Williamson's Motor House, Maylands

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

09390

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Location

106 Guildford Rd Maylands

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Fitzgibbon’s Service Station
Williamson's Garage

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Feb 2020
Heritage Agreement	YES	19 Aug 2014	Text of the Heritage Agreement	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Preliminary)	Current	06 Jun 2008

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 3	Classification 3 Sites have heritage significance, though it is likely that these places will or have experienced development pressure. Owners of properties are encouraged to retain and conserve their property wherever possible, although demolition would be supported where there is limited opportunity to retain the existing buildings.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Jun 1997	Classification 2	Classification 2 Sites have considerable local importance and will generally include public or community buildings, commercial buildings and residential dwellings of exceptional significance. Demolition of these places would generally not be supported.
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey	Completed	30 Jun 1994			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

This place is significant for its rarity, being one of the few themed service stations remaining within Perth. It has associations with transport and communications within the region. It is a well known landmark within the Guildford Road streetscape.

Physical Description

The garage evokes Moorish themes, with reference to the Alhmbra in Spain, for its canopy as a decorative treatment to dignify an otherwise utilitarian building.

History

This place is a fine example of a theme approach to service stations, which was once much more common and is now something of a rarity. It has Mediterranean influences, with reference to the Alhmbra in Spain. It is one of the few remaining theme service stations in the Metropolitan area.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High
Authenticity - High

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
160	Local Heritage Survey Number

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
10156	Williamson's Motor House 106 Guildford Road, Maylands	Electronic	2013

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Spanish Mission

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Aluminium Tile
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	CONCRETE	Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

17 Oct 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 May 2021

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