Residence, 21 Dalgety Street

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic, Historical, Social, Representative & Rarity

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 19 Dalgety Street is a single storey house constructed in brick with a corrugated iron roof. It has historic and aesthetic value for its contribution to Woodside's high concentration of predominantly Federation period houses and associated buildings. The place contributes to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has exceptional heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow. The place retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The additions and garage have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 19 Dalgety Street has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 19 Dalgety Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle and the subdivision of W. D. Moore’s Woodside Estate from 1912.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 19 Dalgety Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of middle class Federation and Inter-War period development which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

A federation bungalow house constructed of brick and a corrugated iron roof.

No 19 Dalgety Street is a single storey house constructed in tuck pointed brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. There is a second storey addition to the rear. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The place was modified and adapted in 1985 and 2006. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a full width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on turned timber posts over a timber floor. The half timbered, gable bay features a bay window. The entry door is adjacent the bay window and is flanked by casement windows. The roofscape features render capped chimneys. Render bands run across the facade.
The place retains its form and most of its details. There is a large addition to the rear, a garage to the south and a recent garage/guest-house to the north. The original tiled roof has been replaced with corrugated iron sheeting.
In 2021 the garage/guest house to the north contained on Lot 1 was sold as a separate lot and is in separate ownership. It is no longer part of the heritage listed place.
The place is consistent with the building pattern in the Precinct. The place plays an important role in the pattern of development of a middle class suburb.

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Walls – Tuck pointed brick and rendered brick
Roof – Corrugated iron.
PHYSICAL SETTING The residence is situated on a flat site. There is a limestone wall, rendered piers and steel palisade fence at the lot boundary.

History

Woodside is a relatively cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed following the subdivision of W.D. Moore’s Estate commencing in 1912. Most of the lots were sold between 1912 and 1929 and the majority of buildings were completed in this time. Residences were substantial and of various Federation period styles distinguishing the area from the small worker’s cottages of Plympton. The Inter-War Californian Bungalow style residence is also represented in Woodside.
The Woodside Precinct remains largely intact in terms of original housing with little infill subdivision or replacement housing.
In September 1913 Frank Higham acquired the property and shortly thereafter built the house. Higham sold the property to Margaret Shepherd in 1916 and it was subsequently held by a series of owners for comparatively brief periods. Darby and Sally Ross acquired the place in 1973 after redevelopment attempts had failed and at a time where there had been a great deal of damage to the property. The Ross family restored the place. In 1985, John O'Byrne acquired the property and retained the open nature of the site, while landscaping the grounds, adding a swimming pool and making a significant addition to the south and west of the house.

HISTORIC THEME Demographic Settlements - Residential Subdivision

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

Excellent

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