HERITAGE ASSESSMENT OF 108-122 and 109-135 HEYTESBURY ROAD SUBIACO
Prepared by Annette Green, Greenward Consulting
For the City of Subiaco
21 April 2015
Disclaimer This Heritage Assessment has been prepared from information gathered in the course of the document’s production by Annette Green (physical description and selected historical research, referencing online historical newspapers, Post Office Directories, Electoral Rolls and family histories) and Sofia Boranga, Coordinator Subiaco Heritage, City of Subiaco (provision of historical land titles and historical research, referencing historical Rates Books and Post Office Directories). It should be noted that the readily accessible on-line sources relating to occupancy of the properties ceases in c.1949 and that the primary focus has been on the first half of the twentieth century. The author has exercised due care to avoid errors in the information contained in the report, but does not warrant that it is error or omission free. No person or organization should use or rely solely on this document for detailed advice, or as the basis for formulating decisions or actions, without considering, and if necessary obtaining, relevant advice from other sources. In particular it should be noted that the physical descriptions have been based on streetscape inspections only and that comprehensive historical research has not been undertaken for individual places or associated people. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study or research, as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act, no part of the information in this document may be stored in a retrieval system, reproduced, or transmitted in any form without express permission of the City of Subiaco.
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 Background ...... 1 Related Places ...... 1 Study Area ...... 2 2. ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 3 Levels of Contribution ...... 3 Statement of Significance ...... 3 Integrity, Authenticity and Condition ...... 4 Management Recommendations ...... 5 3. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ...... 7 Historical notes ...... 7 Sequence of development ...... 10 Associations - Developers ...... 10 Associations - Builders ...... 11 Associations - Residents ...... 12 Historic Themes ...... 13 References ...... 13 Description of the Study Area ...... 13 Key Features/ Elements ...... 14 Pedestrian views of street trees, verges, footpaths and fences ...... 16 Pedestrian views of building details ...... 17 4. PLACE RECORDS ...... 19 108 Heytesbury, Subiaco ...... 21 110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 26 116 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 31 118 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 35 120 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 38 122 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 42 109 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 46 111 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 51 113 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 55 115 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 59 117 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 63 119 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 67 121 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 71 123 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 75 129 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 79 135 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco ...... 84
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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT OF 108-122 and 109-135 HEYTESBURY ROAD, SUBIACO
1. INTRODUCTION
Background In February 2015, the City of Subiaco commissioned Annette Green, Greenward Consulting, to undertake a heritage assessment of 108-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco, as part of a community heritage survey. The purpose of this assessment was to determine whether or not these places form a streetscape (or part of a collection of streetscapes) that is eligible for listing as a Conservation Area under the Town Planning Scheme. As part of this process, a place record was prepared for each individual property, including a brief outline of its initial development and early history, plus a concise description of the place, as viewed from the street. Background historical information (including a summary of early Rate Books entries and copies of early land titles) was provided by Sofia Boranga, Coordinator Subiaco Heritage, City of Subiaco. This was supplemented by on-line research undertaken by Annette Green, which primarily referenced historical newspapers, Post Office Directories, Electoral Rolls, and family trees. This readily available historical information generally relates to the period up to the mid-twentieth century and this defined the typical cut-off date for the research (other than reference to historical aerial photographs dating from 1948 to the present). The documentary and physical information was then analysed as part of a professional assessment of the level of contribution that each place makes to the heritage values of the surrounding streetscape (broadly considering aesthetic, historic, social and research values, within the context of the City of Subiaco). The place records were then reviewed in order to assess the streetscape and heritage values of the study area. This assessment forms part of an ongoing process to assist development and planning within the City of Subiaco. Related Places The study area forms a continuation of nearby residential areas that have been previously considered in the: Assessment of the Rawson Street Heritage Area (prepared by Hocking Heritage Studio for the City of Subiaco, June 2013) Heritage Assessment of 2-26 Campbell Street, 2-22 Union Street, 135-165 Hamersley Road & 70-104 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, July 2014) Heritage Assessment of Peet and Bastow’s Redfern Street Subdivision, 1-12 Redfern Street, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, January 2015) It also forms a continuation of, and partly overlaps, the area considered in the: Heritage Assessment of James Chesters’ Union Street Subdivision – 2-22 Union Street, 5-21 Union Street, 159-177 Hamersley Road & 98-110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, December 2014) Note: Rawson Street was declared a Conservation Area in December 2013.
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Study Area This Community Heritage Survey has considered the area defined by 108-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco.
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2. ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Levels of Contribution
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Statement of Aesthetic Value Significance The houses along this section of Heytesbury Road were constructed in the period c.1899 to 1918. The development undertaken during this period used a cohesive palette of materials and styles, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing streetscape. The study area is dominated by representative, suburban examples of Federation Queen Anne houses. These collectively illustrate a gradual evolution in the architectural detailing of this type of place between 1899 and 1918. The former corner shop (135 Heytesbury Road, constructed in 1922) is typical of a small general store of the early twentieth century and retains its traditional shopfront windows and corner entry, although it has been adapted as a residence. Its traditional aesthetic qualities within the streetscape have been diminished by the removal of the corner verandah.
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The development at the north-west corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads (98 Hensman Road) lies outside of the Study Area, but the weatherboard side façade provides complementary streetscape element.
Historic Value The residential subdivision of this area, which extends across parts of Perth Suburban Lots 255, 256, 274 & 275, represents the early development activities of Sydney and Melbourne based real estate agents and property developers: the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney; James Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne (later Perth); and James Chesters, of Melbourne (later Perth). In this context it helps to illustrate the status of Western Australia as a place of opportunity during the gold rush era of the late nineteenth century – attracting significant interest and investment from the eastern states. The historical evidence confirms that the first house to be built within the Study Area was #116, which was erected as the home of Austin Bastow, architect, on part of his own subdivision in 1899. Further research has confirmed that this was one of the first four houses built along the whole length of Heytesbury Road, and is only one of these four still remaining. Autin Bastow’s brick villa was an early example of the ‘better class of building’ that represented the rapid transition of Subiaco from a place of tents and modest timber houses to a developing suburb in the period around 1899- 1905. The number of houses listed for Heytesbury Road in the Post Office Directories increased from 4 in 1901 to 63 in 1907, of which 10 were located between Union Street and Hensman Road. These were all brick houses of a standard suitable for the families of skilled tradesmen, business owners and professional men, and illustrated the establishment of the higher parts of Subiaco as a desirable place of residence. These houses also help to represent the initial wave of development that followed the extension of the Perth Electric Tramways Company's line along Rokeby Road to Kings Park (from c.1899/1900). The corner store, built at 135 Heytesbury Road in 1922, illustrates the provision of services for the community at a time when the local general store stocked a small amount of most of the day-to-day household requirements. In this case the store complemented the butcher’s shop that was operating at the same time on the nearby corner of Hensman Road and Redfern Street (80 Hensman Road). Representativeness The study area includes a good representative collection of the early twentieth century villas that were developed to a standard suitable for the families of professional and business men, in close proximity to the civic centre, business centre, school and tramway. Integrity, Integrity Authenticity and The overall integrity of the place as a collection of early twentieth century houses Condition (dating from the period c.1899 to 1918) is high, with the exception of 118 Heytesbury Road, which was replaced in c.1980.
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The integrity of 135 Heytesbury Road as an inter-war corner shop has been diminished by its adaptation and extension as a private residence, but its original use can still be readily understood from the surviving physical evidence. Authenticity All of the early twentieth century houses have undergone some degree of adaptation and/or extension to meet modern living standards. Typical changes include rear extensions, new fencing, modification of the front yards to accommodate cars and re-roofing. However, the original houses (as viewed from the street) have, overall, retained a medium to high level of authenticity. Note: the exceptions to this are 108 Heytesbury Road, where the major alterations and additions undertaken since the 1980s have largely obscured the original design and detailing; and 118 Heytesbury Road, where the original house was was replaced in c.1980. Condition Based on a streetscape survey, the buildings in the study area appear to be generally well maintained and in good condition. Within the public realm, the verges are also generally well maintained. Management Based on the assessment of significance, above, it is recommended that the study Recommendations area, comprising 108-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Road, warrants identification as a conservation area under the City of Subiaco Town Planning Scheme. 122 Heytesbury Road has been previously entered in the Heritage List under the Town Planning Scheme for its particular historic and aesthetic values. If the street is identified as a conservation area, individual listing of the other houses would not be required to achieve the heritage outcomes relevant to this streetscape. Based on its aesthetic values (and the period of development) 108-122 and 109- 135 Heytesbury Road form an extension of the nearby areas that were recommended for listing as conservation areas in the: Assessment of the Rawson Street Heritage Area (prepared by Hocking Heritage Studio for the City of Subiaco, June 2013) Heritage Assessment of 2-26 Campbell Street, 2-22 Union Street, 135-165 Hamersley Road & 70-104 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, July 2014) Heritage Assessment of James Chesters’ Union Street Subdivision – 2-22 Union Street, 5-21 Union Street, 159-177 Hamersley Road & 98-110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, December 2014) Heritage Assessment of Peet and Bastow’s Redfern Street Subdivision, 1-12 Redfern Street, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, January 2015)
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3. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Historical notes 1 During the early years of settlement most of the Subiaco area formed part of the Perth Commonage. In 1879 land was set aside for the Fremantle to Guildford Railway and this line was officially opened in March 1881. Two years later the Western Australian government announced it would survey a section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would be made available for private sale. The land in question incorporated the majority of Subiaco and part of Shenton Park (originally West Subiaco) and was laid out as 5 acre lots on a grid pattern - designated as Perth Suburban Lots (PSL). The Subiaco Municipal Council was created in 1895; Metropolitan Water Works Board services were extended to Subiaco in 1898/1899; and the Perth Electric Tramways Company's line was built through to the corner of Rokeby and Broome (Hay) Roads in 1899 and up Rokeby Road to Kings Park by January 1900. Loans made available through the granting of municipal status also allowed the funding of road construction and the laying of footpaths, which by 1903 comprised about 20 kilometres. From that time, improvements like street trees and parks also occurred under the influence of Alexander Rankin, who was the first Town Clerk and Engineer for the Subiaco Council. Development was well underway by 1905 and much of the available land in the inner areas had been developed by the late-1920s, with Subiaco evolving as a suburb with a diverse residential character: The district originally was mainly a working man's suburb, but the advantage it held out to the city worker precluded its ever being a one-class town, and it was invaded by business and professional men, civil servants, and others, who desired to be in close proximity to their daily work. (The West Australian, 4 August 1928, p 7) The area considered in this report formed part of Perth Suburban Lots 255, 256, 274 & 275, as outlined below: PSL 255 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. Two years later it was transferred to James Chesters of 155 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, estate agent, and by the beginning of 1894 Chesters had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 899, with 42 lots laid out around Queen Street (soon renamed Union Street). Lots 18 to 21 of this subdivision were subsequently developed as 108 and 110 Heytesbury Road. PSL 256 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. No development was undertaken at that time and in June 1896 the whole of the property was transferred to James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. By
1 This section of the report has been based on: Land title research for the study area (City of Subiaco); Review of the Western Australian Post Office Directories and Electoral Rolls of the period (www.slaw.wa.gov.au and ancestry.com.au); Advertisements in contemporary newspapers (http://trove.nla.gov.au); together with information from Bizzaca, K., City of Subiaco Thematic History and Framework (City of Subiaco, February 2014); and Taylor, John J., ‘Austin Bastow (1867-1942)', Western Australian Architect Biographies (http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=13453, accessed 9 December 2014).
