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Heritage Area Assessment 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 ................................................................................................ 84 108-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Road 21 April 2015 Page Left Blank Intentionally 108-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Road 21 April 2015 City of Subiaco – Community Heritage Survey 1 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
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