House, 30 Devon Road

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a well-executed and predominantly intact example of the
Federation 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 early 1900s.

Physical Description

A much enlarged house on a corner lot with dual frontages to Devon Road and Briggs Street. The original section of the house was of brick and iron construction with the rear addition along Briggs Street having been sympathetically designed and constructed utilising the same palette of materials. The original section of the house incorporates a rendered band at sill level and decorative swags beneath the window sills. The original section of the house has a symmetrical façade with a centrally placed entrance flanked by timber framed sash windows. The door consists of timber panelled and glass door with stained and leaded glazing
with matching side panels either side of the door and fanlights above. The roof has been altered to accommodate the rear addition but the front section still presents with a
hipped roof with gablet as per the original design with a separate verandah canopy. As the house has been extended the verandah now wraps around the front elevation and the west elevation but originally only extended across the front elevation. To the Devon Road frontage, the canopy is supported on fluted metal posts with non-original decorative filigree lace frieze and brackets. The verandah deck is concrete with brick retaining plinth.

History

In 1897, land speculator, parliamentarian and government assayer, Henry Anstey purchased a large parcel designated as Location Q which he subdivided and offered for sale under the name 'Bindaring Estate'. Devon Road was part of this estate and the name owes its origin to the county in England. From the available evidence this residence was built c1905 for boilermaker James Arnold Gillan (c1853-1966) and his wife Jessie, (c1860-1941). James Gillan was a member of the West Guildford Road Board between 1907 and 1909. The Gillan family were closely associated with the district as their son Charles Gillan, lived across the road at 29 Devon Road. Aerial photographs indicate that during the late 1990s additions to the western side of the house created a new roof line and added extensively to the house. The orientation of the house was also altered by providing access from the Briggs Street elevation.

Integrity/Authenticity

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Moderate

Condition

Good

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