House, 27 Parker Street

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a modest example of the Inter War style.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the early 20th century.
• This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the inter war period for a working family.

Physical Description

Single storey timber frame and weatherboard house with hipped iron roof. The house presents with a symmetrical façade with a centrally placed entrance flanked by windows. The entrance comprises an original stained leaded glass and panelled door with a single timber and leaded glass side panel on the north side of the door with frosted glass fanlight above. The windows are timber framed sash windows of 6- over-1 design with frosted glazing in the upper sash. The hipped roof extends down at a break of pitch to form the verandah canopy and has been reclad in long sheet corrugated cladding. The canopy is supported on timber posts with timber brackets and has a concrete deck. Brick corbelled chimney to the southern plane of the roof.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by a group of investors in the early 1900s under the promotional name of 'Tanner's Estate' or the 'Tanner's Extension Estate'. The group of investors included some of the most well known members of colonial society: Stephen Henry Parker, G.H.Leake, H. Anstey, Dr D. Kenny, J. James, J. Grave, H.E. Parry, Dr. J. Hope and W. Paterson. Three of these men; Parker, Leake and Paterson; were at various times members of parliament. Parker Street was named in honour of Sir Stephen Henry Parker
Member of the Legislative Council 1878-1890, 1892-1897 and member of the Legislative Assembly 1890-1892. From the available information this residence was constructed c1922 and the first occupant and probable owner was labourer, Edmund James Styles (c1873-1947). Styles and his wife, Florence Styles (c1876-1950) lived at the house until their deaths, Edmund in 1947 and Florence in 1950. Aerial photographs indicate that the residence has changed little in form or extent since the mid-20th century.

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High/moderate

Condition

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