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September of that year, Peet and Bastow had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 938, with 42 residential allotments laid out along parts of Hensman Road, Hamersley Road, Beryl (later Redfern) Street and Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 to 42 of this subdivision were later laid out as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road. PSL 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a 1-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads, designated as Lot 1. This was sold to James Chesters in March 1904, and one residential lot (115 Heytesbury Road) had been subdivided off and sold by January 1906. Interestingly, on the ward map in the Subiaco Rate Books of this period (pre 1908), the remaining portion of the large corner lot was marked as 'Roman Catholic Church'. However, Church development did not proceed and by 1913 the residential lots that form 117-135 Heytesbury Road had been created under Deposited Plan 3758. PSL 275 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. By August 1891 the company had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 374, with 30 lots laid out around Union Street. Lots 1 to 3 of this subdivision (which were subsequently developed as 109 and 113 Heytesbury Road) were sold to John Lowe of Toowoomba, Queensland, in June 1892. They were finally sold as separate lots by the next owner, Florence Edgcumbe of Perth, in the period 1899 to 1905. The first site to be developed was 116 Heytesbury Road, where a house was built in c.1899 for Austin Bastow, an architect and former partner in the firm of James Peet and Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. This was a period of transition for Subiaco, as outlined in the following article in The West Australian in March 1903: Any one visiting Subiaco for the first time would doubtless consider it a town which had grown somewhat gradually, but in 1897 the buildings were little better than hessian "shanties", two or three wooden cottages housed the more affluent, while the man who would venture to put bricks in the sand became an object of curiosity. In the following year (1898) the population fell off. Times were bad, some of the better class houses were to let, while the poorer ones were abandoned, and people were in doubt as to whether it was better to stay here or return to the Eastern colonies. However, as the months passed on it was noticeable that the buildings were increasing, that people were building places for living in, not for renting, and that a better type of structure was being raised. In April 1898, the Council started issuing building permits and the hessian had to go. There was some outcry, but the Council was firm. Twenty-five building permits were issued in this year, the houses were mainly of wood and the lot valued at £6,000. In the following year a better class of building was in favour again, and 25 houses, valued at £7,000, were put up.2 Autin Bastow’s brick villa was one of these early examples of a ‘better class of building’ and was also part of the early development of the higher land away from the railway line and existing tramline. Listings under the entry of ‘Heytesbury Road’ were first included in the Post Office Directories in 1901, and at that time there were only 4 houses along the whole length of the street (from Thomas Street to the railway). A review of later listings
2 The West Australian 2 March 1903 p 3
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has confirmed that these were #s 42 (W Finagoe) (since demolished), 61 (Francis Day Lockwood, civil servant) (since demolished), 63 (Caleb William Whately, bricklayer/builder) (since demolished) and 116 (Austin Bastow, architect). #116 is therefore the oldest house still remaining along Heytesbury Road. In the period 1901-1906 seven more houses were erected in the study area, being 118 (c.1901, since demolished), 111 (c.1904), 109 & 113 (c.1905), and 115, 120 & 122 (c.1906). All of these were well-built brick villas suitable for the families of skilled tradesmen, business owners and professional men. There was then a pause until more residential lots were released on the southern side of the street, which was quickly followed by the construction of brick houses at 117, 119, 121 and 129 Heytesbury Road in 1913-1915. Infill development took place at 110 and 123 in 1918-1919, and this firmly established a good ‘middle- class’ standard for the street. All of these houses were initially built for owner/occupiers, but as the original owners moved away some became rental properties and the occupations of the residents gradually changed to include general tradesmen and labourers. Local residents who were prominent in community and business life are discussed under Associations (below). The final development to take place was the construction of a general store on the small lot on the corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads in 1922. A precursor to the supermarket, corner shops provided the local community with a wide range of essential daily items, from bread and milk to soap and sewing needles. Traditionally, they were not only a place to shop, but also a place to meet and exchange greetings and gossip, either in the shop or under the shade of the verandah that would have originally extended over the footpath along both frontages.
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Sequence of development
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Associations - Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Developers This firm purchased Perth Suburban Lots 255, 256 and 275 in August 1890. Two of these land parcels were later on-sold, but by August 1891 the company had subdivided PSL 275 with 30 residential lots, laid out around Union Street (Deposited Plan 374). This included the area later developed as 109-133 Heytesbury Road. The Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company was a Sydney based firm, which purchased land for development purposes in various locations around Australia. During the 1890s and early 1900s they acquired a number of the 5-acre Perth Suburban Lots in Subiaco and either subdivided them into residential or commercial allotments, or held them as investment properties. By 1891, the firm was advertising building lots in Subiaco for sale to Australia- wide investors, although relatively little building development took place during that decade. Peet & Bastow, real estate agents, of Melbourne, Victoria The firm of Peet & Bastow was responsible for the subdivision of Perth Suburban Lot 256 into 42 residential allotments (Deposited Plan 938). This included the area later developed as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road.
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The real estate agency of Peet & Bastow had been established by James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow in Melbourne in the early 1890s. With the growth promised by the gold discoveries in Western Australia, the firm developed an interest in residential subdivision in Perth and, in around 1892, they began marketing Wanneroo Park (now Bayswater), North Perth and part of northern Dianella). They also expanded into Subiaco and in 1895 Peet moved to Perth and established a real estate business in his own name. A year later, Bastow also moved west, establishing the architectural practice of Bastow and Son, architect (along with other business ventures). James Chesters James Chesters was responsible for the subdivision of Perth Suburban Lot 255 into 42 lots laid out around Queen Street (soon renamed Union Street) (Deposited Plan 889). This included the area later developed as 108 and 110 Heytesbury Road. Chesters also acquired land on the corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads (part Perth Suburban Lot 274). This included the area later developed as 115- 135 Heytesbury Road. James Chesters’ obituary in The Daily News, 27 June 1929, included the following information about his early years and his activities in Western Australia: One who had faith in Western Australia, even before he had seen it, passed away yesterday in the person of Mr. James Chesters. Mr. Chesters was an Englishman, having been born in the Midlands. At an early age he came to Australia, landing at Melbourne, where he followed his trade as a printer. In the early nineties he purchased a large tract of land in Subiaco from Messrs Peet and Bastow, who were in business in Melbourne, at a price between £25 and £30 an acre. Some of this he sold before coming West. In 1894 he paid his first visit to Western Australia, proceeding to the goldfields, where he was only moderately successful. He remained there a year or two, and returned to Melbourne, residing at St. Kilda. In 1905 he again returned to this State, and commenced speculative building on his Subiaco property, which was situated between Heytesbury and Hamersley roads. That portion is now fully built upon, with streets running through it. …. In 1906, when the new central ward was created in Subiaco, he contested the election and was returned, as a councillor …. in November, 1910, he beat Mr. White by 69 votes, and filled the office of Mayor for the next two years. Associations - Records identifying the builders of early twentieth century suburban houses are Builders sparse, but local builders who may have undertaken developments within the study area include: Phillip Henry Vibert, cabinet maker and builder. The readily available information suggests that 118 Heytesbury Road was constructed in c.1901 and occupied by Phillip Vibert and his wife, Florence, by 1902. This house was demolished in c.1980. Peter Marcussen, carpenter The readily available information suggests that 120 Heytesbury Road was built in c.1906, and occupied by Peter and Ann Marcussen until c.1909. Given
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that Peter was a carpenter and two of his sons, Albert and Louis, were carpenter/builders, it seems likely that the house was constructed by members of this family. Francis Robbins, builder It is possible (but not certain) that the corner shop at 135 Heytesbury Road was constructed by local builder, Francis Robbins, in 1922. Associations - The residents of the Study Area in the early to mid twentieth century included Residents small-business owners, professional men (such as company secretaries, company managers, accountants, an architect and a dentist), junior professional men (such as clerks, teachers, salesmen and a cashier), senior employees (such as a manufacturing foreman and WAGR signalman), skilled tradesmen (such as an industrial pattern maker, stationery machinist, piano tuner, painter and carpenter), plus, in latter years, general labourers. A number of single women and widows (with no identified profession) also lived in the area (particularly in rental accommodation). Some of the residents who were relatively prominent in the local community included: Charles Ball, pastoralist/squatter. A north-west pioneer, who held the lease for Muccan Station in the Marble Bar region in partnership with Michael Corbett from the 1890s until 1912. Family residence at 116 Heytesbury Road, c.1907-1911 and 1928-1939. Austin Bastow, partner in the real estate agency of Peet & Bastow of Melbourne in the early to mid 1890s. Practicing architect in Perth, c.1896- 1907. Mayor of Subiaco, 1900-1902 and 1905-1906. Family residence at 116 Heytesbury Road, c.1899-1906. Lionel Tobias Boas, Secretary Karrakatta Cemetery Board. Councillor of Subiaco, including a term as Mayor from 1917-1920. Also closely associated with the Young Australia League from its inception in 1905 (serving in various roles, including General President). Family residence at 111 Heytesbury Road, c.1905-1922. Robert Wallace Burns, master baker, Brown and Burns Bakery, Subiaco, Family residence at 111 Heytesbury Road, c.1925-1931. Henry Daglish, politician and estate agent. Family residence at 122 Heytesbury Road, c.1908-1928. Prior to moving to 122 Heytesbury Road served terms as the Mayor of Subiaco (1903-1904 & 1906-1907) and as the first Labor Premier of Western Australia (1904-1905). After moving to 122 Heytesbury Road Daglish served as an independent and then Liberal member of parliament, and was minister for works in the Frank Wilson ministry in 1910-11. After he was defeated in the 1911 election, Daglish became an estate agent and served as an employers' representative on the State Arbitration Court. Victor De Fue, manager of J.P. De Feu and Co Ltd, spouting and metal fabrication manufacturers of Roe Street, later Railway Parade, Perth. Family residence at 110 Heytesbury Road, c.1920-1949.
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Joseph Osborne Stephenson, company manager, H.A Stephenson & Son, chaff and produce merchants. Family residence at 129 Heytesbury Road, c.1920-1927. John George Schnitzler (later known as John George Thornton), owner and manager of Commonwealth West End Tailors, 843 Hay Street, Perth. Family residence at 108 Heytesbury Road, c.1903-1923. Philip Henry Vibert, builder Family residence at 118 Heytesbury Road, c.1902-1923 (since demolished). Historic Themes Federation & Late Gold Boom Period (1890s – 1910s): Land allocation & subdivision; depression & boom; consolidation; local famous & infamous people. A time of Uncertainty (World War One, Inter-War & World war Two)(1910s- 1940s): Consolidation; depression & boom; local famous & infamous people. References Perth 18-52. Suburb of Subiaco. Plan of Subiaco showing all subdivisions & DP Nos., series 235, cons 3868, item354 Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 86 Certificate of Title Volume 33, Folio 100 Certificate of Title Volume 45, Folio 127 Certificate of Title Volume 111, Folio 178 Certificate of Title Volume 111, Folio 291 Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 Certificate of Title Volume 358 Folio 71 Certificate of Title Volume 383 Folio 145 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015, and www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Western Australian Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Contemporary newspaper articles relating to the professional and public activities of local residents and builders. (trove.nla.gov.au) Who Built Subiaco? An unpublished research project, Annette Green (January 2015) Description of the The study area includes good representative examples of the mixture of early Study Area twentieth century housing that was developed in a ‘desirable’ part of Subiaco, as defined by its close proximity to the civic and business centres and to the tramline to the city. While the street cannot be described as an intact or uniform early twentieth streetscape, the building envelopes, materials, setbacks and the Federation era architectural styles, provide an overall sense of consistency, while the individual designs and detailing add a richness and complexity. Some of the key characteristics of the original housing stock include single storey frontages, tuck- pointed face-brick walls, stepped facades, front verandahs and hipped-gabled
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roofs. A more detailed list of the characteristic features and elements is included below. All of the residential sites were developed in the period 1899 to 1918, while the small site on the south-west corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads was developed with a local shop in c.1922. The original houses date from two primary periods of development, c.1899-1906 (when seven of the existing houses were built) and c.1913-1919 (when six more were built). Despite this separation, the style of the houses did not change greatly and Federation Queen Anne remained the primary influence. Of the sixteen properties within the Study Area, eight have been assessed as making a considerable contribution to its heritage character, while six have been assessed as making some contribution (the latter having undergone alterations such as changes to the original finishes and/or additions which have impacted to some degree on the streetscape character of each place). Only two houses have been assessed as making little contribution to the heritage values of the street. Of these, #108 was extensively rebuilt and extended in 2011, while #118 was fully replaced in c.1980. More detailed descriptions and photographs of each house have been included in Section 4 (Place Records). Key Features/ Regular plantings of street trees – including mature Eucalypts, peppermint Elements trees, (Agonis flexuosa), and bottlebrush (Callistemon). Note: the overlay of various planting regimes means that the street trees create a pleasant green avenue, but lack an overall sense of unity (relating to both age and species). Wide grassed verges; Open streetscape with typically low or open front fences – with the exception of #115, which has a high masonry wall to the front boundary; Well-maintained front gardens; Varied block widths of approximately 10.5 to 21.5m; Generally consistent front setbacks of approximately 5.2 to 6.7m along the southern side of the street – with the exception of 135 Heytesbury Road, where the shop had a zero setback around the corner frontage. General setbacks of between about 4 to 5m along the northern side of the street, with the exception of Nos 110 and 122 which have larger setbacks of approximately 6.8 and 8.7m respectively. Zero streetscape setback to the Heytesbury Road (side) facade of the house at 98 Hensman Road (which addresses Hensman Road and falls outside of the study area); Typically narrow side setbacks with the exception of 129 Heytesbury Road, which has a spacious side garden; Single storey houses (with some modern second storey additions); Note: In c.1980 a two-storey dwelling replaced the original house at #108. Predominance of Federation Queen Anne styles and detailing; Predominantly asymmetrical facades; Gable-hipped roof forms with tall chimneys;
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Terracotta tile or corrugated metal roof cladding; Prominent street-facing gables with varied detailing, including timber battens, roughcast rendering, pressed metal panels, stucco decoration, timber screens and fretwork; A breakdown of the apparent bulk of the main façades through the varied use of design elements such as projecting wings, faceted window bays, shallow rectangular window bays and return or straight verandahs; A traditional use of red face brick for the main facades, generally with restrained rendered detailing including tuck-pointing to the main façade(s) and contrasting rendered finishes to gable ends, string courses, window sills and/or selected panels; Note: the authenticity of #s 113, 115, 116, 119 & 120 has been diminished by the rendering or painting of the original brick façades. Raked, bull-nosed or hipped verandahs to the main façade; Varied timber detailing to verandahs; Vertical window proportions (typically double hung or triple casement windows); Leadlight detailing to the main windows, sidelights and highlights; Use of French doors or full-height double hung windows (some with half- height sidelights) as secondary openings onto the verandahs. Panelled entry doors with moulded timber architraves, located under the front verandah or facing the side boundary under a return verandah.
