CITY OF NEDLANDS MUNICIPAL INVENTORY 2012 CITY OF NEDLANDS Nedands Park Hotel, c.1915. (LISWA online image: BA1011/1378) 11041.3080.CoN.GP FEBRUARY 2014 FINAL DRAFT Rev. A City of Nedlands Municipal Inventory 2012 Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 What is a Local Government Inventory? 1 Why do we have one? 1 What is heritage? 1 Aboriginal heritage 1 Heritage listings 1 How do we look after our heritage? 2 What are management categories? 2 What is the Thematic Framework and Historical Overview? 2 What are the Place Record Forms? 3 Acknowledgements 3 2.0 Methodology 5 The brief 5 Study area 5 Review strategy 5 Consultation strategy 7 Review of existing places 7 Assessment of newly nominated places 8 Approach to Flats 8 Approach to Character Areas 8 3.0 History of the City of Nedlands 9 Chronology of the Nedlands district 9 Aboriginal history of the Nedlands area 15 Thematic history of European settlement 15 4.0 Outcomes and Recommendations 37 Review of places 37 Places to be removed from the Municipal inventory 37 Places not to be included in the 2012 Municipal Inventory 37 Nomination of places for inclusion on the State Register of Heritage Places 41 Recommendations 42 5.0 Recommended Municipal Inventory 45 How do you find a place in this Inventory? 45 Management categories 45 Street name index 47 Place Record Forms 53 6.0 Recommended Additional Inventories 363 What are the additional inventories? 363 Inventory of Character Areas 364 FINAL DRAFT Rev. A - February 2014 Palassis Architects i City of Nedlands Municipal Inventory 2012 Contents Place Record Forms for Character Areas 365 Inventory of Historic Sites (and Moveable Cultural Heritage) 400 Post 1952 architecture 401 Flats 402 Trees 403 7.0 Additional Indices 404 Appendices A Indigenous sites of significance B Current heritage lList C Criteria for the Assessment of Local Heritage Places and Areas, State Heritage Office D Basic Principles for Local Government Inventories, State Heritage Office E Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter List of Figures Fig. 1 Aerial photograph of metropolitan area 6 Fig. 2 Mason family at Masons Gardens, c.1900s 16 Fig. 3 James Gallop II and family, undated 17 Fig. 4 Old convict depot at Point Resolution, undated 18 Fig. 5 Dalkeith Estate subdivision, Peet & Co. 1908 21 Fig. 6 Broadway with tram, c.1910 22 Fig. 7 Sutton’s Nedlands Park Hotel 23 Fig. 8 Broadway shops near The Avenue 23 Fig. 9 Group sitting in the Hot Pool, Christmas 1924 24 Fig. 10 Forsyth family at the Arcadian Tearooms, 1914 24 Fig. 11 Opening of Nedlands Road Board Building, 1937 25 Fig. 12 Stirling Highway looking west, 1936 26 Fig. 13 Wilfred Priestner’s Workshop, 1892 27 Fig. 14 Melvista Park, 1937 28 Fig. 15 Opening of Nedlands Tennis Club, 1938 28 Fig. 16 Presentation certificate 30 Fig. 17 Melvista Lodge on opening day, 1975 33 Fig. 18 Tom Collins House in Servetus Street 33 Fig. 19 Kite Festival on Nedlands Foreshore 36 Palassis Architects FINAL DRAFT REV. A - February 2014 ii City of Nedlands Municipal Inventory 2012 Introduction 1.0 Introduction What is a Municipal Inventory? A Local Government Inventory, also known as a Municipal Inventory, is a survey of heritage places in a local government area. Heritage Inventories can assist local governments to determine local conservation policies and provide information about local heritage that may be required under a local Town Planning Scheme. Why do we have one? The Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 requires all local government authorities in Western Australia to compile, and periodically update and review, their Municipal Inventory. The relevant Section (45) of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 states that: 1) A local government shall compile and maintain an inventory of buildings within its district which in its opinion are, or may become, of cultural heritage significance. 2) The inventory required by Subsection (1) shall be compiled no later than 4 years from the commencement of this Act and shall be (a) updated annually; and (b) reviewed every 4 years after compilation. 3) A local government shall provide the [Heritage] Council with a copy of the Inventory compiled pursuant to this section. 4) A local government shall ensure that the inventory required by this section is compiled with proper public consultation. The City of Nedlands responded positively to the Act, and by 1999 had compiled the City of Nedlands Municipal Inventory, which they adopted in 2001. The Inventory was prepared by O’Brien Planning Consultants, in conjunction with the City of Nedlands, and a Community Heritage Working Group. In 2008 an internal review of the Municipal Inventory was carried out by the City’s Heritage Officer, but the review was not adopted by Council, with proposed additional places being added to the Inventory’s Review List only. In 2011, in accordance with the Act, the City of Nedlands appointed heritage consultants Palassis Architects and Dr Robyn Taylor, historian, to work with the City to review and update the