Site of Old Chalwell House

Author

City of Rockingham

Place Number

02322

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Location

Mandurah Rd Rockingham

Location Details

Local Government

Rockingham

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	19 Apr 2013

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Apr 2018	Category E	Category E Historic site. Recognise- for example, with a plaque, place name, or acknowledge in new urban or architectural design. *Note: The term Heritage Assessment, referred to in Category A, B and C, is defined as: A brief, independent evaluation by a heritage architect or heritage consultant. It is not to be confused with a Heritage Council Heritage Assessment or a Conservation Plan, which are more extensive, detailed and costly documents.

Statement of Significance

• The site has historic value for its association with development of the area in the 1920s.
• The site has historic value for its association with prominent community member Sam Chalwell who made a significant contribution to the Rockingham community

Physical Description

The house has been demolished with no fabric remaining visibly extant. The site has been designated for industrial development and has been partially cleared.

History

This site is the location of the home of Samuel Vernon Chalwell (1898-1965).
The land on which the former residence was located was originally owned by the Sloan family. Helena Sloan married William McCormick in 1911 and Bill and his brother Ted McCormick built a home on the property in 1920. Bill and Lena McCormick lived at the house until the late 1920s when it was sold Sam Chalwell.
Sam and his wife Ethel May, nee Pollard lived at the house until Sam's death in 1965. He recorded his occupation as a labourer but he also leased a small farm before combining with his in-laws to by a small farm on the Mandurah Road.
Sam was a member of the Salvation Army and organised and conducted the Boy's Brass Band who regularly performed at the Rockingham Hotel in the Inter War years.
The house was demolished sometime between 1985 and 1995.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9464	Heritage report on East Rockingham settlement for City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana and Landcorp.	Heritage Study {Other}	0

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Creation Date

28 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Feb 2020

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