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Pedestrian views of street trees, verges, footpaths and fences
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Pedestrian views of building details
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4. PLACE RECORDS
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Address 108 Heytesbury, Subiaco Lots 20 & 21 Other Names: Tooradin (house name used when John and Isabella Schnitzler’s youngest son was born in 1905 and when their oldest son died in 1908) Photograph
Construction c.1902 Architectural This place no longer represents a particular date Style architectural style Contributory Little contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The major alterations and additions undertaken since the 1980s have largely obscured the original design and detailing of this house.
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Only the doors and windows to the front façade and the verandah detailing still reflect/interpret the detailing of a traditional early twentieth century house. Historical Perth Suburban Lot 255 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Notes and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. Two years later it was transferred to Associations James Chesters of 155 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, estate agent. By 1894 Chesters had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 899, with 42 lots laid out around Queen Street (soon renamed Union Street). Lots 20 & 21, with frontages to Heytesbury Road, were transferred from James Chesters to John George Schnitzler on 16 July 1901. John Schnitzler had married Isabella Broadbent in Victoria in 1888 and they moved to Western Australia in c.1900, with their three children, Norman (born 1899), Frank (1891) and Mary (1894). A fourth child, John William, was born in 1905. The 1902 Post Office Directory gave J. G. Schnitzler’s address as Irvine Street, Subiaco, but by 1903 the family had moved into their new house at 108 Heytesbury Road (which was one of the first two houses constructed in Chesters’ subdivision, together with 104 Heytesbury Road, since demolished). Schnitzler established the Commonwealth Trading Company in c.1904 and in 1910 it was announced: Some six years back the Commonwealth Trading Company set up business in Perth, and yearly their turn over has increased. Last year's business improved to that extent that eventually larger premises had to be secured. With the new address, the management decided to alter the name of the firm, which will in future be known as the Commonwealth West End Tailors. The new premises are situated at 843 Hay-street (three doors west of His Majesty's Theatre). At the beginning of 1917 the Schnitzler family changed their surname by deed poll to Thornton - probably in response to community feelings about Germanic names. The notice of this change of name stressed that Schnitzler was: a natural born British subject, having been born at Inglewood, in the State of Victoria. Isabella Thornton died in March 1919 and John Thornton had remarried and moved to Nedlands by 1924. He continued to manage Commonwealth West End Tailors until his death in 1940. The next owners were John Tyson Jones and his wife Bridget. In the late 19th century, Bridget Coleman (a widow with 6 children) was the owner of the Federal Hotel, Collie. By the early 20th century John Jones (a widower with at least one child) had taken over as the licensee, and it was about this time that the couple married. In c.1924 they retired to Subiaco, sharing 108 Heytesbury Road at various times with members of the blended family, including one of Bridget’s daughters, Nora Josephine Coleman, and John’s son, John Neville Jones. In the mid 1930s Bridget moved to West Subiaco to live with her son, Edward Coleman, while John moved to Wembley to live with his son, John, jnr. The next occupant was a Martha Euphemia Jones (wife of Charles Edwin Jones, prospector), but it is not known if the two Jones families were related. The next longer term occupants were John Joseph Hamilton (a retired machinist) and his wife, Cecelia, who were listed at this address from 1942 until the mid-1950s. Historical aerial photographs indicate that a former tiled roof was replaced in corrugated metal sheeting in the period 1985-1995. The roof structure was fully removed and reconfigured as part of major alterations/extensions undertaken in 2008.
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Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1954 included: 1903-1923 John George Schnitzler (aka John George Thornton), commercial traveller, later Manager of Commonwealth West End Tailors, and his wife, Isabella Schnitzler (until her death in 1919) 1924-1935 John Tyson Jones, retired, and his wife, Bridget Jones 1936-1939 Mrs Martha Euphemia Jones, wife of Charles Edwin Jones, prospector 1940-1941 Mrs Alice Gough 1942-c.1954 John Joseph Hamilton, retired machinist, and his wife, Cecelia Marion Hamilton
Physical Historical aerial photographs suggest that 108 Heytesbury Road was designed with a Description simple symmetrical façade, a ‘U’ shaped hipped roof and a verandah extending across (based on the Heytesbury Road frontage. The symmetrical form of the main façade has been external retained, but the roofline has been raised and reconfigured to accommodate a second inspection floor, with prominent gable dormers facing west, south and east. The external walls only) are fully rendered and the modern verandah returns along the western side of the house. This verandah has traditional detailing with a curved battened valance and chamfered posts. The main façade has an early twentieth century style central entrance door, flanked by sidelights and highlights (all with stained glass detailing). To either side of the entrance there is a pair of traditional, full-height double hung windows with moulded timber kick panels. The house is set back approximately 4.5m from the front boundary, which is defined by a low timber picket fence with capped posts and scalloped panels. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in very good condition. References Heritage Assessment of James Chesters’ Union Street Subdivision – 2-22 Union Street, 5-21 Union Street, 159-177 Hamersley Road & 98-110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, December 2014) Citing: Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 85 (copy provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) City of Subiaco Rate Books, 1903, 1916/17 and 1929/30 (information provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) Western Australian Post Office Directories (information provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014, with additional research by Greenward Consulting) (www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/wa_resources/post_office_directories) Sewerage Plan, Sheet 193, MWSS & DD, SROWA, drawn 1923, Revised 1941 & 1955 (copy provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) Electoral Rolls (selected years at ancestry.com.au) Family trees for John George Schnitzler (ancestry.com.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Map Viewer (www.landgate.wa.gov.au/bmvf/app/mapviewer/) The Daily News 22 April 1910 p 3 (trove.nla.gov.au) The West Australian 3 February 1917 p 1 (trove.nla.gov.au) The West Australian 11 May 1940 p 20 (trove.nla.gov.au)
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Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 108 Heytesbury Road and/or its occupants (trove.nla.gov.au)
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Address 110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lots 18 & 19 Other Names: Coronada (name used in newspaper advertisements when the house was offered for sale in 1934). A slight variation of this name, ‘Coronado’, is now painted on a timber garden arch on the western side of the house Photograph
Construction c.1919 Architectural Federation Queen Anne (late example, with some date Style detailing influenced by the Federation Bungalow style)
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Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The external streetscape character and finishes of the original part of the house are largely consistent with its original design (albeit with some modified detailing to he doors and windows). However, the scale and presentation of the place to the street has been significantly modified by the prominent double garage on the eastern side of the house.
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Historical Perth Suburban Lot 255 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Notes and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. Two years later it was transferred to Associations James Chesters of 155 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, estate agent. By 1894 Chesters had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 899, with 42 lots laid out around Queen Street (soon renamed Union Street). The City of Subiaco Rates Book of 1915/16 records the owner of Lots 18 & 19 as the Subiaco Town Clerk, Chris Luth. However the Certificate of Title shows that ownership was not officially transferred from James Chesters until July 1919, when a new Certificate of Title was issued in the name of Victor Albert Du Feu. It therefore seems possible that Chesters had taken a deposit on the property in c.1916, but that the initial purchaser had moved on before finalising the transaction. Victor De Fu had moved to Western Australia from Victoria in the early 20th century, to work with his father, James Peter Du Feu, and brother, Edward James Du Feu, at J. P. Du Feu and Co. Ltd. When Edward died in 1923 it was reported that: After leaving school he joined his father in business in Latrobe-street, Melbourne, as spouting manufacturers. In 1903, his father came to this State and opened a similar business in Roe-street. The deceased joined him in Perth about a year later. On the death of their father in 1917 the deceased and his brother Victor entered into partnership, and had since carried on the business under the name of J. P. Du. Feu and Co., spouting manufacturers, Roe street, Perth. Victor continued to manage and develop the firm and in 1933 J. P. Du Feu and Co. Ltd was described as follows: This local progressive firm is well known throughout Western Australia, having been established in this State for over 30 years. With the recent additional installation of modem machinery they are now producing numerous household, farming, mining and building requisites, etc, among which are tanks, cyanide vats, sheep, cattle and pig troughing, downpipes, ridgecap and gutter elbows, angles, hopper heads, bell mouths, cowls, sewerage vents, bore casing, irrigation pipes wheat bins, brine tanks, fowl coops, ice moulds, fireplaces, baths, skylights, "VicKan" buckets, billycans, bins, dippers, cream, fruit, jam, honey, oil, paint and pulp tins, etc Victor married Mabel Mercy Hutchinson in 1914 and they had three children, Maurice Albert James Du Feu (1917), Valmai Marcia Du Feu (1919), and Faye Therese Du Feu (1923). When they purchased Lots 18 & 19 the family were living at 91 Heytesbury Road, but had moved into their new house at 110 Heytesbury Road by 1920. In 1934 the house was offered for sale, as below, but it appears to have been withdrawn from the market as the De Feu family remained here until the children were adults, finally moving to West Perth in about 1949 (shortly before Victor’s death in 1950, aged 70 years). HODD, CUTHBERTSON and NORTH, LTD., have been favoured with instructions to OFFER by PUBLIC AUCTION as above Portion of Perth Suburban Lot 255, and being Lots 18 and 19 on Plan 889, being the whole, of the land comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 713, Folio 121. THE LAND has a frontage of 100 links to Heytesbury- road, by a depth of 174.2 links to a r.o.w. THE IMPROVEMENTS include that faithfully built Brick Residence, with tiled roof , known as Coronada, No. 110 Heytesbury-road, Subiaco, containing wide verandahs, entrance hall, 3 bedrooms, dining room, lounge, maid's- room, well arranged kitchen, with gas stove, interior bathroom, enamelled bath, basin, gas water heater, laundry, and all conveniences.
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The property is in perfect order. Rooms are tastefully decorated. It is a perfect home. Members of the De Fue family were often mentioned in the social pages of The West Australian from the time of their marriage through until at least the early 1950s, referencing local, interstate and overseas holidays, social events and family celebrations. After their departure, 110 Heytesbury Road was owned for at least a short time by Robert George Taylor (a steward), but a newspaper notice suggests that he sold it in 1954. Historical aerial photographs indicate that major rear additions, plus a new garage at the front, were constructed in the period 1985-1995. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1954 included: 1920-1949 Victor Albert Du Feu, ironworker/manager, and his wife Mabel Mercy Du Feu c.1954 Robert George Taylor, steward
Physical 110 Heytesbury Road was designed as a late example of a Federation Queen Anne Description villa, with some detailing (such as the verandah) influenced by the Federation (based on Bungalow style. external Key elements include: inspection Asymmetrical plan, with a stepped façade. only) Gabled-hipped roof with terracotta tiles and curved terracotta finials. Note: No chimneys are visible from the street. Gabled bay on the western side of the main façade. This features a projecting rectangular bay window with a bank of three casement windows set over a projecting rendered sill. The highlights each have four, small, timber-framed panes which are consistent with the period and style of the house. The narrow casement windows have curved leadlight detailing accented with textured glass, which is more consistent with later inter-war detailing. The flying gable end has a roughcast face with vertical battens. Tuck-pointed brickwork to the main façade with two contrasting rendered string courses under the verandah – one at window sill height and one at door-head height. Where the brick walls extend above the height of the verandah, there is a third rendered string course immediately under the eaves. Entry vestibule This is located immediately adjacent to the rectangular window bay, but is distinguished from it by a small recess to the main façade, the western end of the front verandah and a distinctive roof treatment (comprising a small louvered gablet). The double entrance doors have large glazed panels with curved leadlight, textured glass and a stepped timber frame at the top of the glazing. Similar to the main windows, the style of this door is consistent with later inter-war detailing.