Inventory. What is Heritage? The nature of heritage often confuses people, as the word ‘heritage’ has a number of meanings. In the context of the Municipal Inventory heritage can be defined as: Aspects of our past that we value - a site which has played an important part in our history, and buildings or places which are special because of their aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance – things which we would like future generations to enjoy. Aboriginal Heritage The Municipal Inventory process focuses on events and developments in Western Australian history since the arrival of European settlers. Whilst this study does provide an overview of the culture and way of life of the original inhabitants of what is now the City of Nedlands, it does not attempt to record the legacy of Aboriginal occupation prior to the European settlement of the City. The oversight of the Department of Indigenous Affairs and the application of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 ensures that significant aspects of Aboriginal history and culture, relating to the period before European settlement, are recorded and preserved. The MI Review does not include indigenous heritage sites as these are administered under separate legislation and require both specialist archaeological and anthropological skills and cultural sensitivity which may preclude the disclosure of information to the public. A list of places of Indigenous cultural significance is included as Appendix A. Heritage Listings In Australia, places of cultural significance are recognised by entry into lists or registers kept by government and community organisations concerned with the responsible management of this country’s cultural heritage. Lists are maintained by Commonwealth, State and Local Government Authorities, in addition to private organisations FINAL DRAFT Rev. A - February 2014 Palassis Architects 1 City of Nedlands Municipal Inventory 2012 Introduction who have specific interests. These organisations include the National Trust, Art Deco Society, and other specialist organisations. All listings are noted in the Place Record Forms. How do we look after our heritage? The Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 does not give any further guidance to Local Government Authorities as to the management of heritage places. However the State Heritage Office and the esternW Australian Municipal Association jointly published a Heritage Manual for Local Government in 1998. Local Governments are responsible for reviewing their town planning schemes and formulating their own policies to ensure that their valuable heritage assets are conserved for future generations. The City of Nedlands has a provision within its Town Planning Scheme No. 2, at clause 5.9, which requires that places listed on the Heritage List attached to the Town Planning Scheme (Appendix B) should be conserved and preserved, and that written consent of the Council be obtained before developing these places. Only places on the Heritage List are protected by the Town Planning Scheme, although development applications for places on the Municipal Inventory are subjected to further planning scrutiny relevant to their assigned Management Category. Entry of a property into this Municipal Inventory is recognition of the property’s heritage significance to the community, although it provides no statutory protection. There is also a requirement for the Inventory to be forwarded to the State Heritage Office for public information. What are Management Categories? Management categories recognise the varying degrees of importance and intactness of heritage places. For example, some places are more important to the community than others. Some buildings have been lost over time and only the site remains. Management categories reflect, therefore, the diversity of heritage places. As such, they provide guidance to the City as to the importance of the place and make recommendations for the level of care that should be taken of the place. The current task of reviewing the Inventory includes assigning management categories to the identified heritage places within the City of Nedlands, in accordance with the State Heritage Office’s ‘Criteria for the Assessment of Local Heritage Places and Areas’. The management categories assigned in this Inventory are recommendations only. Category A Worthy of the highest level of protection through provisions of the City of Nedlands’ Town Planning Scheme. Already on the State Register of Heritage Places, or recommended for entry. A Heritage Impact Statement shall be provided before approval is given for any development that will change the external appearance of the building(s)/heritage area. Category B Worthy of a high level of protection. Properties that contribute significantly to the understanding of the history of the area. A Heritage Impact Statement shall be required before approval is granted for development that alters the external appearance of any façade of the building that is visible from the street or from an area used by the public.