House, 62 Kenny Street

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a late modest example of the Federation style.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the Inter War period.
• This place has social value as the house demonstrates the form and scale of housing for working families in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad dwelling with a tiled hipped roof. Projecting from the west side plane of roof is a brick chimney with a curved metal chimney cap. From the west corner of the south elevation is a projecting gabled section with a small amount of timber detailing at apex. The projecting section contains a centrally placed, timber framed, one-over-one sash window which has security grille placed over the bottom pane. There is a skillion awning, clad in metal roofing material, extending over the window with timber supports. In the recessed section of south elevation, the front entrance is located to the west side and consists of a timber framed front door (detail not visible) and a fanlight. To the east of recessed section is a timber framed, one-over-one sash window with security grille covering the bottom pane. Without breaking the roof pitch, the roof extends over the recessed section of the south elevation to form the verandah and is supported with rectangular timber pillars with timber balustrading and a timber frieze.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by a group of investors in the early 1900s under the promotional name of 'Tanner's Estate' or the 'Tanner's Extension Estate'. The group of investors included some of the most well-known members of colonial society: S.H. Parker, G.H. Leake, H. Anstey, Dr D. Kenny, J. James, J. Grave, H.E. Parry, Dr. J. Hope and W. Paterson. Kenny Street was named after Dr Daniel Kenny (1860-1915), born in
Ireland and trained as a medical doctor at Trinity College; he achieved several prominent postings in medical, political and business life in Western Australia. From the available information this residence was constructed c1915 and the first occupants were Patrick
and Agnes Macauley. This couple lived at the residence until the mid-1930s.
The residence had a skillion addition across the rear of building in the mid-20th century. The original corrugated iron roof was replaced in the 1970s with the current dark imitation tile roof.

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