Local Government
Gosnells
Region
Metropolitan
13 Spring Rd Thornlie
Lot 24 on Plan 8157
Gosnells
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1950
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Sep 2016 | Category 3 |
Category 3 |
House, 13 Spring Road, has historic value as a rare example of housing built in Thornlie prior to the development of the late 1950s.
The place has some aesthetic value as an example of the post war period style in residential construction.
The single storey brick residence has a hipped tile roof. The verandahs are under the main roof and supported by brick piers. Typical of the period, the windows are in sets of three, and one is a corner configuration to capture river views. There is another building located to the rear of the property.
This was one of the houses built in Thornlie before it was developed in the 1950s and named Thornlie. The locality consisted of rural properties and natural bush. Spring Road was named for the local springs adjacent to the Canning River.
Information from aerial photographs of 1953 indicate that this residence was present on the building lot which is cleared land. There is no indication that the property was used for rural purposes. At the time the house was constructed the property was owned by Thomas Edward Diver. The property was part a larger lot owned by Thomas Diver which was subdivided in the 1960s.
In September 1954, the 1,715-acre property of the former Thornlie Park Estate, was put up for auction in two lots, and the first development took place on 228 acres of Lot 1, purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan. The area was aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers. There were forty houses completed by March 1957 and one hundred by May 1958.
Integrity: High degree: continual residential
Authenticity: Moderate to high degree
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Real Estate Institute of Western Australia; "Suburb Profile- Thornlie". | 2007 | ||
McDonald & Cooper;"The Gosnells Story". | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
Roof | TILE | Ceramic Tile |
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