Loton House (fmr)

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

25947

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Location

30 Astley St Gosnells

Location Details

Lot 202 on Diagram 88687

Other Name(s)

Amaroo Gardens Clubhouse
Residence, 30 Astley Street

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1953

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Sep 2016	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some/moderate cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells. No constraints. Recommend: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Encourage retention of the place, and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

The place has historic value for its association with local MP Anthony Loton MLC.
The place has aesthetic value as a good and well maintained example of a post WW II residence.

Physical Description

This post World War Two brick and tile residence now forms part of the Amaroo Village retirement complex along Astley Street.

The former house has been sympathetically extended towards the rear enabling the façade of the original dwelling to remain visible and legible.

The property is of asymmetric plan form with a complex hipped roof form creating a series of hips over each section of the building. The main entrance faces the street and sits under a flat verandah canopy with a curved edge popular in 1950s design and wraps around the front and side elevations. The canopy is supported by slender steel columns. The concrete verandah deck merges into the red paving that threads through the site. The windows are predominantly timber framed sashes with additional security screens. The elevations are of face brickwork construction to the lower sections and rendered brick to the upper two-thirds of the elevations, the sill line marking the point of change between materials.

History

This former residence is now located within the Amaroo Retirement Village and provides administration offices and function rooms for residents.
The house was constructed in the early 1950s as 1953 aerial photographs shows it is present within a large landholding which appears to be a former orchard.
The property was purchased by Anthony Lloyd Loton (1904-1998) on 13 August 1955. Loton was a member of the Western Australian parliament, representing the South-East province in the Legislative Council. He was 40 when elected in 1944 and had a long career culminating in his appointment as President of the Legislative Council between 1954 and 1958.
Loton and his wife Jean lived at the house with its small orchard until 1990 when it was purchased by the State Housing Commission and subsequently became part of the Amaroo Retirement Village.
It has not been established who was the architect or builder of the residence.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
State Library Archives	MN1506 Acc 4770A
City of Gosnells - Local History Collection
Wise's Post Office Directories		1954-1980
Australian Electoral Rolls

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
220537	GIS property number

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Post-War Perth Regional

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Local heroes & battlers
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

13 Mar 2018

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

29 Jan 2020

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