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Stepped façade To the east of the entry vestibule the façade steps back to create a deep verandah area. On the eastern wall of the vestibule there is a porthole window with a wide rendered surround and leadlight glazing. On the rear wall of the verandah there is a wide pair of casement widows with leadlight glazing to match the entrance door and bay window. Stepped front verandah The verandah projects forward of the main façade and extends between the western gable bay and the modern garage. It was designed in the style of a wide front porch, and steps back near the eastern end. The raked verandah roof continues in a broken-back alignment from the main roofline and is supported by half-height paired timber posts with simple geometric brackets. The posts are set on rock-faced stone piers with rendered caps and the whole of this element is influenced by the Bungalow style. The late twentieth century double garage is located at the eastern end of the house, aligning with the main façade (and enclosing the eastern side of the verandah). The house is set back approximately 6.8m from the front boundary, which is defined by a scalloped timber picket fence. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Heritage Assessment of James Chesters’ Union Street Subdivision – 2-22 Union Street, 5-21 Union Street, 159-177 Hamersley Road & 98-110 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, December 2014) Citing: Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 85 (copy provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) City of Subiaco Rate Books, 1915/16, 1918/19 and 1929/30 (information provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) Western Australian Post Office Directories (information provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014, with additional research by Greenward Consulting) (www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/wa_resources/post_office_directories) Sewerage Plan, Sheet 193, MWSS & DD, SROWA, drawn 1923, Revised 1941 & 1955 (copy provided by the City of Subiaco, October 2014) Electoral Rolls (selected years at ancestry.com.au) Family trees for Victor Albert Du Feu (ancestry.com.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Map Viewer (www.landgate.wa.gov.au/bmvf/app/mapviewer/) The Daily News 17 May 1923 p 7 (trove.nla.gov.au) Sunday Times 21 May 1933 p 7 (trove.nla.gov.au) The West Australian 3 December 1934 p 19 (trove.nla.gov.au) Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to the Du Feu family and/or 110 Heytesbury Road (trove.nla.gov.au)
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Address 116 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lots 18 & 19 Other Names: Wendoree (name used in advertisements place by Mrs Bastow in 1903- 1904, and in family notices placed by the Ball family in 1910). Photograph
Construction 1899 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: This place has specific historical values as the home of Austin Bastow (architect and Mayor of Subiaco, 1900-1902 and 1905-1906); as part of the earliest phase of the development of Subiaco with brick villas; and as the oldest remaining house along the full length of Heytesbury Road. However, the rendering of the main façade and the extension under the return verandah have impacted on the authenticity and traditional character of the place. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would be made Associations available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 256 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. However, no development was undertaken at that time and, in June 1896 the whole of the property was transferred to James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. By September of that year, Peet and Bastow had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 938, with 42 residential allotments laid out along parts of Hensman Road, Hamersley Road, Beryl (later Redfern) Street and Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 to 42 of this subdivision were later developed as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road. Austin Bastow moved to Perth in c.1896 and in 1899 was working as an architect, with an office in the city and a private residence, ‘St Helens’, in Rokeby Road. However, in April of that year, ‘St Helens’ was advertised for sale and in June the family advertised for general staff using the address “Bastow, Hetyesbuty Road’. The readily available
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evidence therefore suggests that Austin Bastow built a new house for himself on Lots 41 and 42 (116 Heytesbury Road) in 1899. In 1901, when street listings were first provided in the Post Office Directory for Heytesbury Road, this was one of only four houses identified for the full length of the street (the other three of which have since been demolished). Austin Bastow lived here with his wife, Mary, until 1906. During this time the house, which was named ‘Wendoree’, served as the mayoral residence in 1900-1902 and 1905-1906. In December 1906, 116 Heytesbury Road was sold to Christina Ellen Ball. It was then occupied for about five years as the home of Christina and Charles Ball, who had been married in the Pilbara region in 1901 and had five children: Stanley (1902), Herbert (1903), Iris (c.1906), Alec (1908), and Mena (1910). Charles was a pastoralist, who held the lease for Muccan Station in the Marble Bar region in partnership with Michael Corbett from the 1890s until 1912. His wife, Christina, was the daughter of another North-West pioneer, Christopher Coppin of Eel Creek station. In late 1910 Charles Ball purchased a large house on an estate along the Swan River at Redcliffe, and 116 Heytesbury Road was subsequently rented out. By 1916 it had been divided into two flats and there were various occupants over the years, but in c.1928 Charles and Christina returned to the house, sharing it at that time with Alec (a law clerk) and Mena (home duties). Charles Ball died in April 1940 aged 77, and from c.1941-1949 the house was occupied by Walter McNamara (a railway employee), his wife, Ethel, their son Walter, jnr (tiler) and their daughter (or daughter-in-law) Phyllis (home duties). For at least part of this time they also shared the house with Ethel’s mother, Mrs Sarah Plummer (who died in 1946). A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same, with the exception of a carport added on the western side of the house in the period c.1985-1995. Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in c.2001. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1949 included: 1901-1906 Austin Bastow, architect, and his wife Mary 1907-1911 Charles Ball, pastoralist/squatter, and his wife Christina 1912-1914 James Campbell Muir, manager, telephone exchange 1915-1916 Rev Arthur S J Fry, Methodist minister 1917 Robert Vincent Butler, clerk, and Annie Jane Bulter (home duties) 1918 William Ernest Shelton, schoolmaster Mrs Annie Jane Butler 1919 William Ernest Shelton, schoolmaster Archibald Gilchrist Clayton 1920-1922 William Ernest Shelton, schoolmaster Oliver Charles Young, linotype operator 1923 James V Carruthers W H Bond 1924 Horace L Dobble 1925-1926 Henry Whitehead, agent, Edith Adelaide Whitehead, home duties, and Kenneth Whitehead, salesman
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Thomas William Scott, tailor, and Ivy Jeanette Scott, home duties 1927-1928 Henry Whitehead, agent, Edith Adelaide Whitehead, home duties, and Kenneth Whitehead, salesman 1928-1939 Charles Ball, retired, and his wife Christina 1940-1949 Walter Joseph McNamara, railway employee, and his wife Ethel
Physical 116 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) The flying gable to the main facade has battened eaves, shaped bargeboards, and a swirl-rendered face set with vertical battens. At the centre of the gable there is a large, rectangular louvered vent Painted brick chimney with contrasting rendered detailing to the face, projecting cornice and cap. Rendered façade This was almost certainly originally tuck-pointed face-brick, probably with contrasting rendered stringcourses. Projecting wing on the western side of the main façade (set under the flying gable). This features a projecting rectangular window bay, with a bank of three casement windows set over a rectangular rendered sill. The highlights have multi-paned leadlight panels, while the casement windows have plain glazing. Bullnose verandah with turned timber posts, abutting the projecting wing and extending across the remainder of the façade. This verandah was designed to return along the eastern side of the house, but the main façade has since been extended across the side verandah. Entrance door abutting the projecting wing. This is flanked by narrow highlights and set under a full width highlight, The sidelights and highlights have stained glass panels designed with a geometric floral motif. French doors opening onto the verandah from the room on the eastern side of the entrance hall. These have robust timber detailing to the lower panels and plain glazing to the upper panels. The doors are flanked by half-height sidelights (with plain glazing) and capped by highlights (with stained glass). Eastern extension of the main façade (under the line of the return verandah) This has a single narrow leadlight window facing the street. Secondary projecting wing, facing east. This side wing has later panelling to the face of the gable, which sits over a triple casement window with coloured glass highlights. The house is set approximately 4.5m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a scalloped timber picket fence. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in fair-good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 86
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Certificate of Title Volume 383 Folio 145 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 7 April 1899 p 8 The West Australian 21 June 1899 p 8 The West Australian March 1916 p 11 The West Australian 8 December 1921 p 12 Great Southern Herald 24 August 1929 p 3 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 116 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 118 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 40 Photograph
Non No contribution to the heritage values of the area Contributory Current house built in 1977-85 Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would be made Associations available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 256 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. However, no development was undertaken at that time and, in June 1896 the whole of the property was transferred to James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. By September of that year, Peet and Bastow had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 938, with 42 residential allotments laid out along parts of Hensman Road, Hamersley Road, Beryl (later Redfern) Street and Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 to 42 of this subdivision were later developed as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road. The readily available information suggests that the original house at 118 Heytesbury Road was constructed in c.1901 and occupied by Philip Henry Vibert (a cabinet maker/builder) and his wife, Florence, by 1902. When the family moved to West Leederville in c.1923 and their Subiaco house was offered for rent and there were various occupants over the years, including the Vibert’s son, Victor, who lived here with his wife, Elma, from c.1927-1937. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs, together with the physical evidence, indicates that this house was demolished and replaced in 1977-85.
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References Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 86 The West Australian 23 April 1901 p 1 The West Australian 20 May 1901 p 2 The West Australian 3 November 1923 p 19 Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 120 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 39 Photograph
Construction c.1906 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The rendering of the façade, alterations to the windows and construction of a front carport have impacted on the authenticity and traditional character of the place. However, the original design can still be readily understood. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 256 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. No development was undertaken at that time and, in June 1896 the whole of the property was transferred to James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. By September of that year, Peet and Bastow had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 938, with 42 residential allotments laid out along parts of Hensman Road, Hamersley Road, Beryl (later Redfern) Street and Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 to 42 of this subdivision were later developed as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road. Information in the Subiaco Rates Books indicates that 120 Heytesbury Road was built in c.1906, at which time the owner/occupier was listed as Ann Marcussen. Peter Daniel Marcussen (carpenter) was identified as the primary occupant until c.1909 and, given that two of Peter’s sons (Albert and Louis) were carpenter/builders, it seems likely that the house was constructed by members of this family. The next owner was another builder, William Phippard, who lived here until his death in 1913 (aged about 54 years). The other occupant at that time was Miss Daisy
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Phippard (dressmaker) who continued to live here until the early 1920s, sharing the house with her brother William, jnr, until around the time of his marriage in 1918. 120 Heytesbury Road appears to have been divided into two flats in around 1920 and it was still being advertised in this manner in 1930. The occupants changed every few years and when the property was offered for sale as a deceased estate in June 1952 the wording of the advertisement suggests that it was still in two parts: 120 HEYTESBURY RD. This comfortable brick home is offered with part vacant possession and comprises 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom and usual conveniences. Well situated and in good order throughout. By 1954 the house had been occupied by Colin Smith and his mother, Clara. 120 Heytesbury Road subsequently became the family home of Colin and his wife Mae, who were married in the mid-1950s and remained here until the late 1970s (after which they moved in with their son at 110 Heytesbury Road). A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same, with the exception of a carport at the front of the house (first added in the 1960s). Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in c.2006. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until the late 1970s included: 1907-1909 Peter Daniel Marcussen, carpenter 1910-1913 William Phippard, builder, and Miss Daisy Annie Phippard, dressmaker 1915-1918 William Henry Phippard, clerk, and Miss Daisy Annie Phippard, dressmaker 1919 Miss Daisy Phippard, dressmaker 1920-1921 Mrs G A Burkett Miss Daisy Phippard, dressmaker 1922-1923 Frederick T Black 1924 William Henry Phippard, clerk 1925-1934 Mrs Catherine Bonnar, home duties 1934-1939 Ellen Jane Pearson, home duties, Edith Mable Pearson, clerk, Evelyn Irene Pearson, typiste, and Ivy Lillian Pearson, milliner 1940-1945 Mrs M Mofflin 1946 Mrs Haynes 1947-c.1953 Frances Mabel Cleland, home duties 1954 Mrs Clara Edith Smith, home duties, and Colin Arthur Smith, window dresser Mid 1950s to Colin Arthur Smith, window dresser/shop-fitter, and his wife, Mae late 1970s Smith, tailoress Physical 120 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This features a short, east-west ridgeline with louvered gablets and a prominent street front gable with a timber finial and a highly decorative pressed metal and mini-orb panelled face. Painted brick chimney with a projecting rendered cap.
