intact with stone walls, timber internal floors, roof structure and the impressive front
stair. On the parapet is a dedication to Major Anderson. Sheds along the north and west walls have been
removed but their rooflines are evident in the compound wall. When the building was converted into an
Anglican Church in 1874, the first floor was removed to create a double height space and a stained glass
window was added. The museum's archaeological collection is now in the ground floor and the upper floor
is unused.

Officers' Quarters, Quality Row

In 1832-1847, 11 residences were built and now form an impressive streetscape. They are set back from
the road, sitting on a high plinth with verandahs. They have masonry walls, timber verandah columns and
roof structure, and originally had timber shingled roofs. Each has a central hall with two rooms on each
side, a rear service courtyard, a well, a separate kitchen block and servants quarters, and one has
stables. Four larger first-class quarters were built (D1, D7, D9 and D11), six second-class quarters and
one duplex (D2/3). There are timber entry gates in stone front walls that enclose a front presentation
garden, rear garden (utility and productive) and side and courtyard gardens (utility, productive or
presentation).

The houses were allocated to Pitcairn families by a lottery. Their board and batten additions have been
removed but introduced tropical plants and fruits survive at Nos 6, 9 and 10, as well as hedges of tecoma,
hibiscus and red leaf. In the past, Nos 1, 5 and 8 Quality Row were destroyed by fire, while Nos 3, 4, and
9 have been damaged by fire at various times, and other houses have deteriorated. Nos 2, 3 and 4, which
have also been burnt, are conserved as ruins. No. 11 is offices, No. 10 is a house museum, No. 9 a
research centre and No. 1 the golf clubhouse. The others are residences. In the early and mid-twentieth
century, tourist accommodation—Dewville and the later Paradise Hotel—were built east of the houses but
later demolished. The site is now a picnic area. The ruin of a police hut survives