Windy Ridge

Statement of Significance

• The place has aesthetic value as a largely intact example of Inter War Californian Bungalow style which demonstrates many key features and details. Internal details that remain from the original construction are likely to reflect this style.
• The residence is rare as one of the residences from the Inter War development which has retained its original lot, garden setting and the main elevations are larglely intact.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of South Perth in the Inter War period.
• The place has social value as a demonstration of the scale and form of housing for professional men and their families in the Inter War period.

Physical Description

Inter-war single storey brick and tile bungalow, of asymmetric plan form and hidden behind a high hedge. The house appears to be tuckpointed to part of the façade and rendered to other sections. Windows are timber framed.

The roof is a complex hipped form with decorative ridge tiles and finials. Two brick chimneys with corbelling and terracotta honey pot flues are visible.

The overall presentation of the house cannot be ascertained from the street due to the hedging but it appears that many of the original details remain extant.

History

The subdivision plan on which this residence is located was approved by the Department of Lands and Surveys in 1902. There is no information to indicate this property was developed until c1921 when auditor, Charles Henry King (c1885-1962) and his wife Margaret Creina, nee Clipstone (c1985-1952) built their home here. No details of the architect or builder have been found in this research.

The King family including their two girls lived at the house until the late 1940s. Subsequent owners have not been determined. The origin of the name 'Windy Ridge' has also not been determine although is likely to be as a result to of its location on the ridge looking down to the Swan River foreshore.

Aerial photographs indicate that the form and extent of the residence have not changed significantly since its construction although later structures have been built within the property. It is likely that the original residence and garden consisted of two lots from the subdivision.

The current owners have supplied information in 2018 that the verandahs of the original design have been enclosed and the interior, although largely in its original layout, is in poor condition.

Integrity/Authenticity

High / Moderate

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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