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Rendered façade. This was almost certainly originally tuck-pointed face-brick, probably with contrasting rendered stringcourses. Parapet wall along the western side of the house (where the house abuts the side boundary). Projecting wing on the western side of the main façade (set under the gable end). This features a pair of casement windows flanking a wider central panel of fixed glass, over a tiled raked sill. The detailing of this opening is consistent with a mid- twentieth century renovation. Over the window there is a raked awning with larger carved bracket panels. Raked verandah (springing from the eaves line), which abuts the projecting wing and returns towards the street as a gabled carport. This has square timber posts and carved brackets. The face of the carport has a simple battened gable end with a timber finial. Entrance door abutting the projecting wing. This is flanked by a single narrow sidelight (with no highlights). Rectangular window opening, divided as a single casement and a wide, fixed pane of glass, and set over a raked tiled sill. Like the other front window, the detailing of this opening is consistent with a mid-twentieth century renovation. The house is set approximately 4m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a timber picket fence. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 86 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 22 October 1921 p 12 The West Australian 19 July 1930 p 20 The West Australian 27 June 1952 p 22 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 120 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 122 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lots 37 & 38 Photograph
Construction c.1906 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: This place has specific historical values as the long-term residence of Henry Daglish, a prominent local and state politician. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 256 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. No development was undertaken at that time and, in June 1896 the whole of the property was transferred to James Thomas Peet and Austin Bastow of Melbourne, Estate Agents. By September of that year, Peet and Bastow had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 938, with 42 residential allotments laid out along parts of Hensman Road, Hamersley Road, Beryl (later Redfern) Street and Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 to 42 of this subdivision were later developed as 116 to 122 Heytesbury Road. Lots 37 and 38, Perth Suburban Lot 256, were purchased by James Horrigan in July 1905. Horrigan, a telegraphist, was the first resident listed for 122 Heytesbury Road in the Western Australian Post Office Directories (1907), which suggests that it was built as his family home around the time of his marriage to Josephine Farrelly in September 1905. Newspaper announcements confirm that it had been occupied prior to the birth of their first child, John, at 122 Heytesbury Road in July 1906. However, Horrigan’s work with the post and telegraph service, firstly as a telegraphist and later as a Post Master, soon required him to move to other locations and by 1907 he had been transferred to Roebourne. Until his retirement in 1933 the family lived in accommodation at or near the post offices where he worked, and from c.1908 the house in Heytesbury Road was leased out.
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The first known, and longest staying, tenant was Henry Daglish. Previous assessments have stated that Daglish lived at 122 Heytesbury Road during his tenure as Mayor of Subiaco (1903-1904 & 1906-1907) and Premier of Western Australia (1904-1905). However further research has found that his address during that period was 61 Heytesbury Road (a site that has now been redeveloped with a modern office building). After moving to 122 Heytesbury Road in c.1908, Daglish (who had been the first Labor Premier of the State) served as an independent and then Liberal member of parliament, and was minister for works in the Frank Wilson ministry in 1910-11. After he was defeated in the 1911 election, Daglish became an estate agent and served as an employers' representative on the State Arbitration Court. During this period the house was also used for social and community events, particularly associated with Henry’s political activities and with social causes supported by his wife, Edith. Henry Daglish lived at 122 Heytesbury Road until his death in 1920 and the house continued to be occupied by his widow, and their children Edith, jnr, and Henry, until c.1928. Edith, snr, and her daughter then moved to the suburb of Daglish, which had been named after their husband and father in that year. During the final years of James Horrigan’s working life (when he was based at Katanning and then Claremont) 122 Heytesbury Road was occupied by an accountant, George Reynold Galbraith. In 1933 the Horrigan family, including James, Josephine and their children John (known as Bryan) and Moya, finally returned to their first family home. Josephine died in 1953 and James in 1965. The house then passed to their unmarried daughter, Moya, who lived here until the 1980s. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until the 1980s included: 1906-1907 James Horrigan, Telegraphist, and his wife Jospehine 1908-1920 Henry Daglish, politician and estate agent, and his wife, Edith 1920-1928 Edith Daglish, widow 1929-1932 George Reynold Galbraith, accountant 1933-1953 James Horrigan, retired, and his wife Jospehine 1953-1965 James Horrigan, retired To the 1980s Moya Horrigan, home duties
Physical 122 Heytesbury Road was constructed in the Queen Anne style and displays key Description elements of that style in its: (based on Asymmetrical plan. external Complex roof form of intersecting hips and gables (clad in corrugated metal inspection sheeting). only) Tall face-brick chimneys decorated with slim, vertical rendered panels, projecting cornices, and rendered caps featuring moulded ‘leaves’ to each corner. Decorative paired eaves brackets. Prominent street front gable with a bracketed (‘flying’ gable) end to the apex, turned timber finial, decorative timber gable boards, half-timbered effect and rough cast render face. Tuck-pointed face brick façade, with a plain rendered string courses at window sill and window head height.
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Boxed window bay under the projecting gable. The bay window is set under a raked awning and has a curved rendered panel under the projecting rendered sill. It has vertically proportioned windows across the front face and one either side, all with square highlights (probably originally casement windows but now top-hinged awning windows). Wide verandahs including a small main entry verandah on the eastern side of the projecting bay and a larger return verandah which provides an external living area around the south-west corner. Curved timber valances and turned timber posts to the verandahs. French or panelled doors accessing the font verandahs from the adjacent rooms. The house is set approximately 8.7m back from the front boundary, and the front yard is finished with lawn, shrubs, roses and flower beds behind a modern timber picket fence with face brick piers. A pedestrian gate and pathway near the eastern boundary leads to the main entrance while, along the western boundary, a paved driveway leads to a modern timber carport (set back behind the façade of the house). References Certificate of Title Volume 33 Folio 86 Heritage Assessment: Home of Henry Daglish, 122 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Citing: Certificate of Title Volume 341, Folio 108 Australian Dictionary of Biography (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/daglish- henry-5862) Western Australian Post Office Directories, 1900 to 1949 (www.slwa.wa.gov.au) Western Australian Electoral rolls (ancestry.com.au) Various newspaper articles referencing 122 Heytesbury Road and/or the known residents of the house (trove.nla.gov.au) Various newspaper articles referencing James Horrigan’s career in the post and telegraph service (trove.nla.gov.au) History of metropolitan suburb names (http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 109 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 3 Other Names: Avarua (house name used for family notices placed in 1909 and 1916) Note: Avarua is a Maori word meaning two harbours Photograph
Construction c.1905 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: This place has undergone some alterations (including major additions at the rear along Union Street) but, overall, the main façade retains a moderate to high level of authenticity. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would be made Associations available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 275 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. By August 1891 the company had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 374, with 30 lots laid out around Union Street. Lots 1 to 3 of this subdivision (which were later developed as 109 to 113 Heytesbury Road) were sold to John Lowe of Toowoomba, Queensland, in June 1892, but remained as vacant land until the early twentieth century. The next owner, Florence Edgcumbe of Perth, sold the lots individually in the period 1899 to 1905, with Lot 3 being transferred to Edward Randell (*spelling not clear on the title document) in 1899. Information in the Subiaco Rates Books indicates that a house was finally built at 109 Heytesbury Road in c.1905, when Frank Wildy (a machinist) was the owner. Frank subsequently lived here with his wife, Clara, who he married in Subiaco in 1907, and they named the house ‘Avarua’. Their daughter, Eva, was born here in 1909, but they had moved by 1910 and in 1911 the family relocated to America (at which time they identified Frank’s mother, Mrs Eliza Wildy of 115 Heytesbury Road, as their closest relative in Australia). Migration records referred to Frank Wildy’s occupation as
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stationery manufacturing and he was later referred to as a paper ruler (which was a skilled operator of a machine that drew lines on paper). The next owner was Alexander Joseph Cable (a pattern maker with the Western Australian Paper Bag Co), who had also been married in Subiaco in 1907. Alexander and his wife, Lena, established 109 Heytesbury Road as their family home and brought up three daughters in the house – Phyllis (born 1909), Noreen (1912) and Betty (1920). Sadly, their youngest daughter died in 1934 and the family moved away at that time. John and Margaret Cruse then lived at 109 Heytesbury Road for part of their retirement years, from c.1935-1940, sharing the house for some of that time with at least four of their 10 adult children. The final occupants during the early-mid twentieth century were a bank officer, Hugh Johnston, and his wife Grace who remained here until around the time of their deaths in c.1965 and c.1955 respectively. Like the Cruse family, they also shared the place with adult children for at least part of this time. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948), together with the physical evidence, suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same, although some modifications appear to have been made to the roof over the bay window. Over time, various additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in c.2005. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1965 included: c.1906-1910 Frank Herbert Wildy, machinist, and his wife Clara 1911-1934 Alexander Joseph Cable, pattern maker (Western Australian Paper Bag Co), and his wife, Lena 1935-1940 John Peter Christian Cruse, retired carpenter, and his wife, Margaret Other residents listed in the Electoral Rolls at various times during this period included Catherine Mary Cruse (home duties), Carmel Cruse, clerk, Kevin Anthony Mannion Cruse (labourer) and Theodore Joseph Mannion Cruse (draper) 1941-c.1965 Hugh Louis Johnston, bank officer, and his wife, Grace Annie Johnston, home duties Other residents listed in the Electoral Rolls at various times during this period included Betty Constance Johnston (home duties) and Ruth Grace Johnston, (stenographer)
Physical 109 Heytesbury Road was designed as a picturesque Federation Queen Anne villa. Key Description elements include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with terracotta tiles, featuring curved (ram’s horn) inspection terracotta finials to the gable ends. only) Pair of prominent painted brick chimneys (originally face-brick) with contrasting rendered plinths, bulbous rendered caps and terracotta pots. Tuck-pointed face-brick façade with two plain rendered string courses, one at window sill height and the other at door head height. Projecting wing at the western end of the main (Heytesbury Road) façade.
