Local Government
Cambridge
Region
Metropolitan
352 Cambridge St Wembley
Cambridge
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1950
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Nov 2018 | Category 4 |
Category 4 |
The place has some aesthetic value as an example of a Post-World War II combined shop and retail premises.
The place has historic value for its association with the development of Wembley in the Post War period and this section of Cambridge Street which was, and continues to be, a retail hub.
The place has social value for its continuity of function as a commercial premises since the 1950s.
Single storey brick building with high parapet and bullnose verandah. The shop's windows have been replaced which impacts on its traditional aesthetic. The centrally placed single door is of traditional presentation with timber lower panel and glazed upper panel with a glazed side light.
The verandah canopy is a replacement bullnose supported on tapered cylindrical columns on top of a masonry plinth. The entire façade has been painted.
These premises were constructed c1950 and are representative of the population growth in the district following World War II. The architect and builder of the buildings have not been determined in this research.
The original buildings on the lot consisted of a linked shop and residence although it has not been established if the two were constructed at the same time although the stylistic elements suggest they were.
The number of retail premises originally within this building appears to be only one. In the mid 1950s, advertising for electrical retailers, Blakes Pty Ltd, refers to their premises as 352 Cambridge Street indicating that no other tenancies occupied this place.
Aerial photographs indicate that the addition of the brick awning detail for the restaurant dates from the early 1980s. A series of additions have been made to the rear of the restaurant tenancy on the eastern side of the lot.
A two storey residence was constructed in the rear of the lot between 1965 and 1974 which is integrated into the original residence.
Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Low
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Culpeffer-Cooke, Tony; Gunzburg, Adrian; Pleydell, Ian 'Tracks by the Swan The Electric Tram and Trolley Bus Era of Perth', Western Australia Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc | Book | 2010 | |
The Mirror, p.3. | Newspaper | 25 February 1956 | |
Aerial photographs, Landgate | Online Resources | 1953-2016 | |
Australian Electoral Rolls | 1901-1983 | ||
Wise's Post Office Directories for the City of Perth, 1925-1949, State Library of WA | Online Reference | 1925-1949 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Style |
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Post-War International |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Painted Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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