House, 81 North Road

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a largely intact example of the Federation Bungalow style within a garden setting.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the early 20th century.
• The place has historic value for its association with early settlers the Pringle and Langan families.
• This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the 1910s for a professional family.

Physical Description

A single storey brick constructed dwelling with a corrugated metal roof. Due to the front fence and vegetation the dwelling isn’t clearly visible. Only part of the façade and east elevation is visible which is constructed from red brick with a rendered band running across façade and east elevation at window height. The front entrance seems to be located on the east elevation. Projecting from the eastern corner of façade is a timber framed bay window with a red brick base. The bay window consists of six individual timber framed windows, each with a small eight paned timber framed and mullion window above. There is a gable feature above the bay window with a timber and roughcast render detail. The complex hipped roof of dwelling is clad in corrugated metal and on the east plane of roof is a brick constructed chimney with corbelling. Below the roof line is a separate skillion verandah extending along the façade and east elevation (west elevation not visible) which is supported by turned timber posts. The dwelling is raised from ground level by one course of limestone blocks. There appears to be a two storey red brick constructed and corrugated metal clad addition at the rear of dwelling.

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. North Road was named in honour of Lord North of Guildford, an early Secretary of State for the Colonies. Descendants of Lord North were influential in the government and parliament of Western Australia. From the available information this residence was built c1909 for clerk with the MWSS & DD, Daniel Robertson McKinley. Daniel was the second son of Robert and Janet McKinley who had settled in North Road in the late 19th century. Robert McKinley was a successful jeweller and together with his business partner Frank Piaggio bought several lots on the river side of North Road. Daniel McKinley his wife Alice and their young son lived at the residence until 1920 when Daniel died. The house was later transferred to James
Evans (c1864-1943) an employee of the Government Railways who lived there until the 1940s. The original green corrugated iron roof was replaced c2009 which was followed by a series of additions and alterations to the original residence. These additions consistent with the original style have doubled the size of the original residence.

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