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This has a gabled roof set over a 5-sided bay window. The facetted tiled roof of the bay fills the face of the gable and may have been a later alteration (possibly replacing a lower pitched roof, similar to the bay to 111 Heytesbury Road). Each of the three main faces of the bay features a single double hung window. These are set over a continuous projecting moulded sill (wrapping around all five faces). At the top of the bay there is a deep rendered and moulded eaves panel. Projecting wing part way along the secondary (Union Street) façade. This rectangular wing has wide battened eaves over a rough cast rendered face set with vertical and diagonal battens. Below the gable there is a pair of double hung windows. Return verandah extending between the two projecting wings. The raked roof of the verandah extends in a continuous alignment from the main roofline and returns as a large north-facing gable at the corner. The verandah gable has an open face fitted with closely spaced timber battens and is supported by paired, square timber posts with vertical timber valances and wide raked brackets. The bracket detail is repeated for the rest of the verandah, and there is another set of paired posts abutting the front wing. Entrance door abutting the front wing. The architraves of this opening are finely detailed with stop chamfered edges and moulded heads and sidelight sills. The narrow sidelights and the highlights all feature stained glass detailing. Wide window opening onto the verandah from the front room on the eastern side of the main entrance. This has a central double hung window flanked by two narrow double hung windows, separated by shaped timber panels with carved central ‘buttons’. The opening sits over a projecting rendered sill with a curved under-sill panel. French doors opening onto the verandah from the side wing. The house is set approximately 6.7m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a decorative scalloped picket fence. This returns part-way along the Union Street frontage, after which the side yard is fully screened by a high picket fence. To the rear of the side wing there is a small rear verandah (with matching detailing) and a large two storey addition set back from the Union Street boundary. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 111, Folio 178 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Family trees for Alexander Joseph Cable (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 20 March 1909 p 1 The West Australian 24 April 1916 p 1
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Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 109 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 111 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 2 Other Names: Coromandle (house name used for family notices and newspaper articles in the period c.1905-1918) Photograph
Construction 1904 Architectural Late example of Victorian Italianate date Style Note: the primary Italianate features are the facetted bay, bracketed eaves and the label mouldings over the bay windows. Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The detailing of this place is consistent with the late application of the Victorian Italianate style for a suburban house. The place has specific historical significance as the home of Lionel Boas, a prominent local citizen and long-term Subiaco councillor, who served as mayor from, 1917-1920. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 275 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. By August 1891 the company had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 374, with 30 lots laid out around Union Street. Lots 1 to 3 of this subdivision (which were later developed as 109 to 113 Heytesbury Road) were sold to John Lowe of Toowoomba, Queensland, in June 1892, but remained as vacant land until the early twentieth century. The next owner, Florence Edgcumbe of Perth, sold the lots individually in the period 1899 to 1905, with Lot 2 being transferred to Annie Bertha Boas in November 1903. By December of that year Annie’s husband, Lionel Boas, had commissioned J H Hunt, architect, to design a house for this site:
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TENDERS are invited, and will be received up to 3pm. on Monday the 28th inst. for the ERECTION of a Brick Residence in Heytesbury-road, Subiaco, for Mr. L. T. Boas. Plans and specifications can be seen at my Office on and after Monday, the 21st inst. J. H. HUNT. Architect In February 1904, a mortgage was taken out against the property for £410, suggesting that the new house had been largely completed by that time. Lionel Tobias Boas (1875-1949) was the Secretary of the Karrakatta Cemetery Board, and was elected as a councillor of Subiaco in 1906, where he served for thirty-six years, including a term as Mayor from 1917-1920. He was also closely associated with the Young Australia League from its inception in 1905 and served in various roles in that organisation, including General President. Annie and Lionel had been married in Subiaco in 1902 and they had one son, Alfred, who was born here in November 1905 – at which time the house was referred to as ‘Coromandle’. In February 1922, 111 Heytesbury Road was sold to James George McCallum ‘of Finniston, surveyors assistant” and it was used as a rental property for the next ten years. Following the death of James McCallum in August 1931, the house was inherited by his wife, Isabella, who lived here with their daughter, Elsie, until they moved to Victoria in c.1950. 111 Heytesbury Road was then purchased by the matron of the nearby Kensington Hospital, Winifred Willington, but it is not clear if she ever lived here. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same, with the exception of a garage at the side of the house (added in the 1960s). Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in c.2001. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1949 included: 1905-1922 Lionel Tobias Boas, Secretary Karrakatta Cemetery Board, and his wife Annie 1923-1924 Thomas Bond Coatham, tailor, and his wife Ethel 1925-1931 Robert Wallace Burns, Master Baker, and his wife Matilda 1932 Vacant 1933-1949 Mrs Isabella McCallum (widow) and Miss Elsie Agnes McCallum, tailoress/teacher of elocution Physical 111 Heytesbury Road appears to have been designed as a late example of the Victorian Description Italianate style, as applied to a suburban house. Key elements include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This features a short, east-west ridgeline with louvered gablets to the hipped section, plus a prominent stepped gable with a rough-cast rendered face set with three vertical battens (a Federation Queen Anne detail). No chimneys are visible from the street and it appears that they have all been removed. Parapet wall along the western side of the house (where the house abuts the side boundary).
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Plain rendered façade. Projecting wing at the eastern end of the main façade, featuring a five-sided bay window. This has a shallow-pitched facetted roof set under the base plate of the gable. The battened eaves to this roof, and above the front verandah, sit over a series of closely spaced moulded rendered brackets, which in turn sit over a curved moulded stringcourse. Each of the three main faces of the bay was designed with a double hung window (replaced by a fixed pane to the central opening). These have moulded window labels, which spring from moulded cornices, and a continuous moulded sill with curved under-sill panels. Bullnose verandah abutting the projecting wing and extending across the remainder of the main façade. This has been reconstructed with turned timber posts, carved timber brackets and a balustraded frieze. Entrance door abutting the front wing. The architraves of this opening are finely detailed with stop-chamfered edges and moulded heads and sidelight sills. The single narrow sidelight and the highlights all feature stained glass panels. Pair of individual double hung windows opening onto the verandah from the front room on the western side of the entrance. These sit over a continuous moulded sill with a curved under-sill panel. The house is set approximately 6m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a stepped picket fence. The western side abuts the boundary and the space along the eastern side has been developed with a flat-roofed single garage. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 111, Folio 178 Certificate of Title Volume 291 Folio 113 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 19 December 1903 p 2 Information about Lionel Boas – Obituaries: Sunday Times, 21 August 1949 and The West Australian, 17 August 1949 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 111 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 113 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 1 Other Names: Balendoch (house name used for the announcement of the birth of Colin Halkett-Hay in 1910) Note: Balendoch was the name of an estate in Perthshire, Scotland, which had been inherited by John Halkett-Hay’s father, Charles, in the late 1870s. Photograph
Construction c.1905 Architectural This was a designed as simple suburban house, date Style which does not clearly illustrate any of the key architectural styles of the period.
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Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The painting of the face-brick facade has impacted on the authenticity and traditional character of the place. However, the original design can still be readily understood. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 275 was purchased by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company Ltd of Sydney in August 1890. By August 1891 the company had subdivided this land as Deposited Plan 374, with 30 lots laid out around Union Street. Lots 1 to 3 of this subdivision (which were later developed as 109 to 113 Heytesbury Road) were sold to John Lowe of Toowoomba, Queensland, in June 1892, but remained as vacant land until the early twentieth century. The next owner, Florence Edgcumbe of Perth, sold the lots individually in the period 1899 to 1905, with Lot 1 being transferred to Mary Isabella Halkett-Hay in June 1905. Information in the Subiaco Rates Books indicates that the house was built during that year for Mary and her husband, John Halkett-Hay (an accountant) who had moved to Western Australia shorty after their marriage in Queensland in 1902. They remained here until c.1913 and their son, Colin, was born at ‘Balendoch’ (which is the name they gave to the house) in 1910. In 1913 the family moved to Albany and 113 Heytesbury Road was placed on the market: FOR SALE, Heytesbury-road, Subiaco, Villa, 4 rooms, bath, pantry, washhouse, copper and tubs, vestibule, back and front verandah, electric light, lawns, garden, etc. Apply 113 Heytesbury-rd. The house may have then been used as a rental property, as the occupants changed at least every one-two years until 1933. 113 Heytesbury Road then became the long-term home of Arnold Owen Holst, a dentist, who had previously worked in the Goldfields and Geraldton regions (advertising as a ‘chemist and surgeon dentist’ in the former from as early as 1899). Arnold and his wife, Phoebe, lived here until around the time of their deaths in 1949 and 1941, respectively – sharing the house for at least part of that time with their daughter, Jean (born 1919) and possibly with their son, Alan (born 1915). A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest clear image dated 1965) suggest that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same, with the exception of a carport at the front of the house (originally added in this location in the 1960s). Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in c.1980. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1949 included: 1907-1913 John Halkett-Hay, accountant, and his wife Mary 1915-1917 John Joseph Simons, secretary 1918-1920 James Garfield Crawford, contractor 1921-1923 Richard Clarke, engineer 1924 - Kennedy 1925 David Wilson Kirk, traveller 1926-1927 Henry William Beck, clerk 1928 Wiliam Wilfred John Skewes, piano tuner
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1929-1930 Charles A Buckland 1931-1932 Dudley Arthur Martin Rohan, labourer 1933-1949 Arnold Owen Holst, dentist, and his wife, Phoebe
Physical 113 Heytesbury Road was designed as a simple suburban house, without any overt Description references to the major architectural styles of the period. Key elements include the: (based on Symmetrical façade. external Hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has an east-west ridgeline with what would have originally been louvered gablets at either end of the ridge. Pair of painted brick chimneys with projecting rendered caps. Painted brick walls with clear evidence that they were originally tuck-pointed face- brick. Plain rendered stringcourse at window sill height. Full-width, raked verandah, with turned timber posts and an arched timber frieze. Centrally located entrance door, with narrow sidelights fitted with ripple glass. Set of triple casement windows opening onto the verandah from the rooms on either side of the main entrance. Each of these has a rectangular projecting sill set over a curved under-sill panel. The house is set approximately 6m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a timber picket fence. Two mature citrus trees and other large shrubs in the front yard largely conceal the front façade from casual streetscape views. On the western side of the front yard there is a pipe rail fame with a translucent plastic sheeting that forms a carport and provides a frame for a mature wisteria vine. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in fair-good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 111, Folio 178 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Family trees for John Halkett-Hay (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 17 February 1910 p 1 The West Australian 4 October 1913 p 5 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 113 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 115 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 1 Other Names: Rotherwood (house name used for family notices and other newspaper articles in c.1910 to 1922) Photograph
Construction 1906 Architectural From the detailing visible from the street, this date Style house does not appear to represent any of the key architectural styles of the period. However, the evidence of tuck-pointed brickwork suggests that it may have been at least partly influenced by the Federation Queen Anne style. Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The high front fence largely conceals the main façade from view and is intrusive within the traditional streetscape. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This was sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) in March 1904, and one residential lot (115 Heytesbury Road) had been subdivided off and sold by January 1906. This was purchased by Clara Emily Robinson (the sister of Frank Wildy, who had built 109 Heytesbury Road in c.1905). A new house was built almost immediately and occupied by Clara, her husband, Christopher Robinson (a salesman), and their two daughters, Clarice and Hilda. During this time the place was named ‘Rotherwood’.
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After Christopher died in September 1931, Clara moved away for a time, but was living here again at the time of her death in 1935 (when it was stated that she had been a resident of Western Australia for 30 years). The house was offered for sale in January 1936: Part Lot 1, plan 2405, portion Perth Sub. Lot 274, frontage 76.7 links Heytesbury rd., depth 200 links right-of-way. Improvements. — Brick residence with entrance hall, passage, 4 rooms (19ft 6in. x 13ft 6in., etc.), vestibule, kitchen, well appointed bathroom, granolithic verandahs front and side, washhouse, interior and exterior sewerage. e.l. and gas installed. Property in excellent order, grounds tastefully set out, lawns, gardens with cement walks front, side, back. Convenient bus and tram. Inspection confidently invited. However it does not appear to have sold immediately and in September 1936 it was transferred to Clarice Martin (nee Robinson). In April of the following year it was sold to James Withnall, a retired pastoralist of South Perth, and was used by the Withnall family as a rental property until 1947. It was then purchased by Ernest William Stattery (carpenter), who retained ownership until 1970 – living here with his wife, Amelia, who he had married in 1941. It also appears that, for a short time at least, they shared the house with Ernest’s sister, Elsa, and brother-in-law, Ronald Thorpe. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same. Over time, various additions have been made to the rear of the house. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until the late 1960s included: 1906-1931 Christopher Adolphus Robinson, salesman (later warehouseman) and his wife, Clara 1932 Vacant 1933-1934 Claude Gus Strickland, clerk 1935 Mrs Clara Emily Robinson (widow) 1936 Vacant 1937-1940 Eric Victor Teede, clerk 1941-1942 Eric Francis duBoulay, land agent 1944-1946 Vacant 1947 Mrs Greta Kemble, home duties 1948-1950 Ronald Frederick Thorpe, commercial traveller, and his wife, Elsa (nee Slattery) c.1949-late Ernest William Slattery, carpenter, and his wife, Amelia 1960s
Physical The key elements of 115 Heytesbury Road (as visible in limited views from the street) Description include the: (based on Symmetrical main façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has an east-west ridgeline to the main hipped section, with what would have originally been louvered gablets at either end.
