House, 14 Barton Parade

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 early 20th century and for its association with the Pickering family who made a significant contribution to the Bassendean community.
• This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the 1920s.

Physical Description

This dwelling is an extended inter-war property of rendered brick and tile construction. A tiled awning overhangs the window on the front elevation, which is supported by timber brackets. The windows are timber framed casements with leaded lights. The dwelling has an asymmetric plan form with a timber detail immediately below the eaves to the projecting section of the facade. A densely planted garden obscures much of the property.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided for residential development c1905 by developer, Wesley Maley. The names of roads in this subdivision known as ‘Riverside’, reflected Wesley Maley’s enthusiasm for the prize rams he purchased for his Katanning pastoral property. Several of the rams were named in honour of Australian prime ministers and Barton Parade reflects this enthusiasm. This residence was built for Norman John Campbell Pickering and his new bride Mabel Elsie Vaughn in 1935. Norman Pickering. Norman's parents John and Jane Pickering lived at 6 Barton Parade at the residence named 'Floreal' which was one of the first in the street. It is likely that John Pickering, civil servant and Chairman of the Bassendean Road Board owned the majority of the lots on the western side of Barton
Street and provided the lot for the newly married couple in 1934. A notice in 'The West Australian', May 1934 announcing building permits for the week included the
construction of a new brick residence for Mr J. Pickering for £800. Norman Pickering was working as a salesman during the 1930s and joined the AIF during World War II spending some time as a prisoner of war. He remained in the Armed Services after the war.

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