Northam Attractions 
Northam is an old settlement in the fertile Avon valley, situated at the junction of the Avon and Mortlock. Founded in 1833, it developed slowly until gold was found to the east of the town and it was linked with the railroad system.
Northam is now a regional center, though the population is tending to decline. On the outskirts of the town is an army training camp.
Northam has a number of interesting old buildings: Byfield House (1902-4; 30 Gordon Street), a brick and stucco building with a tower, now occupied by an art gallery and restaurant; the Avon Valley Arts Centre, in an old girls' school (1878); the old post office (1892; corner of Hawes and Wellington Streets); the Courthouse (1896); the Italian-style Town Hall (1897-8); the Avon Bridge Hotel (1859); and the Grand Hotel (1904).
The old railroad station (c 1886) on Millington Street, now houses a museum. The oldest building in Northam is Morby Cottage (1836) in York Road, a typical colonial-style settler's house.
In Irishtown, a few kilometers north of Northam, is the Buckland Homestead, a two-story house of 1874 with beautiful gardens.
Northam is now a regional center, though the population is tending to decline. On the outskirts of the town is an army training camp.
Northam has a number of interesting old buildings: Byfield House (1902-4; 30 Gordon Street), a brick and stucco building with a tower, now occupied by an art gallery and restaurant; the Avon Valley Arts Centre, in an old girls' school (1878); the old post office (1892; corner of Hawes and Wellington Streets); the Courthouse (1896); the Italian-style Town Hall (1897-8); the Avon Bridge Hotel (1859); and the Grand Hotel (1904).
The old railroad station (c 1886) on Millington Street, now houses a museum. The oldest building in Northam is Morby Cottage (1836) in York Road, a typical colonial-style settler's house.
In Irishtown, a few kilometers north of Northam, is the Buckland Homestead, a two-story house of 1874 with beautiful gardens.