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At the front of the house, over the main entry, there is a decorative gable with a timber panel, featuring central pattern of fretwork ‘spokes’ that are framed by a semi-circular timber moulding and flanked by a pair of timber ‘buttons’. Under the eaves overhang there is a widely spaced series of paired timber brackets. Two painted brick chimneys with projecting rendered caps and terracotta pots. Painted brick facade, with evidence that it was originally tuck-pointed face-brick. Centrally located entrance door, set back from the façade under a semi-circular arch. Glimpses of the top of the door show that it has narrow sidelights on either side (with stained glass detailing) and a single highlight Single double hung window to either side of the main entrance. Asymmetrical return verandah, extending across the main façade and returning part way along the eastern side of the house to abut a projecting side wing. This has turned timber posts and simple carved timber brackets. Single double hung window at the southern end of the return verandah. The house is set approximately 5.5m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a high rendered masonry wall (which largely conceals the house from public view). Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in fair-good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 23 March 1910 p 8 The West Australian 15 January 1936 p 21 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 115 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 117 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 36 Photograph
Construction 1913 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The original external detailing of the building is largely intact and/or sympathetically restored/extended, and the place has been well maintained. The place is a good representative example of an early twentieth century Federation Queen Anne house, designed to a style and scale suited to the junior professional classes. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury Road). 117 Heytesbury Road appears to have been built in anticipation of the marriage of Bowen Burke Matthew Jones (1887-1950) to Edith May Geddes-Stubbs (1889-1985), which took place on 2 August 1913. Bowen was the son of John and Elizabeth Jones, who are believed to have built the first house in Subiaco in 1886. Edith was the daughter of William and Alice Geddes and the step-daughter of Bartholomew James Stubbs (M.L.A.). Lot 36 on Diagram 3758, Perth Suburban Lot 274 (117 Heytesbury Road) was officially acquired by Bowen Jones (clerk) on 1 April 1913, but he had already commissioned Edgar Jerome Henderson, architect, to design a house for this site by March of that
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year: TENDERS are invited for the ERECTION of a BRICK VILLA RESIDENCE, Heytesbury- road, Subiaco, for B. Jones, Esq. No tender necessarily accepted. A deposit of £25 must accompany tender. EDGAR J. HENDERSON and SON, Architects, Sun Insurance Buildings, 70 St. George’s-terrace. Note: Residential work undertaken by Henderson during 1908-1914 also included projects at 23 Coolgardie Street, Subiaco (extant); 434 Newcastle St, West Perth (demolished); 147 Beaufort Street, Perth (demolished); and a residence in St Georges Terrace, Perth. Other buildings designed by Henderson in Subiaco include the former St Aloysius' Convent School-Church, 21 Henry Street, Shenton Park (extant). In May 1913 the property was mortgaged to the Workers Homes Board to secure £550, and Mrs Jones later recalled: We put a deposit on a workers' home and paid 15s per week and reared a family of eight. At 4 pounds a week we had no luxury. A number of sources claim that this was the first house constructed under the Workers Homes Act of 1911, but the following confirms that the construction of at least one other residence had been commenced in Subiaco under this scheme by August 1912: An interested little group of spectators gathered around the foundations, of a villa residence in Hensman-road, Subiaco, yesterday afternoon, when the Premier (Mr. Scaddan) placed in position the first brick of a residence that is being erected under the provisions of the Workers' Homes Act. While not the initial undertaking of its kind under this measure, it is one of the early evidences of the Government's operations in this connection. Another newspaper article in September 1912 stated that 19 Workers Homes Board loans had already been approved for the construction of new houses. Therefore, while 117 Heytesbury Road was an early example of a house funded under the Workers Homes Act of 1911, it was by no means the first in either the state or in Subiaco. Bowen and Edith Jones had seven children who survived infancy: Mary Josephine (Molly)(born 1915), Sheila Elizabeth (Betty), Nancy Alicia, James Brian, Kevin Francis, Margaret Cecelia (Peggy) and Peter John Leon – all of whom grew up in this house. Bowen Jones died in his early 60s in August 1950: The friends of the late Mr. Bowen Burke Jones of 117 Heytesbury-rd., Subiaco, and of the Swan Brewery, Perth, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta. Edith Jones then remained at 117 Heytesbury Road until the house was sold in 1981. A photograph dating from about that time shows the house in a dilapidated condition.
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Physical 117 Heytesbury Road was constructed as a modest, but well detailed, Federation Description Queen Anne house. In the late twentieth century it was renovated and extended in a (based on sympathetic manner, retaining a high level of authenticity to the detailing of the main external façade. inspection Key elements include: only) Simple, symmetrical facade. Hipped roof with gablets at either end of an east-west ridgeline. This was originally clad with short sheet corrugated iron sheeting, which has since been replaced with long-sheet corrugated Zincalume sheeting. A very minor variation to the ridgeline is the only impact that the rear additions (undertaken in the period between 1981 and 1995) have had on the main (northern) façade. Two face-brick chimneys, each finished with a rendered projecting base, narrow rendered cornice, layered rendered cap and terracotta pot. An additional tall, face brick, chimney has been added towards the rear as part of the late twentieth century additions. This is clearly visible in views along the west elevation. Face brick walls with a contrasting rendered plinth and rendered stringcourse to the main façade. Centrally located, traditional, five-panel entrance door with moulded timber architraves, low-waisted stained glass sidelights and stained glass highlights. Full-height double hung window at the centre of each of the front rooms flanking the entrance hall. Each of these windows has a moulded panel at the base and is flanked by narrow sidelights, with low-waisted bottom panels. Dropped bull-nosed verandah roof. The verandah is supported by paired, turned-timber posts. Between each pair there is a ‘cross curve and circle’ panel springing from a simple timber cornice. This detail is also interpreted in the curved timber brackets that extend as a valance and then curve back down to form a drop, mid-way between the main post positions. Gabled entry porch. At the centre of the verandah a small gable projects slightly out from the main bullnose roof. The gable has a roughcast rendered face, with vertical and curved timber battens, and is framed by timber barge boards decorated with carved timber ‘buttons’ at the bottom ends. The house is set approximately 6.7m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a low rendered brick wall, with low rendered piers and scalloped timber picket panels. The surrounding streetscape is largely made up of houses of a similar era and provides an attractive and appropriate setting for the place. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 Heritage Assessment: 117 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (prepared by Greenward Consulting for the City of Subiaco, October 2014)
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Citing: Certificate of Title Volume 549, Folio 9 Kalgoorlie Miner, 31 August 1912, p 4 The West Australian, 11 March 1913, p 1 The West Australian, 2 September 1912, p 6 The West Australian, 18 August 1950, p 2 Various contemporary newspaper articles and advertisements referring to the Jones family (trove.nla.gov.au) Traces of the Past, The National Trust Register of the Built Heritage of Western Australia, National Trust of Australia (WA), 1996 - Jones House, 117 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco (http://traces.duit.uwa.edu.au/list_property?id=1005) This includes a photo of the place prior to its conservation in the late twentieth century. Stannage , C.T., The people of Perth: a social history of Western Australia's capital city, 1979, p.250 (http://www.oocities.org/braljo/edith.html) Taylor, Dr John J., ‘Edgar Jerome Henderson (1861-1928)', Western Australian Architect Biographies, http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=13453, accessed 22 September 2014. Historical aerial photographs at Locate WA, 1948 and 1995 (http://www.locate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 119 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 35 Photograph
Construction c.1913 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The painting of the face-brick facade has impacted on the authenticity and traditional character of the place. However, the original design can still be readily understood.
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Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury Road). Lot 35 of DP 3758 was transferred to Ernest George Read (an accountant) in March 1913 and the available evidence suggests that a house was built on the site in that year. During the early years, Ernest and his wife, Elizabeth (who he had married in Adelaide in 1891), shared the house with two of their children, May (a clerk, born 1894) and Doris (also a clerk, born 1897). For at least part of this time Ernest worked for Hugo Fischer Ltd (manufacturers of leather goods), who also employed his neighbour, William Thamm. Ernest died in May 1945 and the house was then sold to Mrs Marion Wallace, who lived here from c.1946 until around the time of her death in 1966 (aged about 90 years). During that time she shared the house with her daughter, Heba (who had been born in 1907 and married in 1928). Heba Brooks then continued to live at 119 Heytesbury Road until at least 1980. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggests that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until post 1980 included: c.1913-1946 Ernest George Read, accountant (later company secretary) and his wife, Elizabeth 1947-c.1966 Marion Wallace, widow, and her daughter Heba Coralie Brooks To post 1980 Heba Coralie Brooks, home duties Physical 119 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has an intersecting hipped roof over the main house, with a louvered gablet vent facing the street. At the main façade, a gable end sits over the projecting section of the stepped front wall. The face of this gable has a rendered face with a separate timber battened screen that aligns with the front of the projecting eaves. Three face-brick chimneys, each with a projecting roughcast panel at the top. Tuck-pointed brick walls, now painted to the area under the line of the verandah (and unpainted to the small area above the verandah). Raked verandah roof, extending across the main façade and returning part-way along the eastern side of the house. This has turned timber posts and a solid arched valance with circular holes adjacent to the posts. Main entrance opening off the eastern wall at the end of the side verandah.
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Full height double hung window to the southern wall at the end of the side verandah. Triple casement window with a projecting moulded sill to the projecting section of the front facade. French doors opening onto the recessed (western) end of the front façade. These doors are flanked by highlights and half-height sidelights (the latter with leadlight detailing and projecting moulded sills). Note: this section of the verandah forms a garden porch that is visually separated from the main entry to the house. The house is set approximately 5.5m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a picket fence with a pipe rail and wire-mesh gate. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in fair condition. Note: The detailing of this house has many similarities with 121 Heytesbury Road, which was built at about the same time. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 119 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 121 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Other names: Gwinear (current nameplate on the house) Lot 34 Photograph
Construction c.1913 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The original external detailing of the building is largely intact and/or sympathetically restored/renovated, and the place has been well maintained. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury Road). Lot 34 of DP 3758 was transferred to Frederick William Thamm in April 1913 and the available evidence suggests that a house was built on the site in that year. William and his wife, Kate, remained here until c.1944, sharing the house for part of this time with their son, John (a.k.a. Jack, born 1910, married 1936). Kate died in August 1940 and William in July 1944 (aged 69 years). The house was then occupied for 1-2 years by the Thamm’s daughter-in-law, Molly, and grand- daughter, Robin, following the death of John in March 1944. In 1947, Molly remarried and moved to Goomalling, ending the 34-year association of the Thamm family with 121 Heytesbury Road.
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A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) shows that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same. Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in the period c.1985-1995. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1949 included: 1914-1944 Carl Frederich Wilhelm Thamm (aka Frederick William Thamm), foreman, and his wife, Kate During at least part of this time Frederick worked for Hugo Fischer Ltd (manufacturers of leather goods), who also employed his neighbour, Ernest Read. 1945-1946 Mrs Molly Thamm (Frederick’s daughter-in-law)(widow) 1947 Wilfred Thorpe 1949 Vacant Physical 121 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has an intersecting hipped roof over the main house, with a louvered gablet vent facing the street. Note: The detailing of the façade suggests that there may have originally been a gable over the shallow projecting bay to the stepped front wall (similar to 119 Heytesbury Road). Two face-brick chimneys, each with a roughcast panel at the top, framed by projecting rendered mouldings. Tuck-pointed brick walls with a plain rendered string course at window sill level. Roughcast rendered eaves panel. Bullnose verandah roof, extending across the main façade and returning part-way along the eastern side of the house. This has turned timber posts and an open arched valance with square balusters. Main entrance opening off the southern end of the side verandah. The architraves of this opening are finely detailed with stop-chamfered edges and moulded heads and sidelight sills. The opening is fitted with a five panel door, narrow sidelights and the highlights (all featuring stained glass panels). French doors opening onto the front verandah. These are flanked by highlights and half-height sidelights (the latter with leadlight detailing and projecting moulded sills) Triple casement window with a projecting moulded sill to the shallow projecting section of the front facade. These have multi-panes leadlight windows, small highlights and a projecting moulded sill. The house is set approximately 5.2m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a scalloped timber picket fence. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition.
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Note: The detailing of this house has many similarities with 119 Heytesbury Road, which was built at about the same time. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 121 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 123 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Part Lot 32 and Lot 33 Photograph
Construction c.1918 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The original external detailing of the building is largely intact and/or sympathetically restored/renovated, and the place has been well maintained.
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Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury Road). Part Lot 32 and Lot 33 of DP 3758 were transferred to Janey Ford in March 1918 and the available evidence suggests that a house was built on the site in that year. Jane (known as Janey) Ford had moved to Western Australia from Victoria after she was deserted by her husband, James Augustus Ford, in 1907. She quickly settled in this part of Subiaco and is known to have been living at 94 Hensman Road in c.1910- 1915 and at 118 Heytesbury Road when her youngest child, Thomas (a bank officer) died in 1916. Mrs Ford shared 123 Heytesbury Road with her other two children, John (a bank clerk, who was born in c.1886, married in 1913 and widowed in 1916) and Mary (who was born in c.1888 and remained unmarried). Mary had studied music and was listed as a music teacher in the Electoral Rolls. However, she also managed the store on the corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads in 1923-1927. After Jane Ford died in January 1944 (aged 78), her children continued to live at 123 Heytesbury Road until around the time of their deaths - John in 1961 and Mary in 1969. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) shows that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same. Over time, additions have been made to the rear of the house, including major works in the period c.1985-1995. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1969 included: 1918-1944 Mrs Janey Ford, widow; her son, John William Ford, bank officer; and daughter, Mary Rankin Ford, music teacher To c.1961 John William Ford, bank officer, and Mary Rankin Ford, music teacher To c.1969 Miss Mary Rankin Ford
Physical 123 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has an intersecting hipped roof over the main house, with a louvered gablet vent facing the street. At the main façade, a gable end sits over the slightly projecting section of the stepped front wall. The face of this gable has roughcast rendered face overlayed with vertical timber battens and carved timber ‘brackets’. A separate timber- battened screen aligns with the front of the projecting eaves. Two painted-brick chimneys, each with a bulbous roughcast panel at the top, framed by projecting rendered mouldings and a rendered skirt. Tuck-pointed brick walls with a plain rendered string course at window sill level.
