House

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

15434

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Location

55 Albany Hwy Albany

Location Details

Lot 2 on P 3234

Other Name(s)

Albany Central Apartments/ Albany Frame Shop

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Some/moderate	Some/moderate Contributes to the heritage of the locality.

Statement of Significance

The place at 55 Albany Hwy has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
It is significant individually and as one of a group of historic houses on the western side of Albany Highway, originally named Perth Road and historically being an important main road linking Albany to Perth and the entry to the townsite.
Together with 51, 75, 77, 81, 85, 135 137 and 139, the group forms an important and eclectic streetscape representing different periods of development from the 1880s, various architectural styles and uses of fabric but which illustrates the residential development. The streetscape is also heightened by the presence of the old Albany Primary School on the eastern side of the Highway.
The place is a relatively uncommon example of a corrugated iron clad simple cottage dwelling in the Albany town area.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Well preserved example of an all iron-clad workers cottage
• Hipped corrugated iron roof
• Verandah under main roof (broken back)
• Corrugated iron walls
• Timber windows appear to be original

Some obvious modifications include:
• Chimney modified – no moulded top
• Ornamental iron lace added

History

The land on which Lot 2 now sits was created from the subdivision of the larger Lot 38 which had been owned by Thomas and Andrew Muir. The rate book from 1890 has two houses on Lot 38 – which would be 51 and 55 Albany Hwy. One is occupied by Mrs Haggerty (midwife) (owned by Thomas Muir) and the other Robert Greenshields (owned by Andrew Muir). Greenshields was the Town Clerk of Albany and also designed the Rotunda on Stirling Terrace. In 1900 the tenants were Mary Liversey (widow) and George Roberts (waiter).

The Muirs were early settlers to Albany and ran a successful merchants business A Muir and Sons (in Earl Street) and also active in local government and community affairs.

Originally called Perth Road, many of the private houses built along here were later converted for commercial use as Albany Highway developed and became a major road.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High/Moderate

Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		19/7/1999
	L Johnson; "Town of Albany Heritage Survey".		1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Other Use	RESIDENTIAL	Flats\Apartment Block
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

10 Mar 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

21 Oct 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.