House, 3 Anstey Road

Statement of Significance

• The place has aesthetic value as a good intact example of a residence built in the early 20th century in the Federation style.
• The place has historic value for its association with the early development of the district.
• The place has social value as a demonstration of the type of accommodation built in the early 20th century for working families.

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed and weatherboard house with high hipped roof with attic accommodation.The high hipped roof has been reclad in dark grey colorbond which although is not the original colour of material for the roof cladding, does not overly detract from the aesthetic of the house. The hipped roof incorporates two timbered gables positioned above the front windows and a further timber framed/weatherboard gabled dormer positioned in the centre of the roof. A break in pitch to the main roof creates the skillion verandah canopy which extends across the full width of the symmetrical façade of the house and is supported on timber posts. The verandah deck is paved. Timber framed casement windows flank the centrally placed front entrance door. The windows consist of three casements to each opening with toplights. The entrance door is a timber panelled and glazed door
with side lights and fanlights. A separate gabled carport has been erected to the side elevation.

History

The land on which this residence is located was subdivided for residential development by Harry Francis Anstey. He purchased 100 acres of land in Bassendean, or West Guildford as it was then known, in 1897 and the land was divided into 237 lots for sale in 1898.
From the available information, this cottage was built c1902 for the first occupant John Augustus Gadd (c1878-1969) and his wife Bertha May Truslove (c1881-1959). John and Bertha were married in 1902 in Guildford and information from Post Office Directories indicates that the couple were living in Anstey Road in 1902. John Gadd was a carpenter and therefore he may have designed and built this cottage although there is no documentary confirmation of this conclusion.Later long term occupants (1920-1949) were George Fortescue Hoare (1870-1943) and his wife Ellen (1882-1957). George Hoare, a plumber, lived at the house until his death in 1943 and Ellen remained at the house until the early 1950s. A later occupant in the 1950s was Cyril John Lindop, a mechanic.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate
Moderate

Condition

Good

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