Local Government
Bassendean
Region
Metropolitan
76 Kenny St Bassendean
Bassendean
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1915
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Aug 2017 | 3 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Nov 2005 | 2c |
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• This place has aesthetic value as an intact example of a simple Federation residence.
• The place has historic value for its association with the 1910s development of this area.
• This place has social value as the house demonstrates the form and scale of housing for working families in the early 20th century.
Single storey timber frame and weatherboard house with steep pitch hipped and gablet roof. The roof is clad with green corrugated iron sheets which extend down to form the verandah canopy at a break of pitch. A tall brick chimney with corbelling extends from the north plane of the roof. The verandah extends across the full width of the façade and extends out on the northern side to create a car port. The façade is symmetrical with a centrally placed entry flanked by timber framed sash windows.
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: S.H. 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. Kenny Street was named after Dr Daniel Kenny (1860-1915), born in Ireland
and trained as a medical doctor at Trinity College; he achieved several prominent postings in medical, political and business life in Western Australia. The street began to be settled in the 1910s with most intense development in the Inter War period. From the available information this residence was constructed in 1915 and first occupant was Mrs Hilda Olive May Bain née Abbott. (1891-1976). Hilda Abbott married Duncan Bain (1886-1915) in 1912 and the
couple had two sons before Duncan died in 1915 while serving with the AIF in World War One. Hilda Bain lived at this residence from c1916 until remarrying in 1948. Externally the original residence has changed little in form and extent since its construction with only the
addition of a skillion addition at the rear and extension of the verandah to the north to create a carport on the northern side of the residence.
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Wise's Post Office Directories | http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au | ||
Australian Electoral Rolls | www.ancestry.com | ||
NAA: B2455, BAIN D F G | |||
Land information and aerial photos from Landgate | |||
Carter, Jennie 'Bassendean A Social History 1829- 1976 | Town of Bassendean | 1986 |
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A3072 | TOB Assessment No |
No.120 | MI Place No. |
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
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Other | BRICK | Face Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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