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Roughcast rendered eaves panel, commencing at window-head height. Hipped verandah roof, extending across the main façade and returning part-way along the eastern side of the house (where it abuts a stepped side wing). This has square timber posts with decorative chamfers and grooved detailing, which are set in pairs at the corners. The paired posts are linked by square- baluster frieze panels and the posts are framed by elongated carved timber brackets. Main entrance opening off the eastern wall of the house, at the end of the side verandah. Rectangular wall niche with a rendered head and projecting rendered sill along the side wall, to the north of the main entrance. French doors at the southern end of the side verandah. The glazed panels to the doors and the highlight have leadlight panels with variations of the same floral motif. Triple double hung window with a projecting moulded sill to the shallow rectangular bay near the eastern end of the main facade. French doors to the slightly recessed section at the western end of the main facade. The detailing of these doors matches that to the French doors at the southern end of the side verandah. The house is set approximately 5.2m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a scalloped timber picket fence with face-brick posts. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 123 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 129 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Part Lot 32 and Lot 37 Photograph
Construction c.1915 Architectural Federation Queen Anne date Style Contributory Considerable contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: The original external detailing of the building is largely intact and/or sympathetically restored/renovated, and the place has been well maintained (acknowledging that the western end of the front verandah has been enclosed and later balustrades added).
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Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury road). Lot 37 of DP 3758 was transferred to Harry Pratt (a railways signalman) in March 1914, and in March 1918 he also acquired the adjacent Part Lot 32. The first entry for this address in the Post Office Directories dates from 1917, but Harry was already listed here in the Electoral Roll of 1916, which suggests that the house was built in c.1915- 1916. Other adults listed at this address in 1916 included Harry’s wife, Maud Mary Pratt (nee Casey), William Pratt (railway porter)(possibly Harry’s father or brother) and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Casey (Maud’s mother). The Pratt’s remained here until 1920 and during this period the house was also occupied by their three young daughters, Ida, Phyllis and Jean (the youngest of whom was born in 1917). The Pratt family had moved away by August 1920, when 129 Heytesbury Road was given as the address of newly-weds, Joseph Stephenson (a company manager) and Kathleen Henrietta Hodge. Two children were born here over the next few years, a son in 1921 and a daughter in 1923. After the Stephenson’s moved to Claremont in the late 1920s, 129 Heytesbury Road became the long-term family home of Frank Ellis (a clerk/cashier), who had been married in July 1921 and had three young children. Frank and Ella remained here until around the time of their deaths in 1962 and 1970, respectively. After that time the house continued to be occupied by one of their daughters, Barbara (a nurse). A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) shows that the building envelope at the front of the house has remained largely the same. A freestanding garage/carport was built on the eastern side of the wide block in the 1970s. Occupants of the property from its time of construction until post 1980 included: c.1916-1920 Harry Pratt, signalman, WAGR, and his extended family 1920-1927 Joseph Osborne Stephenson, company manager, H.A Stephenson & Son (chaff and produce merchants), and his wife, Kathleen 1928-c.1962 Frank Ellis, cashier, and his wife, Ella To c.1970 Ella Ellis (widow) and Barbara Ellis, nurse Post 1970 Barbara Ellis, nurse
Physical 129 Heytesbury Road was designed in the Federation Queen Anne style. Key elements Description include the: (based on Asymmetrical façade. external Gable-hipped roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting. inspection only) This has a high hipped roof over the central part of the house, with a louvered gablet vent facing the street.
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Prominent gable ends extend over two projecting wings, one on the eastern side of the main façade and the other part way along the eastern side of the house. Both of these gables have a roughcast rendered face and a centrally located stucco detail of a ‘shield’ flanked by acanthus leaves. These gables have retained a high degree of authenticity, including shaped barge boards, rolled facing to the roof sheeting, timber scotias, battened eaves and moulded timber trim under the base plate. Two face-brick chimneys, each with a projecting rendered cap and terracotta pots. Tuck-pointed brick walls with two plain rendered string courses – one at window sill height and the other at door head height. Bullnose verandah roof, extending across the main façade and returning part-way along the eastern side of the house (where it abuts the side wing). This has square-baluster frieze panels and shaped timber posts (with deep chamfers, grooved detailing and turned timber elements). At the eastern end of the main façade, the deeper section of the verandah (adjacent to the projecting wing) has been enclosed with flush panel sheeting and aluminium framed windows. Other parts of the verandah have been variously framed by a pipe rail and wire mesh balustrade (front), a timber lattice balustrade (part east side) and plastic mesh (part east side). Canvas awnings have also been added along both sides. Main entrance opening off the eastern wall of the house, at the end of the side verandah. This has traditional highlights and narrow sidelights Full-height double hung window, flanked by half-height sidelights, opening onto the side verandah from the side wing. Full-height double hung window, flanked by half-height sidelights, opening onto the front verandah under the gable. The sidelights have small-paned leadlight glazing and projecting rendered sills. The house is set approximately 5.2m back from the front boundary, which is defined by a low rendered masonry wall, with high rendered masonry posts and open, steel infill panels. The wide side yard provides a setback of approximately 9m from the eastern boundary, which creates a spacious garden setting for the house. Near the north-east corner of the site there is a simple timber framed, flat roofed carport. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in fair-good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) Newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 129 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the house (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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Address 135 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco Lot 31 Photograph
Construction c.1922 Architectural This simple corner shop does not represent any of date Style the major architectural styles. Contributory Some contribution to the heritage values of the area Significance Note: While this place has been altered as part of its adaptation as a private residence, the original use can still be readily understood. The removal of the verandah has diminished its authenticity at the street corner. Historical On 13 March 1883, the Western Australian government announced it would survey a Notes and section of the Perth Commonage into suburban lots and that these would then be Associations made available for private sale. Perth Suburban Lot 274 appears to have initially been subdivided as Deposited Plan 2405 with a one-acre lot on the SE corner of Heytesbury and Hensman Roads designated as Lot 1. This had been sold to James Chesters (a local land developer) by March 1904, and was later included as part of a residential subdivision under Deposited Plan 3758 (part of which formed 115-135 Heytesbury Road). Lot 31 of DP 3758 remained undeveloped until after it was transferred to Miss Mary Rankin Ford in October 1920. Mary (then aged 32 years) was living with her mother at 123 Heytesbury Road and an inheritance of £320 when her brother, Thomas, died in 1916 may have helped her save towards this investment. The available evidence suggests that the corner store was built on this site in 1922 and it may have been the property referred to in the following advertisement (which appears to have been placed by local builder Francis Robbins in August of that year): BRICKLAYERS wanted. Robbins, corner Heytesbury and Hensman rds., Subiaco.
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From 1923 until 1927 the Post Office Directories listed the occupant of the corner store as Miss Mary Rankin Ford, although she had placed it on the market in as early as 1924: MIXED Business and Freehold for sale, corner, and excellent position, leading suburb. Clean stock, up-to-date premises and fixtures. Apply Comer Heytesbury and Hensman rds., Subiaco. It was re-advertised at various times during 1927, but in January 1928 Mary placed an advertisement withdrawing the ‘property and store business’ from sale. In 1928-1929 the occupant was listed as John Campbell, storekeeper, and the property was formally transferred to him in March 1929. In July 1929 it was on-sold to Albert Henry Thomas Smith and his wife, Frances Ellen Smith - who had previously operated a newsagency in Woolwich Street, West Leederville. Albert (Bert) and Frances, who had married in 1920, remained here until 1949 and for at least part of this time they shared the residence with their three children, Shirley, Audrey and Neil. The property then changed hands six times over the next five years and one of the advertisements placed during that period provided the following information: FOR SALE BY AUCTION. FREEHOLD. VALUABLE BRICK AND TILE SHOP AND DWELLING together with the General Mixed Business, including Plant, Fixtures and Fittings, etc. Sale - Saturday, 5th April, [1952] at 10.30 a.m. ON THE PREMISES: 135 HEYTESBURY RD., SUBIACO (Cor. HENSMAN STREET). Property comp. large Shop, Lounge, Kitchen, 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom (gas heater), Garage, Deep Sew., all cons., and is particularly sound and well kept. Plant includes Counter, Refridge, Scales, Slicer, etc. Stock approximately £350 to be purchased at valuation. A later notice relating to this sale stated that it had sold after auction for more than £4,000. In advertisements placed in the late 1940s and early 1950s, 135 Heytesbury Road was variously referred to as a ‘Handy Food Store’, ‘General Mixed Business’ and ‘Freehold Mixed Business’ – which confirms that it was a typical corner store that stocked a wide range of goods for the local community. A comparison of current and historical aerial photographs (the earliest of which is dated 1948) suggest that the place was designed as two intersecting hipped pavilions with a skillion roofed area at the NE corner (possibly part of the original attached residence). The place also had a verandah that wrapped around the corner of building and extended over the footpath (this was clearly in a 1964 aerial photograph, but the area is obscured by trees in later views so it is not clear when it was removed). Major additions were undertaken in c.2006, which retained the former corner shop, but extensively redeveloped the remainder of the site. These works included the removal of the skillion roofed section and major alterations and additions on the rear portion of the site (facing Hensman Road). Occupants of the property from its time of construction until c.1950 included: 1923-1927 Mary Rankin Ford, storekeeper/music teacher 1928-1929 John Campbell, storekeeper 1929-1949 Albert Henry Thomas Smith and his wife, Frances Ellen Smith, storekeepers
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Note: In 1930-1933 the Post Office Directories listed the occupant as ‘E Smith, grocer’, but the only listings in the Electoral Roll of 1931 were for Albert and Frances, suggesting that the initial was incorrect. 1949-1950 Charles Austin Frederick Cross, carpenter, and Freda Reha Cross, storekeeper
Of the following owners it has not been determined who lived at 135 Heytesbury Road: 1950 Sold to James Frederick Hodge (clerk) and Mary Loretto Hodge (December 1950) 1951 Sold to David Claude O’Keefe, salesman (April 1951) 1951 Sold to William Charles Simpson, carpenter (December 1951) 1952 Sold to Arthur Rothery, grocer, and Rose Ellen Rothery (April 1952) 1953 Sold to Margaret Campbell Harvey (December 1953). On-sold by February 1954. Physical 135 Heytesbury Road was designed as a corner store and residence. Key elements Description include the: (based on Symmetrical corner façade. external This features a splayed corner with double timber doors under a plain highlight. inspection On either side of this, facing Heytesbury Road and Hensman Road, there are large only) timber framed display windows with narrow highlights. Zero setback from both street boundaries. Flat parapet with a slightly projecting moulded cap, which partly conceals the hipped roof of the former shop. Plain rendered façade. Plain projecting stringcourse, which would have formed the flashing course for the return verandah. The remainder of the external facades were constructed and/or extensively adapted as part of the development of the place as a modern residence in c.2006, but are of a complementary form and style. Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in good condition. References Certificate of Title Volume 299 Folio 56 Certificate of Title Volume 519 Folio 8 City of Subiaco Rate Books (information provided by the City of Subiaco, February 2015) Western Australian Post Office Directories (www.slaw.wa.gov.au) Electoral Rolls (Ancestry.com.au) The West Australian 19 August 1922 p 16 The West Australian 19 December 1924 p 14 The West Australian 8 February 1927 p 10 The West Australian 1 November 1927 p 11 The West Australian 10 January 1928 p 2
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The West Australian 17 March 1952 p 17 The West Australian 8 April 1952 p 8 Various other newspaper notices and advertisements relating to 135 Heytesbury Road and/or the occupants of the place (trove.nal.gov.au) Historical aerial photographs at Landgate Mapviewer (https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au)
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