House, 24 Anzac Terrace

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a well-executed and intact example of the inter war Californian Bungalow 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 historic value for its association with Roy Kelly who contributed to his community by maintaining the adjacent park through his volunteer labour.

Physical Description

A brick, render and tiled Inter War and post war Californian bungalow. Terracotta tiled, hipped roof with two gambrel elements, each with timbered half gables. The façade contains two wing elements separated by a recessed entrance porch. A central verandah extends between the two wings, with a skillion tiled canopy supported on four masonry Tuscan styled columns, with a concrete deck.The building façade is half render, half brick; the upper section being rendered and the lower section being brick. The buildings side elevations are plain brick. Façade windows are timber framed casements with leaded lights arranged in 3s and 4s. Those windows on façade which are not covered by the verandah canopy each have a tiled canopy supported by timber brackets.

History

Anzac Terrace was named c1920 in honour of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. The road was formerly named Railway Terrace and the selection of this road for renaming may have been influenced by local resident Brigadier General Bessell-Browne who lived at 10 Anzac Terrace until 1947.This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by investor, politician and briefly Premier, Frank Wilson as residential lots in 1895 under the name of 'The Eden Estate'.
This residence was built in 1935 for Roy and Muriel Kelly. Roy Kelly (c1907-1954) and Muriel Marguerite Evans (c1902- 1987) married in 1931 and had lived nearby in Anzac Terrace before moving into their new home. Roy Kelly died in 1954 and Muriel stayed on in the house until the 1980s. Roy Kelly was listed as a clerk in the Australian Electoral Roles however he had a keen interest in gardening and he maintained the small park which was located to the south east of their house. This land has remained a public park and has been named 'Kelly Park' in recognition of Roy's contribution to the community.

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