House, 219 Woodside St, Doubleview

Statement of Significance

The place represents the provision of government subsidised housing by the State after World War Two and is an example of the second wave of State Housing construction in the City of Stirling following the end of World War Two.

Physical Description

The property is a timber framed single storey dwelling with asbestos fibre cement cladding and terracotta tiled roof. The dwelling comprises a kitchen/dining room, lounge room, bathroom, laundry, water closet, two bedrooms and an enclosed sleep out. The interior has some original fittings, including timber framed sash windows. The enclosed sleep-out at the rear has louvered windows. Most rooms are carpeted. The laundry, bathroom, toilet, and kitchen are clad in asbestos fibre cement.

History

The Doubleview Estate was established in the late 1920s and 1930s and initially comprised 1,700 blocks. . The name refers to the views to both the Indian Ocean to the west and the Darling Range to the east. It now comprises a much larger area, including areas originally designated as within the suburb of Scarborough.
Following the end of the World War II, the Perth Road District experienced an unprecedented rate of suburban growth, but could not keep pace with an increasing demand for housing, caused by low rates of house construction from the 1930s, labour and materials shortages resulting from World War Two, increasing numbers of young adults seeking to establish new households, and an influx of migrants. Housing shortages experienced following the post-war population boom led to the establishment of the State Housing Commission at the end of 1946. The first homes were constructed under this scheme in 1944, most of which used standard plans drawn by the Workers’ Homes Board (precursor to the SHC).
The Commission acquired a considerable number of allotments within the City of Stirling and progressively replanned large scale estates. There are extensive examples of the standard State Housing Commission designs from this period throughout these areas. House, 219 Woodside Street, Doubleview was constructed in approximately 1952 as part of this second wave of State Housing construction in Stirling following the end of World War Two. The dwelling has been used for the purpose of social housing until it was recently vacated.

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